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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1987

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DELEGATION LEAVING ON AUSTRALIA FAMILIAR ISATION VISIT

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A DELEGATION OF FOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL GO ON A FAMILIAR ISATION VISIT TO AUSTRALIA EARLY NEXT MONTH IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSALS FOR THE MODIFIED HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER.

THE DELEGATION, LED BY MARINE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEYOR GENERAL OF SHIPS, MR ALLAN PYRKE, WILL DEPART HONG KONG FOR CANBERRA AND SYDNEY ON SATURDAY (MAY 2) AND RETURN ON MAY 13.

OTHER MEMBERS ARE PRINCIPAL SURVEYOR OF SHIPS, MARINE DEPARTMENT, DR ANTHONY Y.C. LEE, SENIOR SURVEYOR OF SHIPS, MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR RAYMOND C.K. TANG, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY (ECONOMIC SERVICES), MISS JANET WONG.

DURING THE VISIT, THE GROUP WILL MEET OFFICIALS FROM THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT IN CANBERRA AND FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THE DAY-TO-DAY WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEYORS BY VISITING THEIR SYDNEY OFFICE.

THE DELEGATION WILL LOOK AT THE TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE METHODS USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN MARINE ADMINISTRATION IN THE CONTROL OF SHIPS ON THE IR REGISTER AND IN THEIR PORTS. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE THE IR REGISTRY PROCEDURES, CONSULTATION PROCESSES, THE DRAFTING AND ENFORCEMENT OF LEGISLATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION SYSTEMS, CASUALTY INVESTIGATIONS, FINANCING, STAFFING, CREWING, EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND PORT STATE CONTROL.

+WE NEED TO FAMILIARISE OURSELVES WITH THE PRACTICES OF OTHER MARINE ADMINISTRATIONS, AS WELL AS THOSE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSALS FOR A MODIFIED SHIPPING REGISTER,+ MR PYRKE SAID,

+KNOWLEDGE OF THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE PRACTICES OF VARIOUS MARINE ADMINISTRATIONS IS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM WHICH IS TAILORED TO FIT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

CENTRAL REGISTER INFORMATION FOR PRIVATE SECTOR *****

NON-CONFIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT PARTICULARS RECORDED IN THE CENTRAL REGISTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL AS THE GOVERNMENT ITSELF.

THE COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE COMPUTERISED CENTRAL REGISTER OF AROUND 300 000 ESTABLISHMENTS IN HONG KONG SERVES AS THE SAMPLING FRAME FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S SURVEYS ON BUSINESS UNDERTAKINGS, WHILE OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ALSO MAKE USE OF THE REGISTER FOR PUBLICITY, SURVEY AND RESEARCH WORK.

/THE PRIVATE