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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1989

PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO COLLISION ORDERED

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MR I.R. STRACHAN, HAS TODAY CONDUCT A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY

THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MARINE, (SATURDAY) APPOINTED TWO OFFICERS TO INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING TO THE CATAMARAN "APOLLO JET" COLLIDING WITH CERTAIN VESSELS AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRANDING IN THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER WHICH OCCURED YESTERDAY EVENING.

THE INQUIRY WAS ORDERED BY MR STRACHAN UNDER SECTION 51(1) OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING ORDINANCE (CAP. 281), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE

DEPARTMENT SAID.

MR NG

ккок-сни, MARINE OFFICER, AND MR CHICK KING-FAI, SURVEYOR OF SHIPS (ENGINEER AND SHIP), WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO CONDUCT THE INQUIRY, WOULD SUBMIT A REPORT OF THEIR FINDINGS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

IN THE INCIDENT, TWO PERSONS DIED, ONE PERSON WAS REPORTED MISSING AND 17 PERSONS WERE INJURED.

RE-APPOINTMENT TO CIVIL SERVICE STANDING COMMISSION

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE A MEMBER OF THE HAS RE-APPOINTED MR TANG KWAI-NANG TO BE COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1990.

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GOVERNOR STANDING.)

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THE STANDING COMMISSION ADVISES THE GOVERNMENT ON PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES GOVERNING NON-DIRECTORATE CIVIL AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

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MR TANG IS A MEMBER OF THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY," THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON STUDENT FINANCE AND THE STANDING DISCIPLINED SERVICES SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE.

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