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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1990
BORING MACHINE TOGETHER WITH A ALSO, THE USE OF THE TUNNEL
REDUCE TO PRECAST CONCRETE SEGMENTAL LINING SHOULD SPEED UP WORK AND
A TWO-AND-A-HALF YEAR CONSTRUCTION TWO YEARS WHAT SHOULD. HAVE BEEN
PERIOD USING CONVENTIONAL MEANS OF TUNNELLING.
IT IS SCHEDULED THAT STAGE I WORKS OF THE SCHEME TO TIN NEW TOWN WILL BE COMMISSIONED IN EARLY 1993 WHILE STAGE FOR TAI PO ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE IN MID 1994.
WHEN FULLY OPERATIONAL, THE SCHEME
SERVE SHA II WORKS
WILL SERVICE THE PLANNED
TOTAL POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OF SHA TIN AND TAI PO.
UK SHIPPERS BRIEFED ON HK REGISTER
THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN LONDON, MR JOHN YAXLEY, YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) HOSTED A RECEPTION FOR SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM'S SHIPPING INDUSTRY TO PRESENT TO THEM THE TERRITORY'S NEW INDEPENDENT SHIPPING REGISTER.
THE HONG KONG MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) BILL WHICH PRESCRIBES IN LAW THE ARRANGEMENTS UNDER WHICH THE NEW REGISTER WILL OPERATE, MOVED THROUGH ITS SECOND READING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL RECENTLY AND IS EXPECTED TO BE ENACTED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
"THIS WILL MARK AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE TERRITORY'S EVOLUTION FROM A BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORY TO A SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF CHINA WITH WIDE POWERS OF SELF GOVERNMENT, MR YAXLEY SAID.
"BY SPECIFYING AND ENFORCING INTERNATIONALLY BASED STANDARDS OF VESSEL CONTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT AND CREWING, WE HAVE PROVIDED A HIGH QUALITY REGISTER.
"THESE STANDARDS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE IMO (INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION) CONVENTIONS IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA,
CERTIFICATION OF CREWS AND PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, HE ADDED.
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EXPLAINING THE BACKGROUND OF THE NEW REGISTER, CAPTAIN TONY JESTICO OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TOLD THE AUDIENCE THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT UNDER WHICH HONG KONG-REGISTERED SHIPS FORMED PART OF THE BRITISH REGISTER COULD NOT CONTINUE AFTER JULY 1, 1997.
ACCORDING TO THE JOINT DECLARATION, THE HONG KONG SAR IS
AUTHORISED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE SHIPPING REGISTER AND ISSUE RELATED CERTIFICATES LEGISLATION IN THE NAME OF "HONG KONG, CHINA".
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