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FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1990

TO ALL THE INTERNATIONAL "FOR EXAMPLE, HONG KONG IS A PARTY

VESSEL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF MARITIME ORGANISATIONS CONVENTIONS ON

FULLY LIFE AT SEA AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THESE CONVENTIONS HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, HE SAID.

F

ATTRACTIVE

THE

TO SHIPOWNERS, HONG KONG'S TO MAKE THE REGISTER REGISTER WOULD BE BASED ON INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS RATHER THAN ON UK STANDARDS WHICH WERE IN SOME CASES MORE RESTRICTIVE, MR HUI SAID.

THE

TO

"IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER FOR SHIPOWNERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF

REGISTER WILL ALSO INCORPORATE WORLD TO MEET ITS REQUIREMENTS. THE PROVISIONS FOR THE LICENSING OF FOREIGN SEAFARERS WHO ARE ASSESSED

HE ADDED. HAVE THE APPROPRIATE QUALIFICATIONS,

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IT

BR

EVENTUALLY

TURNING TO THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE REGISTER, MR HUI SAID WAS THE INTENTION THAT THE FEES AND CHARGES WHICH SHIPOWNERS WOULD

WOULD BE CALCULATED REQUIRED TO PAY

RATHER THAN RAISE REVENUE.

то

RECOVER

COSTS

"WE BELIEVE THE FUTURE HONG KONG REGISTER WILL BE VERY COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER REGISTERS, THUS, OFFERING SHIPOWNERS

AND OPERATING COST PACKAGE AS WELL AS

THE FROM

POINT

MANAGERS A COMBINED FEE ATTRACTIVE COMMERCIALLY

OPERATING STANDARD," HE SAID.

AND SHIP IS WHICH OF VIEW OF

FUTURE HONG KONG SHIPPING 29). IT IS THE ENABLE

THE BILL WHICH AIMS AT GIVING THE REGISTER LEGAL STATUS WILL BE GAZETTED NEXT FRIDAY (JUNE

THE BILL WILL BE ENACTED IN EXPECTED THAT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RGISTER BY THE END OF 1990.

TIME TO

0

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BILL SEEKS TO REPEAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ORDINANCE

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THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ORDINANCE WHICH GIVES THE COURTS TO HAND DOWN SENTENCES OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS TO BE REPEALED A BILL PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

ALSO

WERE PUBLISHED

REGULATIONS

MADE BY THE

POWER UNDER

GOVERNOR IN

TRAINING

COUNCIL TO ABOLISH CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN DETENTION CENTRES, CENTRES AND REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.

AUGUST SHOULD BR

IN SAID THE GOVERNMENT DECIDEL A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

IN HONG KONG 1989 THAT ALL JUDICIAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ABOLISHED.

1990 GIVES

THE

EFFECT ΤΟ LEGISLATIVE

"THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT (REPEAL) BILL THIS DECISION AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED INTO

HE SAID. COUNCIL ON JULY 11, 1990,'

I

"THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS SEPARATELY

IN DETENTION PUNISHMENT REVIEWS ON CORPORAL

CENTRES

CONDUCTED

AND TRAINING

CENTRES.

/"THE REVIEW