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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1989

MERCHANT SHIPPING REGULATIONS LOCALISED

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE INTRODUCTION NUMBER OF REPLACEMENT MERCHANT SHIPPING REGULATIONS.

OF A

THEY ARE:

(A)

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ĮSIGNALS OF DISTRESS AND PREVENTION OF COLLISIONS) REGULATIONS 1989;

(B)

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY } (USE OF SIGNALS OF DISTRESS) REGULATIONS 1989;

(C)

MERCHANT

(D)

A

SHIPPING (SAFETY)

PUBLICATIONS) REGULATIONS 1989;

(CARRIAGE OF NAUTICAL

PILOT AND TESTING

MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY} (AUTOMATIC OF STEERING GEAR) REGULATIONS 1989.

GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THESE REGULATIONS REPLACED AND WOULD ENABLE EXISTING UK REGULATIONS WITH HONG KONG EQUIVALENTS THEIR CONTINUED APPLICATION TO HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIPS UP BEYOND, 1997.

TO. AND

HE SAID MOST OF HONG KONG'S MERCHANT SHIPPING UK LEGISLATION WHICH APPLIED TO HONG KONG.

LEGISLATION WAS

"A PROGRAMME TO REPLACE THIS WITH LOCAL HONG KONG LEGISLATION

IS NOW UNDERWAY.

"THE REGULATIONS PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GAZETTE ARE THE FIRST A LARGE PACKAGE OF REPLACEMENT LAWS WHICH

BE WILL

INTRODUCED.

OF

GRADUALLY

HAVE ITS "THE ULTIMATE AIM IS FOR HONG KONG TO MERCHANT SHIPPING LEGISLATION WELL BEFORE 1997." HE SAID.

OWN

BODY OF

AMENDMENT BILL TO ENHANCE ENDANGERED SPECIES CONTROL

TO

ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION IN AN UP CONTROL ON THE TRADE IN ENDANGERED

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

ON LEGISLATION THE EXISTING EFFORT TO FURTHER TIGHTEN WILDLIFE IN HONG KONG.

AND THE ANIMALS

(AMENDMENT) BILL 1989, WHICH WAS APPROVED

FOR INTRODUCTION EARLIER THIS WEEK

PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

THE INTO

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, CONTAINING RHINOCEROS IN MEDICINES ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS TO EFFECT EFFICIENT CONTROL ON THE TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES IN GENERAL.

SEEKS

TO

TRADE

PROHIBIT THE INGREDIENTS AND TO INTRODUCE

MORE

IN ADDITION