WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1994
BECAUSE OF THE EU SHOULD
SHOULD ITCB MEMBERS BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED ENLARGEMENT, THE COUNCIL MAINTAINED THAT ADEQUATE COMPENSATION BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE AFFECTED, HE ADDED.
ALSO
REPRESENTATIVES BANGLADESH, BRAZIL, COLUMBIA, EGYPT,
PERU, SRI
ATTENDING THE ITCB COUNCIL MEETING WERE FROM CHINA, KOREA, ARGENTINA, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, MACAU, MEXICO, PAKISTAN, AND URUGUAY.
LANKA
THE
VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE TO BE GIVEN LEGAL STATUS
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1994,
SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL (AMENDMENT) REGULATION WHICH GIVES THE VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE PROVIDED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THE PROPER LEGAL FRAMEWORK, WILL BE GAZETTED THIS FRIDAY (JULY 8), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY) .
THE VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE IS IMPLEMENTED BY A COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF VESSEL TRAFFIC AND TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
BEFORE 1989, A SERVICE TO VESSEL TRAFFIC IN HONG KONG WAS PROVIDED THROUGH RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN VESSELS AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT'S PORT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE.
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"TO COPE WITH THE INCREASE IN MARINE TRAFFIC AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING SYSTEM USING RADARS AND VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO-TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT WAS COMMISSIONED IN OCTOBER 1989, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THIS VESSEL TRAFFIC SERVICE, IMPLEMENTED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT THROUGH ADMINISTRATIVE MEANS, ENABLES THE PHYSICAL TRACKING OF VESSEL MOVEMENTS THROUGH RADARS AND THE REGULATION OF MARINE TRAFFIC THROUGH DIRECT VHF COMMUNICATIONS WITH PARTICIPATING VESSELS.
"AFTER FIVE YEARS' OPERATION, THE SERVICE HAS PROVEN ΤΟ BE VITAL TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF NAVIGATION AND THE EFFICIENCY OF MARINE TRAFFIC.
"IT HELPS TO MINIMISE MARINE RISKS AND MARINE POLLUTION CAUSED SHIPPING ACCIDENTS. IT FACILITATES ALSO THE COLLECTION OF PORT DUES AND OTHER CHARGES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"IT IS NOW TIME TO PUT THE SERVICE UNDER PROPER LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PORT AND FACILITATE SEABORNE TRADE IN GENERAL, HE SAID.
THE REGULATIONS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM JULY 15 THIS YEAR,
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