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NOTE TO EDITORS :
TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1977
DSW TO OFFICIATE AT GRADUATION CEREMONY
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THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE 11TH GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE WOMEN'S CLUB HIDE TJO YOENG PRIMARY SCHOOL AND EVENING SCHOOL ON THURSDAY (JULY 14) AT 3 P.M.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE CEREMONY WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING, 15 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI.
MR. LEE'S SPEECH WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT G. I.S. THAT AFTERNOON.
REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA
EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 1977
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THE TERMS SUCH AS +PROPER LOOK-OUT AND +SAFE SPEED+ ARE MORE CLEARLY DEFINED IN THE 1972 REGULATIONS FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, WHICH WILL COME INTO FORCE AT NOON ON FRIDAY (JULY 15), A MARINE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY.
ALL SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL AND CANDIDATES FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY AND NAUTICAL SCHOOL INSTRUCTORS ARE REMINDED THAT THE NEW REGULATIONS WILL REPLACE THE 1960 REGULATIONS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE NEW INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS, WHICH HAVE SO FAR BEEN ACCEPTED BY 36 NATIONS, INCLUDE SEVERAL IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS.
+ THE TERM 'PROPER LOOK-OUT' WHICH IS USED IN BOTH REGULATIONS, IS MORE CLEARLY DEFINED, AND MAKES IT A POSITIVE RATHER THAN AN IMPLIED REQUIREMENT, HE SAID,
THE NEW REGULATIONS ALSO REQUIRE SHIPS TO MAINTAIN A 'SAFE SPEED' RATHER THAN MODERATE SPEED' AS STIPULATED IN THE 1960 REGULATIONS, EVEN IN GOOD VISIBILITY, HE ADDED.
COPIES OF THE 1972 REGULATIONS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM THE INFORMATION COUNTER OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, 102 CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL.
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