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New Eastern District Officer appointed

Mr Lee Kam-chung will assume the post of Eastern District Officer on Monday (February 3), replacing Mr Lui Hau-tuen.

Mr Lee, aged 53, joined the Executive Officer grade in 1970 and was promoted to Principal Executive Officer in 1995.

He has served in the Civil Service Branch, the former City and New Territories Administration, OMELCO and the Trade and Industry Branch.

His last posting was Registrar of Travel Agents in the Trade and Industry Branch.

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All HK seafarers required to re-register

The Marine Department today (Sunday) reminded all Hong Kong seafarers that they must re-register under the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance if they want to continue serving in the seafaring profession.

Following the implementation of the Merchant Shipping (Seafarers) Ordinance on September 2, 1996 which replaced the Merchant Shipping (Recruiting of Seamen) Ordinance, all Hong Kong seafarers previously registered under the Merchant Shipping (Recruiting of Seamen) Ordinance and those unregistered seafarers now being employed on coastal-going ships must be re-registered if they intend to continue serving in the seafaring profession.

Seafarers should apply to the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, Marine Department for registration by September 1 this year. If they are employed on foreign-going ships, they should apply within one month after being discharged from a ship returning to Hong Kong.

Since the re-registration started on September 2, 1996, 1,650 applications have been received by the Marine Department.