FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1990
"THE OWNER ALSO HAS AN ALTERNATIVE TO INVITE THE GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR то CONDUCT THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT SURVEY. HOWEVER, THE GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR WILL ALSO CONDUCT AN AUDIT INSPECTION OF THE WHOLE SHIP," HE SAID.
MR TSE SAID THIS AUDIT INSPECTION WAS ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY STANDARDS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTIONS AND THE HONG KONG REGULATIONS HAD BEEN MET, AND THAT SHIPS OF HIGH SAFETY STANDARD WOULD BE REGISTERED.
"UNDER THE HONG KONG REGULATIONS, THE SAFETY EQUIPMENT OF EVERY HONG KONG SHIP IS REQUIRED TO BE SURVEYED BY THE GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR ONCE IN EVERY FIVE YEARS, THUS ENSURING THAT HIGH SAFETY STANDARDS ARE MAINTAINED,
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HE SAID.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SAID THE FOLLOWING
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, THE OF MARINE (TECHNICAL POLICY), MR TSUI SHUNG-YIU, PERSON OR COMPANIES COULD REGISTER A SHIP UNDER THE NEW HONG KONG REGISTER:
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A VALID HONG KONG IDENTITY CARD WHO IS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN HONG KONG,
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A BODY CORPORATE INCORPORATED IN HONG KONG, AND
AN OVERSEAS COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER PART XI OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE.
HE SAID TO ESTABLISH A REAL LINK BETWEEN THE OWNER AND HONG KONG, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE OWNER TO APPOINT A REPRESENTATIVE PERSON IN HONG KONG FOR EACH SHIP ON THE REGISTER.
"THE OWNER MUST HAVE A PRESENCE IN HONG KONG, A LINK WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT FOR ALL MATTERS REGISTRATION, SURVEY AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SHIP,
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THUS REINFORCING RELATING TO THE HE SAID.
IN COMMON WITH MANY OTHER REGISTERS, MR TSUI SAID, THE FEES AND CHARGES WERE BASED ON TONNAGE, AND WERE ON A SLIDING SCALE WITH A NUMBER OF "PLATFORMS"
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