FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1987
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MR HALL POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG WAS AT PRESENT A BRITISH PORT OF REGISTRY AND THAT A +MOD IF IED+ REGISTER WAS BEING CREATED CAPABLE OF CARRYING ON AFTER 1997 UNDER THE SPECIAL ADMINSTRATIVE REGION.
*THE MAIN PRINCIPLES TO BE ADOPTED IN THE FORMULATION OF THE NEW REGISTRY HAVE ALREADY BEEN AGREED WITH THE CHINESE. THE DETAILS ARE NOW BEING DEVELOPED BY A STEERING GROUP, HE SAID,
HE ADDED THAT MANY +LOCAL CRAFT+ USING THE PORT WERE NOT REGISTERED OR LICENSED IN HONG KONG AND THE DIVISION WOULD EXAMINE THE EXTENT HONG KONG STANDARDS SHOULD DOVETAIL WITH THE STANDARDS IN CHINA.
+WHATEVER IS DECIDED, I HOPE THAT BY THE VERY EARLY 1990'S WE WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INTRODUCE COMPREHENSIVE, SENSIBLE AND SOUND REGULATIONS FOR ALL LOCAL CRAFT, MR HALL SAID.
NOTING THE IMPORTANCE IN THE CLOSE LIAISON BETWEEN THE NEW TECHNICAL POLICY DIVISION AND OTHER OPERATIONAL DIVISIONS, MR HALL SAID A SMALL STEERING GROUP CHAIRED BY HIMSELF WOULD BE SET UP TO CO-ORDINATE THE TWO FUNCTIONS AND TO MONITOR PROGRESS.
VESSEL OWNERS REMINDED OF RADIO LICENCE *****
THE POST OFFICE TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED PLEASURE VESSEL OWNERS THAT UNDER THE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE, IT WAS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN LICENCES FOR ALL RADIO EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING RADARS AND NAVIGATIONAL RECEIVERS, INSTALLED ON BOARD PLEASURE VESSELS.
+A PLEASURE VESSEL RADIO NETWORK STATION LICENCE IS NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH ALL RADIO STATIONS FITTED ON LOCAL PLEASURE VESSELS FOR COMMUNICATING WITH BOAT CLUBS, MARINAS AS WELL AS FOR MAKING TELEPHONE CALLS TO SHORE SUBSCRIBERS, A SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE TELECOMMUNICATION ORDINANCE. POSSESSION OR USE OF ANY APPARATUS FOR RADIOCOMMUNICATION WITHOUT A VALID LICENCE WAS AN OFFENCE.
+THE OFFENDER WILL BE LIABLE, ON SUMMARY CONVICTION, TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND TO TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT, HE SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT ENFORCEMENT OF THIS REQUIREMENT WOULD BE STRENGTHENED DURING THIS BOATING SEASON.
INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION OF A LICENCE COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BRANCH OF THE POST OFFICE AT FIFTH FLOOR, SINCERE BUILDING, 173 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, OR BY CALLING 5-8529608, HE SAID.
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