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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986
AT THE PRESENT TIME, MOST SHIPPING LEGISLATION IS UK LEGISLATION EXTENDED TO HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER IS IN FACT A PART OF THE BRITISH REGISTRY.
THE MARINE ADVISER WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH LOCALISATION OF LEGISLATION AND THE TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENTLY UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT FOR HONG KONG BACK TO HONG KONG.
HE WILL ALSO ATTEND MEETINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION OF WHICH HONG KONG HAS ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP. IN THIS WAY, HE WILL BE ABLE TO PASS BACK TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE RELATING TO THE FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS WHICH ARE THE MAIN BASIS FOR HONG KONG SHIPPING LEGISLATION.
IN VIEW OF HIS CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING MATTERS AND HIS EXTENSIVE CONTACTS WITH THE UK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, THIS POST WILL BE FILLED INITIALLY BY THE PRESENT DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR PETER CHAN.
THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF MARINE WILL BE FILLED BY MR G.A. HIGGINSON, PREVIOUSLY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO THREE YEARS.
MR CHAN YUE-YAN, PETER
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
AGED 53. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS A SURVEYOR OF SHIPS IN 1962. HE HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF POSTS IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE IN 1982, TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN 1983 AND TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF DIRECTOR IN 1984.
MR G.A. HIGGINSON
AGED 43. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS INSPECTOR OF POLICE IN 1966. HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1968. HE HAS HELD A NUMBER OF SENIOR POSTS INCLUDING CLERK OF COUNCILS, DISTRICT OFFICER (SHA TIN), ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY, PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN 1982.
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