CONFIDENTIAL
JB Shouler Esq
Karine Division
Department of Trade & Industry
90/93 High Holborn
London WC1
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1 Tebruary 1972
WORLD WIDE SHIPPING
1. As explained by telephone this afternoon Mr William Loe, Hir Y K Pao's representative in London, called on Mr Royle yesterday afternoon and in the course of conversation made the point that in the question of registering World Wide ships in Hong Kong manning was the only real problem. He gave the following example of the difficulties he foregor, If a ship registered in Hong Kong had, with the agreement of the Director of Marine in Hong Kong, an alien as, gay, Chief Engineer and if that Chief Engineer fell sick while the ship were in, for example, an Australian port, the company would have to seek approval from the Director of Marine in Hong Kong before putting anybody else into the Chief Engineer's place. All this would take time and time was money when one was dealing with large oil tankers. Mr Lee asked whether it would be possible to obtain some kind of blanket exemption, say, for a ship.
2. Mr Royle promised to look into this and I should therefore be grateful for your early advice.
Cot Mr P F Newman, M & T Dept, PCO
CONFIDENTIAL
JA Clewley
Hong Kong Department
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