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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992

MR

MAJORITY

ARE HONG KONG THEM. THE PROPOSAL IN A MANNER ENTIRELY

**THE TSE SAID:

OF PASSENGERS RESIDENTS, WE HAVE A CLEAR DUTY OF CARE TOWARDS IN THE BILL WILL ALLOW US TO FULFIL THIS DUTY CONSISTENT WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND PRACTICE.

MERCHANT

DIRECTOR OF

TURNING TO THE SAFETY OF CARGO SHIPS, MR TSE SAID THE SHIPPING (SAFETY) (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 WOULD ENABLE THE MARINE TO:

500 GROSS REGISTERED IN CONVENTION ΤΟ

SHIPS WHICH ARE UNDER REQUIRE FOREIGN CARGO TONNAGE AND SHIPS OF OVER 500 GROSS TONNAGE COUNTRIES WHICH ARE NOT A PARTY TO THE SOLAS CONFORM TO THE HONG KONG STANDARDS AND CONVENTION

BEFORE BEING RESPECTIVELY INTERNATIONAL VOYAGE;

GRANTED

CLEARANCE

STANDARDS

FOR

AN

WITH

UNDER 500 GROSS PROHIBIT HONG KONG REGISTERED CARGO SHIPS

ANY TONNAGE FROM PROCEEDING TO SEA ON

THEY VOYAGE UNLESS

COMPLY

THE RELEVANT REGULATIONS, AND TO REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WHEN

+

PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF SUCH REQUESTING CLEARANCE FOR ANY VOYAGE;

ANY

SHIPS WHICH

ARE

NOT

IN THE

OF

OF

ACCEPT CERTIFICATES OF PRECISE FORMAT OF THE SOLAS CONVENTION, FOR THE PURPOSES VOYAGE WHERE THE DIRECTOR GRANTING CLEARANCE FOR ANY MARINE IS SATISFIED THAT

FOR REQUIRED

THE THE SUBSTANTIALLY

SAME AS ISSUE OF SUCH CERTIFICATES ARE THOSE REQUIRED FOR A HONG KONG REGISTERED SHIP.

THE STANDARDS

ΤΟ WHICH CERTIFICATES

UNDER THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (SAFETY) ORDINANCE SHIPS SOLAS APPLIES ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE VALID SOLAS SAFETY BEFORE OBTAINING A CLEARANCE TO SAIL FROM HONG KONG VOYAGES.

ON INTERNATIONAL

HOWEVER THE SOLAS CONVENTION DOES UNDER 500 GROSS TONNAGE OR SHIPS REGISTERED NOT PARTY TO THE CONVENTION,

NOT APPLY ΤΟ CARGO SHIPS IN COUNTRIES WHICH ARE

0

SIXTH FLIGHT TO ORDERLY REPATRIATE VIETNAMESE

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**

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT A SIXTH GROUP OF ABOUT 60 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES WILL RETURN ΤΟ VIETNAM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) UNDER THE CONTINUING ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME.

THIS IS THE SIXTH REPATRIATION FLIGHT UNDER THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME AGREED WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER

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LAST

YEAR.

/IT FOLLOWS