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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987

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PROFESSIONAL LINK WITH BRITISH SHIPPING SECTOR ESTABLISHED

ADVISER KONG NOW

WHO ARE SECRETARY,

THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULT OF THE POSTING OF THE MARINE AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON IS THAT HONG HAS A PROFESSIONAL LINK DIRECTLY WITH THOSE IN THE UK FORMULATING BRITISH SHIPPING POLICY, THE ACTING FINANCIAL THE HON DAVID NENDICK, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HELMUT SOHMEN, MR SAID AS HONG KONG MOVED TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGISTER SEPARATE FROM THAT OF THE

(IK, THE KNOWLEDGE OF POLICY WAS CONCEIVED AND IMPLEMENTED WOULD BETTER EQUIP ITSELF FOR THE FUTURE.

NENDICK SHIPPING HOW THAT

ENABLE THE TERRITORY

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MR NENDICK ALSO OUTLINED THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK DONE BY MARINE ADVISER, NOW HELD BY THE FORMER DIRECTOR OF

THE MARINE, MR PETER CHAN, WHO TOOK UP THE POST IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.

THE

"HE HAS ESTABLISHED WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT AND OTHER UK GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS THE GENERAL COUNCIL OF BRITISH SHIPPING.

AND WITH

BESIDES, HE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED AN INITIAL FAMILIARISATION VISITS, MR NENDICK NOTED.

ROUND OF

"HE HAS BEEN APPOINTED HONG KONG'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION AND HAS REPRESENTED HONG AT A NUMBER OF MEETINGS INCLUDING THE MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE, HE ADDED.

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KONG

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ENQUIRIES

THE

HE HAD ALSO BEEN THE NATURAL FOCUS OF MANY CONCERNING HONG KONG AND ITS REGISTER FROM THE VARIOUS SECTORS OF UK SHIPPING INDUSTRY, MR NENDICK ADDED.

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