THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 1984
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* MERCHANT SHIPPING (CERTIFICATION AND WATCHKEEPING)
REGULATIONS, REQUIRING ADEQUATE WATCHKEEPING
ARRANGEMENT FOR NAVIGATIONAL AND ENGINE ROOM WATCHES.
* MERCHANT SHIPPING (NAVIGATIONAL WATCH RATINGS)
REGULATIONS, PROVIDING THAT ONLY QUALIFIED RATINGS OR RATINGS TRAINING UNDER QUALIFIED SUPERVISION MAY FORM PART OF A NAVIGATIONAL WATCH.
* MERCHANT SHIPPING (ENGINE ROOM WATCH RATINGS) REGULATIONS, PROVIDING THAT ONLY QUALIFIED RATINGS OR RATINGS TRAINING UNDER QUALIFIED SUPERVISION MAY FORM PART OF AN ENGINE-ROOM WATCH.
* MERCHANT SHIPPING (TANKERS-OFFICERS AND RATINGS) REGULATIONS, PROVIDING THAT ONLY OFFICERS AND QUALIFIED RATINGS OR RATINGS TRAINING UNDER QUALIFIED SUPERVISION MAY PERFORM DUTIES IN CONNECTION WITH CARGO AND CARGO EQUIPMENT OF ANY TANKER.
HONG KONG'S POSTAL SERVICE KEEPS EXPANDING
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THE NEED OF EFFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE IN HONG KONG'S LESS URBANISED COMMUNITIES HAD NOT BEEN FORGOTTEN, SAID THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DAVID H.T. LAN, AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A POST OFFICE ON LAMMA ISLAND TODAY (THURSDAY).
+AS A LEADING FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CENTRE IN THE FAR EAST, HONG KONG DEPENDS ON EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE BOTH WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND INTERNATIONALLY, + HE SAID.
WHILE MUCH EFFORT HAD BEEN PUT INTO PROVIDING A FIRST CLASS POSTAL SERVICE TO MEET DEMANDS IN THE MORE BUILT UP URBAN AREAS, EFFORT WAS ALSO BEING MADE TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED DEVELOPMENT IN THE SETTING UP OF POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES AND ON OUTLYING ISLANDS, HE SAID.
+HONG KONG HAS EARNED A GOOD REPUTATION BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY FOR ITS EFFICIENT POSTAL SERVICE AND IT IS OUR FIRM DETERMINATION THAT THIS GOOD NAME SHOULD REMAIN, HE SAID.
THE POST OFFICE HANDLES ALMOST 1-1/2 MILLION ITEMS DAILY, INCLUDING LOCAL LETTERS AND PARCELS, AIR MAIL ITEMS AND INCOMING MAIL.
OVER 98 PER CENT OF LOCALLY POSTED LETTERS CAN BE DELIVERED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
/A FIRST-CLASS
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