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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1974.
INCREASED PENALTIES FOR OFFENCES AGAINST MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE
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AMENDING LEGISLATION IS SOON TO BE INTRODUCED TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE PEKALTIES FOR CONTRAVENTION OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE, AND TO CONFER ON THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE CERTAIN POWERS GOVERNING THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY FOR OFFICERS AND SEAMEN OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE.
THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (AMENDMENT) BILL 1974 PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE SEEKS TO SULSTANTIALLY INCREASE THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON CONTRAVENTION OF THE PRINCIPAL ORDINANCE TO MAKE THEM CURRENTLY COMMENSURATE WITH THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE OFFENCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THE INCREASE WAS NECESSARY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EXISTING RATE OF PENALTIES WAS INCONSISTENT WITH PRESENT MONETARY VALUES.
THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES TO CONFER UPON THE DIRECTOR OF KARINE POWERS TO MAKE RULES IN CONNECTION WITH CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS MASTERS, FIRST AND SECOND MATES OR ENGINEERS IN THE MERCHANT NAVY.
IT ALSO PROPOSES THAT THE DIRECTOR SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE THE STANDARD OF COMPETENCY TO BE ATTAINED, THE PROCEDURES, SULJECTS AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING THE RELATED EXAMINATIONS, THE APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS ETC.
IN ADDITION, THE BILL SEEKS TO EMPOWER THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO EXAMINE CANDIDATES FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS TRAWLING MASTERS OR ENGINEERS, AND ALSO THAT FOR LOCAL CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY AS MASTERS OR ENGINEERS OF FERRIES, LAUNCHES, RIVER STEAMERS AND SMALL CRAFT.
YOUTH SEMINARS ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ******
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A YOUTH SEMINAR ON STUDENTS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES' HAS BEEN ORGANISED EY THE WAN CHAI YOUTH SOCIAL -ERVICE TEAM UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S MAN CHAI COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK OFFICE.
THE SEMINARS WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AND NOVEMBER 3 IN THE CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE YOUTH CAMP WHICH IS LOCATED AT LUNG YUK TAU, FANLING, NEW TERRITORIES.
PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE KEYNOTE SPEECHES BY MR. LAM HARK-CHEE, THE WAN CHAI COMMUNITY AND YOUTH OFFICER, THE CHAIRMEN OF THE HONG KONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION, AND THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' UNION SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS, REPORTING DACK SESSIONS AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS.
SIXTY STUDENT LEADERS CHOSEN FROM 16 SECONDARY SCHOOLS BILL PARTICIPATE IN THE SEMINAR WHICH IS BEING FINANCED THROUGH THE SIA ROBERT BLACK TRUST FUND.
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