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the Director of Marine could choose a longer period

say one year if he so wished.

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"Short term" might

in fact, therefore, be a much longer arrangement than

Mr Pao anticipates and, as such, might be more

acceptable to him than the tone of his letter

suggests.

5. In setting the period of exemption, the

Director of Marine could not, of course, commit

himself in advance or by blanket agreement.

Understandably, Mr Pao would like advance assurances

but, as each application must be treated on its own

merit, (eg relating deck officers to the type of

ship, bridge equipment and cargo etc and engineer

officers to engines and machinery), all the

Director of Marine could promise is that, if the

circumstances were right, he would be prepared to

give exemptions up to "X" number of months.

this particular point it seems to me that Hong Kong

and the Director of Marine in particular have shown

considerable trust and goodwill in trying to meet

Mr Pao's requests and it would not seem unreasonable

to expect a modicum of reciprocity in this respect.

(ii) "if there are problems whereby

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Hong Kong legislation affecting such

matters are only effective and

enforceable within Hong Kong then a

system would have to be found

whereby the Hong Kong manning and

kindred regulations have a more

definite recognition in other parts.

of the Commonwealth".

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