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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

1990

HONG PERMANENT

ONLY PAY HONG THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE NON-RESIDENT SHIPOWNERS KONG TAX ON PROFITS FROM THE UPLIFT OF FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS IN KONG AND FROM CHARTER HIRE WHERE THIS IS ARRANGED THROUGH A ESTABLISHMENT IN HONG KONG.

THE GOVERNMENT

HAS

LOOKED

CAREFULLY MRS CHAN SAID POSITION WITH REGARD TO THE TAXATION OF SHIPPING PROFITS AS A MEASURE TO INCREASE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF THE NEW REGISTER.

"IN SETTING UP THE LEGAL BASE FOR THE

ENSURE

AT

THE

FURTHER

IN

NEW SHIPPING REGISTER, THAT IT IS DESIGNED FULLY OUR PRIMARY AIM HAS BEEN TO ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONALLY ACCEPTED STANDARDS OF OPERATION WHILE, AND COST-EFFECTIVE TO AT THE SAME TIME, BEING SUFFICIENTLY FLEXIBLE ENCOURAGE SHIPOWNERS TO REGISTER THEIR VESSELS HERE.

WHICH

A

REGISTER WHICH IS MANAGED "ABOVE ALL WE WANT A GOOD QUALITY

A REGISTER RESPONSIBLY TO THE HIGHEST PROFESSIONAL. STANDARDS: WILL HELP TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN HONG KONG'S CONTINUING FUTURE AS LEADING CENTRE OF MARITIME COMMERCE INTO THE NEXT CENTURY.

THE FINAL WHICH,

"NOW, AFTER SOME FIVE YEARS OF HARD WORK, WE ARE IN

NEW REGISTER STAGES OF ENACTING LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH THE SUBJECT TO THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL NEXT WEEK,

SHE SAID. COME INTO OPERATION ON SCHEDULE ON DECEMBER 3 THIS YEAR,

WILL

REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS STARTS TOMORROW

HONG KONG'S 30,000 ELECTRICAL WORKERS WITH THE GOVERNMENT STARTING TOMORROW (FRIDAY) UNDER

AND QUALITY AIMED AT

ELECTRICAL ENSURING CONSUMERS.

WILL HAVE ΤΟ REGISTER NEW REGULATIONS

SAFETY

ASSURANCE

FOR

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT IN THE THERE

REQUIREMENT WAS NO STATUTORY PERFORMED UNDER PROPER SUPERVISION.

PAST,

ELECTRICAL FOR

WORK TO

BE

"THIS, UNDESIRABLY, HAS CARRIED OUT.

RESULTED IN

WORK SUBSTANDARD

BEING

ONLY

UNDERTAKEN

"TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE ELECTRICAL WORK IS

A COMPULSORY REGISTRATION SYSTEM QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL WORKERS, INTRODUCED UNDER THE ELECTRICITY ORDINANCE 1990," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

BY

IS

IN FIXING ELECTRICAL

THE

ALL EXISTING ELECTRICAL WORKERS ENGAGED

ELECTRICAL AND INSTALLATIONS SHOULD APPLY FOR REGISTRATION WITH MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT (EMSD) FROM TOMORROW UNTIL MAY 1, 1992, HE ADDED.

/TO ENCOURAGE

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