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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1978
OTHER CHANGES INCLUDE REGULATIONS WHICH FORMALISE THE PRESENT TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEMES AND IMPOSE A SPEED LIMIT ON HYDROFOIL BOATS IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS.
CONCERNING SPORTING ACTIVITIES IN THE WATERS OF HONG KONG SUCH AS SWIMMING RACES OR BOAT RACES WHICH ARE LIKELY TO INTERFERE WITH THE SAFE NAVIGATION OF VESSELS OR THE SAFETY OF PERSONS, THESE ARE SUBJECT TO THE CONTROL OF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE IN A PROVISION WHICH SEEKS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY SUCH SPORTING ACTIVITIES.
A REGULATION IS ALSO PROVIDED WHICH EMPOWERS THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO PROHIBIT WATER SKI-ING AND PRESCRIBE SPEED LIMITS FOR VESSELS IN SPECIFIED AREAS.
WATERS NEAR GAZETTED BEACHES AND MOORING AREAS WILL BE SO GAZETTED TO PROTECT SWIMMERS AND OTHER USERS OF LOCAL WATERS FROM THE HAZARDS OF SPEED-BOATING AND WATER SKI-ING.
IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY, THE REGULATION ALSO REQUIRES VESSELS TOWING WATERS SKIERS TO POST A LOOK-OUT.
SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (TYPHOON SHELTERS) REGULATIONS 1978
THESE REGULATIONS REPLACE THE EXISTING RELATED REGULATIONS.
THE ONLY CHANGE IN SUBSTANCE IS THAT THEY NOW MAKE CLEAR THAT. EXCEPT WHEN A STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL OR TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL IS HOISTED NO VESSEL SHALL ENTER OR REMAIN IN A TYPHOON SHELTER WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE.
THIS GIVES THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE THE NECESSARY POWER TO MANAGE TYPHOON SHELTERS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE CONTROL OF DWELLING OR HOUSE BOATS AND OTHER STATIONARY CRAFT.
HOWEVER, THE DIRECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO TOLERATE EXISTING DWELLING BOATS IN TYPHOON SHELTERS ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS UNTIL THOSE LIVING IN THEM ARE PROPERLY RE-HOUSED.
SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (HONG KONG-MACAU FERRY TERMINALS) REGULATIONS 1978
THESE REGULATIONS REPLACE THE EXISTING RELATED REGULATIONS, THERE ARE NO MAJOR CHANGES AND THE ONLY MINOR CHANGE OF SUBSTANCE RELATES TO THE PROVISION THAT A FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE ISSUE OF A PASS AND THIS FEE OF $10 IS PRESCRIBED IN THE SCHEDULE.
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