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(e) Fire Fighting Appliances and Life-Saving Appliances.

The necessary Rules have been promulgated under Hong

Kong legislation (based of course on UK legislation).

Although the Governor has the same powers as the Secretary

of State to exempt any ships or classes of ships from

any requirements of the rules for life-saving appliances

it is clear from the Director of Marine's letter that

there is no intention to reduce the requirements for

safety equipment on Mr Pao's ships. As regards particular

items of equipment, the DTI have no objection to the

proposal in the Director of Marine's letter relating to

Japanese equipment.

(f) Radio Equipment,

The requirements in this respect are laid down by

the International Convention for the Safety of Life at

Sea 1960 and have to be met in any country which is party

to the Convention.

The standards set in the UK Radio

Rules are somewhat more demanding;

but they apply only

to ships registered in the UK. As long as the ships

registered in Hong Kong conform to Convention standards

the DTI would have no objections.

HONG KONG MERCHANT SHIPPING LAWS

4. It was agreed last year that such provisions of the UK

Merchant Shipping Acts which have not been extended to the

Colony, but merely applied, should be reenacted in Hong Kong

in a consolidated form, which would include all amendments to

the Merchant Shipping Act 1894, with such minor modifications

as may be necessary, to apply them fully to the Colony.

4.

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