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( the control of the laying of private port facilities, or any floating or other structure, in the waters of Hong Kong and prescribing fees therefor;

(g) the prevention of hazards to navigation and the removal and

disposal of objects which are a bazard to navigation:

(4) the control of dead ships, laid-up, vessels, or vessels stranded, abandoned or sunk in the waters of Hong Kong, and the supply of information in relation thereto;

th the control of repairs to vessels, salvaging or breaking up of vessels and the safety and protection against accidents of persons employed in such operations;

( the control of cargo handling, the control and use of lifting appliances and lifting gear, the safety and protection against accidents of persons employed in cargo bandling, the provision of safe work places on vessels, the operation, use and maintenance of batches and batch coverings on vessels in connexion with cargo handling; and regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph may empower the Director to make exemptions from the application of the regulations where he is satisfied that the regulations have been substantially complied with or where compliance therewith is unnecessary having regard to the circumstances,

(4) the prevention and control of pollution of the waters of Hong

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( the control of the loading, discharge, storage and moverment of Jogs and other timber in the waters of Hong Kong, and of the Joading or discharge of logs and other timber at any public waterfront or public seawall within the waters of Hong Kong: (m) the establishment of typhoon shelters and typhoon anchorages

and the control of their use and the vessels therein;

(n) the prohibition or control of fishing within specifled areas of the waters of Hong Kong, the control of fishing by the use of bright lights, and The control of the erection and working of fishing stakes;

(o) the Licensing of marine hawkers, tallyclerks and stevedores and the general control of persons engaged in the trade of, or acting as, marine hawkers, tallyclerks and stevedores:

(p) the port dues, fees and charges payable in respect of vessels and port facilities. any other fees or charges payable under this Ordinance, and the recovery of such port dues, fees and charges; (q) empowering the Director, in order to calculate any port dues, to require the production of documents in respect of a vessel and to require the survey of a vessel at the cost of the owner of master of the vessel;

() the notification of accidents involving vessels and fojuries to persons on vessels within the waters of Hong Kong, and the investigation and inquiry into such accidents and injuries;

() prohibiting, restricting or regulating the embarkation or dis- embarkation of persons. the loading and unloading of cargo and goods, and the conveyance and disposal of cargo and goods unlawfully obtained;

(0) empowering the Director to control and regulate water sports. races, regattas or other similar activities in the waters of Hong Kong and providing for the safety of persons taking part in, or affected by, such activities,

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(4) establishing piers and terminals and controlling their use:

(v) empowering the Director to give directions in any particular case

in relation to such matters as may be specified;

(w) empowering the Director to amend any Schedule to such

regulations;

(c) prescribing any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed

under this Ordinance;

() providing generally for the better carrying out of the provisions

and purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) Any regulations made under this section may provide that a contravention of specided provisions thereof is an offence and may pre- scribe penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

8. (1) The Merchant Shipping Ordinance is amended-

(a) by repealing Parts IX, X, XI, XIII and XIV;

(b) in section 2–

() by deleting the following definitions-

"dangerous goods":

"explosive"; and

"Government Explosives Depot";

(ii) in the definition of "passenger", by deleting "except for

the purposes of Parts XIli and XIVI"; and

(i) in the definitions of "pon of the Colony", and "port", by deleting "section 61" and substituting the following-

"the Shipping and Port Control Ordinados 1979";

(c) in section 3(1), by deleting "section 97 or 105" and substituting

the following-

"Part IV of the Shipping and Port Control Ordinance 1978"; (d) in section 5, by deleting subsection (2);

(e) in section 52(2), by deleting "(excluding a local cortificate of

Competency issued under Part XII)";

() by repealing section 116; and

(g) in section 118(2) by deleting "nor shall it apply except so far as regards Parts IX, X, XII, XIV, XV and XVI to pleasure yachts, nor to the owners, manters and crews thereof".

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(2) The Merchant Shipping (Launches and Ferry Vessels) Regulatinos (Cap. 28. are amended, in regulation 3–

(a) by the insertion after the definition of "fee" the following new

definitions-

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"ferry vessel" means any steam or motor vessel which plies regularly for the conveyance of persons and things between 2 or more points within the waters of the Colony,

"launch" means any mechanically propelled vessel of European type not exceeding 300 tóns which is designed or used for

(a) the conveyance of persons or things; (6) towing or pushing; or

(c) any other purpose,

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