THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1987
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SHIPPING REGISTER STEERING GROUP HOLDS FIRST MEETING
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THE STEERING GROUP FORMED TO ADVISE GOVERNMENT ON THE DETAILED WORK INGS OF THE MODIFIED HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER AGREED ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE, ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND WORKING PROCEDURES AT ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY MR RAFAEL HUI, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, AND WAS ATTENDED BY MR KENNETH LO, MR PETER THOMPSON, MR TING KAM-YUEN, CAPT E H FARROW, MR JP LEE, MR K HM WALLACE, MR J MATHEWS, MR & A HIGGINSON, MR D A HALL AND MR AR CLARK.
AT THE MEETING, THE STEERING GROUP AGREED TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF REFERENCE
+TO RECOMMEND TO THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES
DETAILED PROPOSALS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING GENERALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AGREED BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA AND PUBLISHED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON 14 OCTOBER 1986.+
IT IS EXPECTED THAT THESE PROPOSALS WILL INCLUDE, INTER ALIA:
(A) THE PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION OF THE REGISTER;
(B) QUALIFICATION FOR OWNING SHIPS ON THE REGISTER;
(C) METHODS BY WHICH THE MARINE ADMINISTRATION CAN FULFIL
ITS OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE ETC. IN RESPECT OF SHIP CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, SURVEY, CERTIFICATION AND MANNING, INCLUDING TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR CREW AND THE IR TRAINING:
(D)
MEASURES FOR THE EXERCISE OF WORLD-WIDE JURISDICTION OVER SHIPS ON THE REGISTER;
(E) FINANCING THE REGISTER;
(F) THE TAXATION OF SHIPPING AND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE
TAXATION SYSTEM TO OTHER JURISDICTION.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE STEERING GROUP TO CARRY OUT ITS DUTIES, TWO COMMITTEES ARE TO BE SET UP. THE FIRST ONE WILL DISCUSS ALL MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE OPERATION OF THE REGISTER AND WILL BE CHAIRED BY MR A R CLARK, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE SECOND ONE TO BE CHAIRED BY MR DA HALL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE WILL DISCUSS ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE REGULATION TO BE APPLIED TO HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIPS AND THEIR CREWS
INCLUDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS.
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