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THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1987
THIRDLY, THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED HONG KONG OFFICERS NOW AND THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE WAS INADEQUATE TO MEET THE
IN PRESENTLY REGISTERED IN HONG KONG.
DEMAND FROM SHIPS
INSTEAD, WE HAVE OPTED FOR
SOLUTION WHICH WILL PROVIDE WITH ADEQUATE TRAINING STANDARD AND
PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE HONG KONG SEAFARERS FACILITIES SO THAT THEY CAN ACHIEVE › HIGH PROFESSIONAL THUS ENJOY ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES,
HE ADDED.
AND THE SHIPS ON ITS HONG CENTRE, AND GIVEN THE
A THEORECTICAL WOULD HAVE ΤΟ BE THE SHIPS
TURNING TO THE LINK BETWEEN HONG KONG REGISTER, MR HIGGINSON POINTED OUT Thi.T GIVEN THE REPUTATION OF KONG AS A SHIP-OWNING AND SHIP NANAGEMENT DESIRABILITY OF PROVIDING A REAL AS OPPOSED TO LINK, IT HAD BEEN DECIDED THAT CORPORATE OWNERS INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG AND THAT THE SAFETY STANDARDS OF AND CREWS MUST BE MANAGED AND CONTROLLED FROM HONG KONG.
"THIS IS A NEW CONCEPT, BUT IT IS ONE AUTHORITIES HERE TO HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE MANAGEMENT OF
WHICH WILL ENABLE THE KONG REGISTERED FLEET
THE AND
HONG THUS TO ENSURE ADHERENCE TO HIGH STANDARDS OF SAFETY AT ALL
CLOSE CONSULTATION AND THE WORLD.
TIMES AND ANYWHERE
IN
ON
"IN SUMMARY, THE EXISTING HIGH STANDARDS OF SAFETY OF SHIPS THE EXISTING REGISTER WILL BE MAINTAINED AND REAL LINKS WILL BE DEVELOPED BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE
NEW, STRONG AND VERY SHIPS ON ITS REGISTER.
MANAGEMENT OF
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS TOTALLY COMMITTED TO OF THE NAME OF HONG KONG IN THE FIELD OF CONTINUING TO BE HIGHLY REGARDED, SAID MR HIGGINSON.
THE
CONCEFT INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
-
PRACTICAL OPERATIONAL
FLESH OUT THE ARRANGEMENTS
PRINCIPLES INTO AND A MASSIVE
HE SAID THE NEXT STEP WAS TO DETAILS AND
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAMME HAD TO BE PUT INTO PLACE.
IN THE DRAFTING OF
"WE HAVE ALREADY NADE 4 GOOD START LOCALISATION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING UNITED KINGDOM LEGISLATION WHICH, FOR THE MOST PART, EXTENDS TO HONG KONG IN MATTERS.
RESPECT OF MARITIME
"BUT WE ARE NOW GETTING INTO THOSE DIFFICULT HIGHER DEGREE OF LIAISON BETWEEN THE HONG KONG VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT, INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION, IS CALLED FOR.
"TO THIS END, EARLY THIS YEAR WE
SENIOR MARINE ADVISER
——
AREAS WHERE A
GOVERNMENT
AND
AND THE WITH THE
APPOINTED AN A PREVIOUS DIRECTOR OF MARINE TO ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE SYSTEM OF LIAISON AND FEED-BACK.
EXPERIENCED
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LONDON
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