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"THEY ARE IN IMMINENT DANGER AND HAVE TO BE REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, MR CHENG SAID.
"OTHER SIMILAR PROJECTIONS IN THESE TWO BUILDINGS WILL BE SUBJECT TO FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS BY THE BOO AT A FUTURE ADDED.
DATE," HE
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR FROM THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE, BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, MR CHENG WEI-DART, WILL BE AVAILABLE TO SPEAK TO THE MEDIA AT THE TO KWA WAN SITE AT 9.30 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM THE PLANNING,
BRANCH WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
ENVIRONMENT
AND LANDS
DIRECTOR OF MARINE SIGNS SURVEY AGREEMENTS
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR MICHAEL C.C. SZE, APPROVAL FOR SIX SHIP CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES TO CONDUCT SHIPS JOINING THE NEW HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTER.
HAS GIVEN SURVEYS OF
THE SURVEYS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OCEAN-GOING SHIPPING, THE PROTECTION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF SEAMEN.
THE SOCIETIES CONCERNED ARE AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING, BUREAU VERITAS, CHINA CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY, DET NORSKE VERITAS, LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING AND NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI.
THE BRITISH COMMITTEES OF FOUR OF THESE INTERNATIONALLY BASED SOCIETIES HAVE A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AS THEY HAVE CONDUCTED SURVEYS FOR HONG KONG SHIPS UNDER THE EXISTING HONG KONG REGISTER.
FORMAL PROCEDURES WERE CONCLUDED TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN MR SZE SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH OF THE SIX CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES AT A CEREMONY IN THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
"INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS ALLOW MARINE ADMINISTRATIONS то DELEGATE THE CONDUCT OF SURVEYS TO CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES AS WELL AS USING THEIR OWN SURVEYORS," MR SZE SAID.
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"I AM ADOPTING THIS INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE BY BUILDING EXPERIENCE GAINED UNDER THE EXISTING REGISTER AND ALSO RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY BY PROCEDURES AND BY GIVING THEM THE CHOICE DEPARTMENT SURVEYORS OR SURVEYORS FROM THE SOCIETIES."
STREAMLINING OFFICIAL OF USING EITHER MARINE
APPROVED
CLASSIFICATION
/THE NEW
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