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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1994
SHIPPING (PREVENTION AND * GIVE DIRECTION UNDER THE MERCHANT
IN ORDINANCE TO SHIPS CONTROL OF POLLUTION}
SHIPPING REDUCE POLLUTION WHICH MAY CASUALTIES TO PREVENT OR
POSE DANGER TO HONG KONG, AND TO SPECIFY SUBSTANCE AND
AS HAZARDOUS;
SHIPPING (LIABILITY * SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE MERCHANT
ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT AND COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE.
"THE EXERCISE OF ALL THESE POWERS DOES NOT GIVE RISE POLICY OR RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS, THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY BE VESTED IN THE GOVERNOR PERSONALLY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THE
TRANSFER OF
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POWERS THESE
FROM
THE
ΤΟ MAJOR NEED ΤΟ
ΤΟ
THE
GOVERNOR SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE WILL RELIEVE THE GOVERNOR
RELATIVELY MINOR OF INVOLVEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE
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DETAIL, HE SAID.
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IN
THE BILL WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE THIS FRIDAY (NOVEMBER AND WILL BE INTRODUCED AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 7.
LATEST HK-REGISTERED CONTAINER SHIP WELCOMED
THE
DIRECTOR
OF
*. * * * *
MARINE, MR ALLAN
PYRKE,
TODAY
(WEDNESDAY) THE HONG KONG
WELCOMED THE LATEST CONTAINER SHIP REGISTERED WITH SHIPPING REGISTER, MV TRADE COSMOS, TO HONG KONG.
THE TRADE COSMOS WHICH LEFT THE SHIPYARD IN EUROPE LAST ARRIVED AT HONG KONG LAST NIGHT.
BUILT
THE
MONTH
GROSS
28,892 THE FLENSBURG SHIPYARD, GERMANY, IN REGISTERED TONNE VESSEL WAS OWNED BY THE TRADE COSMOS SHIPPING COMPANY LIMITED AND MANAGED BY THE WAH TUNG SHIPPING AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED.
ADOPTED THE THE SHIP IS THE SECOND VESSEL IN THE WORLD THAT
LOW ECOBOX DESIGN. THE DESIGN HAS VARIOUS ADVANTAGES AMONG WHICH IS FUEL CONSUMPTION.
MR PYRKE WAS DELIGHTED THAT SUCH A VESSEL OF HAD JOINED THE HONG KONG TONNAGE.
ADVANCED DESIGN
"
"THE TRADE COSMOS IS AN EXAMPLE OF QUALITY TONNAGE THAT WE LOOKING FOR, HE SAID.
ARE
"OUR AIM OF SETTING UP A QUALITY REGISTER IS SUPPORTED BY LOCAL AND SHIPOWNERS WHO WILL NOT TRADE OFF QUALITY BY A LOWERING OF SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS, MR PYRKE ADDED.
AGENCY
FIVE OTHER SHIPS TO BE MANAGED BY THE WAH TUNG SHIPPING COMPANY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF JOINING THE HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER.
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