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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1989-
PROVISIONS FOR DEALING WITH OIL SPILL DAMAGE
(LIABILITY
AND
INTRODUCTION THE
OF THE
SHIPPING MERCHANT COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION) BILL 1989 WILL ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT
DEALING CONVENTIONS
WITH TO ENACT PROVISIONS OF TWO INTERNATIONAL
BY MARITIME LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION RESULTING FROM DAMAGE CAUSED
THE HON SIR PIERS JACOBS, OIL SPILLAGE, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SECOND
SAID ITS APPLY
MOVING THE
READING OF THE BILL, SIR PIERS PURPOSE WAS TO REPLACE 8XISTING UNITED KINGDOM ENACTMENTS WHICH TO HONG KONG WITH OUR OWN LEGISLATION HAVING SIMILAR PROVISIONS.
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"THIS WILL ENSURE THAT CONTINUITY OF LEGAL BACKING BEYOND IS GIVEN TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ON MARITIME POLLUTION," HE SAID,
CONVENTIONS
BY "THE BILL IMPLEMENTS THE PROVISIONS OF THESE IMPOSING CIVIL LIABILITY ON SHIPOWNERS FOR POLLUTION DAMAGE IN HONG WHETHER THE KONG CAUSED BY THE ESCAPE OF OIL FROM BULK CARRIERS,
SIR PIERS CASUALTY TAKES PLACE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE HONG KONG WATERS," EXPLAINED.
"THAT
H
ARISING FROM LIABILITY IS EXTENDED TO POLLUTION DAMAGE THE SAME INCIDENT TO ANY ADJACENT COUNTRY ADHERING TO THE CONVENTION, HE ADDED.
CIVIL THE TWO CONVENTIONS ARE THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON
THE AS
LIABILITY LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1969 (KNOWN CONVENTION}; AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, (KNOWN AS THE FUND CONVENTION).
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REGISTERED
VALID
SIR PIERS SAID THE BILL ALSO REQUIRED ALL HONG KONG SHIPS, WHEREVER THEY MIGHT BE, AND OTHER SHIPS IN HONG KONG WATERS, IF IN EITHER CASE THEY WERE BULK
CARRY OIL
TO CARRIERS, CERTIFICATES OF INSURANCE COVERING THE OWNER'S LIABILITY.
THE
"THE BILL IMPLEMENTS THE FUND CONVENTION BY DETAILING FUND'S LIABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE ARISING FROM A MARITIME CASUALTY, AND PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND IN RESPECT OF OIL IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG BY SEA," HE SAID.
DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.
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