"In conclusion I see no major obstacle or
inconvenience in your registering vessels in
Hong Kong either as new construction or
transferring from foreign registry.
Problems
of operating under the British flag occasioned
by shortages of qualified officers could be
alleviated by the judicious use of my powers of
exemption matched with your own conditions of
service."
(In view of the first sentence of this quotation the
word "alleviated" in the second must, I think, be
interpreted as sufficiently accommodating to meet
Mr Pao's requirements
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9. There no longer appears any objection in Hong
Kong as suggested earlier to granting exemptions.
for aliens to be employed as Masters of British
registered vessels and the only remaining
inconvenience (though this may be considerable) is
that no exemption is permanent and would require
renewing on every occasion the ship leaves a British
port.
10.
Nevertheless, if Mr Pao's desire to register
his fleet in Hong Kong outweighs the inconvenience
involved, the mechanics and good will exist to make
it possible.
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11. I recommend, therefore, that in talking to
Mr Pao, Mr Royle should pursue the conclusion of the
Director of Marine and DTI that "no major obstacle
or inconvenience" exists providing agreement on
allied issues (structure, accommodation, safety
etc) is confirmed and Mr Pao is prepared to accept
the power of exemption as an interim solution to
officer manning until a more permanent one can be
/devised.
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