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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1989
SHIPPING REGISTER GROUP COMPLETES FIRST REPORT
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REGISTER HAS DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS
THE HONG KONG SHIPPING THE STEERING GROUP ON COMPLETED THE FIRST PART OF ITS REPORT ON THE IT RECOMMENDS FOR THE NEW HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER.
AT A MEETING
GROUP
THIS (TUESDAY} AFTERNOON, THE STEERING
THE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS COMPLETED ITS DELIBERATIONS ON MANY OF WHICH WILL FORM THE BASIS OF THE NEW REGISTER.
PLAN TO
MUST, LEGISLATION STANDARDS
THE STEERING GROUP CHAIRMAN, MR RAPHAEL HUI, SAID: "WE
ON REGISTER
TARGET IN LATE 1990. WE THE NEW INAUGURATE
BY PLACE PUT IN
THAT DATE COMPREHENSIVE THEREFORE, GOVERNING THE PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION AND THE TECHNICAL WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED OF THE SHIP AND ITS CREW.
"PART 1 OF OUR REPORT LARGELY COVERS PROCEDURES AND IS THE LEGISLATION SURROUNDING THE REGISTER," HE ADDED.
KEY ΤΟ
COMMITTEES AND PAYING TRIBUTE TO THE STEERING GROUP, ITS VERY MANY TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS, MR HUI SAID: "WE ARE FORTUNATE EXPERTISE HAVE AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG SOME OF THE BEST TALENT AND EVERY FIELD OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.
"THAT TALENT AND
EXPERTISE
TO
THE
то
IN
DEVELOP
A
SIDES
US ENABLE WILL TECHNICALLY SOUND REGISTER WHICH SHOULD PROVE ATTRACTIVE TO ALL OF THE INDUSTRY."
AREAS
FOR MARITIME LIENS
REPORT COVERS A WIDE RANGE OF THE STEERING GROUP'S INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REGISTER, PROCEDURES REGISTRATION, THE USE OF CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES AND AND MORTGAGES.
WILL IT
SHORTLY
BE
SUBMITTED FORMALLY
ΤΟ
THE
GOVERNMENT AND FORM THE BASIS OF GOVERNMENT POLICY FOR OF THE REGISTER.
HONG KONG THE OPERATION
12 QUESTIONS ON LEGCO AGENDA
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER FIVE BILLS AT THE (WEDNESDAY),
WILL ASK A TOTAL OF 12 COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW
THE DRUG TRAFFICKING (RECOVERY OF PROCEEDS) BE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.
BILL 1989 WILL
/SECOND READING