TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1979
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FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO ATTEND
ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK MEETING IN MANILA
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THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, LEAVES HONG KONG TODAY (TUESDAY) TO ATTEND THE 12TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.
THE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN MANILA FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO FRIDAY. MR. HADDON-CAVE IS EXPECTED TO ADDRESS THE MEETING ON THURSDAY.
ALSO IN THE HONG KONG DELEGATION WILL BE MR. DOUGLAS BLYE, SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS MR. COLIN MARTIN, COMMISSIONER OF BANKING AND MRS. STELLA HUNG, ASSISTANT SECRETARY (MONETARY AFFAIRS).
MR. HADDON-CAVE IS DUE BACK IN HONG KONG ON FRIDAY. DURING HIS ABSENCE, THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. HENRY CHING, WILL ACT AS FINANCIAL SECRETARY.
MARINE COURT REPORT ON
COLLISION BETWEEN HYDROFOIL AND FISHING VESSEL
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FLYING
A MARINE COURT HAS RULED AGAINST THE HYDROFOIL, CONDOR+ IN RESPECT OF THE COLLISION BETWEEN IT AND A FISHING VESSEL IN THE CHANNEL BETWEEN LANTAU ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU ON APRIL 12, 1978, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE FISHING VESSEL AND THE DEATH OF THE FISHERMAN'S SON.
THE COURT, WHICH SAT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR AND COMPRISED JUDGE HOPKINSON, ASSISTED BY CAPTAIN M.D. BURBIDGE AND CAPTAIN P.M. GRAY AS ASSESSORS, HELD THAT THE COLLISION WAS CAUSED BY:
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THE HIGH SPEED OF THE +FLYING CONDOR+ IN DENSE FOG-
HER FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER LOOK-OUT- AND
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HER FAILURE TO SIGHT THE FISHING VESSEL AND TAKE THE NECESSARY AVOIDING ACTION.
THE COURT FOUND THE CASUALTY WAS CAUSED BY THE WRONGFUL ACT OR DEFAULT OF THE MASTER OF THE +FLYING CONDOR+ PROCEEDING AT AN UNSAFE SPEED IN THE PREVAILING CIRCUMSTANCES AND CONDITIONS, AND IT DECIDED THAT THE MASTER'S CERTIFICATE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
IN A REPORT RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY), THE COURT FOUND NO FAULT IN THE DESIGN. CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPMENT THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR OR DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CASUALTY.
THE COURT MADE SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS.
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