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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1992

"THIS MAKES RAPID ALERTING AND RESPONSE TO

SHIPS IN

DISTRESS

POSSIBLE.

"IT IS ACHIEVED BY MEANS OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ADVANCED LAND-BASED AND SHIP-BORNE RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF SAFETY NAVIGATION AND STORM WARNINGS, TO SHIPS AT SEA."

AND

AND

INFORMATION, INCLUDING

THAT DISTRESS MR DRUMMOND EXPLAINED

SIGNALS WERE ACTIVATED FROM ANY SHIP MANUALLY, BUT WOULD ALSO BE TRANSMITTED AUTOMATICALLY WHICH SANK.

AND RESCUE AUTHORITIES OF RESCUE

AND

SERVICES

WILL THEREBY

ALERTING THE RAPID

OF SEARCH RAPID DEPLOYMENT FACILITATE MORE ENHANCE THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA.

MEANS

IS PART OF THE

TO THESE REGULATIONS MR DRUMMOND SAID: "GIVING EFFECT THAT HONG KONG FULLY COMPLIES WITH THE GMDSS, WHICH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA,'

..

ΤΟ MADE

THE SIX REGULATIONS MINOR CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

REGISTERED SHIPS INCLUDED TO HONG KONG APPLICABLE

THE MERCHANT SURVEY) (SHIPS BUILT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (CARGO SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND

REGULATION 1992; THE ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, MERCHANT SHIPPING

(AMENDMENT)

(SAFETY)

1984) (AMENDMENT}

REGULATION 1992; (LIFE-SAVING APPLICANCES) (SHIPS

{ AMENDMENT)

(AMENDMENT)

THE BUILT REGULATION 1992; THE

(CARGO SHIP SAFETY EQUIPMENT SURVEY } REGULATION 1992;

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) (SHIPS BUILT BEFORE JULY (LIFE-SAVING APPLICANCES)

MERCHANT SHIPPING ON OR AFTER JULY MERCHANT SHIPPING

BUILT (SHIPS REGULATION 1992; AND SEPTEMBER 1, 1984) SHIPPING (SAFETY) (RADIO INSTALLATIONS SURVEY) (AMENDMENT} 1992.

(PASSENGER SHIP CONSTRUCTION AND SURVEY)

(AMENDMENT)

1,

1986) (SAFETY}

1986) (SAFETY) ON OR AFTER THE MERCHANT REGULATION

BANKING LICENCE GRANTED TO YAMAGUCHI BANK

YAMAGUCHI

THE (FRIDAY) THAT

ΤΟ CONDUCT BUSINESS IN

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY ( BANK LTD HAS BEEN GRANTED A BANKING LICENCE HONG KONG.

THE YAMAGUCHI BANK LTD IS THE 37TH LARGEST BANK IN RANKS 182ND IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF CAPITAL.

PRIOR TO THE

GRANTING OF

THE

OPERATED A REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE

IN

BANKING HONG KONG.

JAPAN, AND

THE BANK LICENCE, THE REPRESENTATIVE

OFFICE WILL BE UPGRADED TO A BRANCH.

/THE SPOKESMAN