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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992
MR
MAJORITY
ARE HONG KONG THEM. THE PROPOSAL IN A MANNER ENTIRELY
**THE TSE SAID:
OF PASSENGERS RESIDENTS, WE HAVE A CLEAR DUTY OF CARE TOWARDS IN THE BILL WILL ALLOW US TO FULFIL THIS DUTY CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE.
MERCHANT
DIRECTOR OF
TURNING TO THE SAFETY OF CARGO SHIPS, MR TSE SAID THE SHIPPING (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 WOULD ENABLE THE MARINE TO:
500 GROSS REGISTERED IN CONVENTION ΤΟ
SHIPS WHICH ARE UNDER REQUIRE FOREIGN CARGO TONNAGE AND SHIPS OF OVER 500 GROSS TONNAGE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT A PARTY TO THE SOLAS CONFORM TO THE HONG KONG STANDARDS AND CONVENTION
BEFORE BEING RESPECTIVELY INTERNATIONAL VOYAGE;
GRANTED
CLEARANCE
STANDARDS
FOR
AN
WITH
UNDER 500 GROSS PROHIBIT HONG KONG REGISTERED CARGO SHIPS
ANY TONNAGE FROM PROCEEDING TO SEA ON
THEY VOYAGE UNLESS
COMPLY
THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WHEN
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PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF SUCH REQUESTING CLEARANCE FOR ANY VOYAGE;
ANY
SHIPS WHICH
ARE
NOT
IN THE
OF
OF
ACCEPT CERTIFICATES OF PRECISE FORMAT OF THE SOLAS CONVENTION, FOR THE PURPOSES VOYAGE WHERE THE DIRECTOR GRANTING CLEARANCE FOR ANY MARINE IS SATISFIED THAT
FOR REQUIRED
THE THE SUBSTANTIALLY
SAME AS ISSUE OF SUCH CERTIFICATES ARE THOSE REQUIRED FOR A HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIP.
THE STANDARDS
ΤΟ WHICH CERTIFICATES
UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE SHIPS SOLAS APPLIES ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE VALID SOLAS SAFETY BEFORE OBTAINING A CLEARANCE TO SAIL FROM HONG KONG VOYAGES.
ON INTERNATIONAL
HOWEVER THE SOLAS CONVENTION DOES UNDER 500 GROSS TONNAGE OR SHIPS REGISTERED NOT PARTY TO THE CONVENTION,
NOT APPLY ΤΟ CARGO SHIPS IN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE
0
SIXTH FLIGHT TO ORDERLY REPATRIATE VIETNAMESE
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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT A SIXTH GROUP OF ABOUT 60 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES WILL RETURN ΤΟ VIETNAM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) UNDER THE CONTINUING ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME.
THIS IS THE SIXTH REPATRIATION FLIGHT UNDER THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME AGREED WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER
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LAST
YEAR.
/IT FOLLOWS