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(b) towing or pushing; or

(c) any other purpose,

and does not carry passengers beyond the

waters of the Colony.".

Amendment of section 104.

6.

Section 104 of the principal Ordinance is amended

in subsection (1) by inserting, after "diving barges,"

the following· ·

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"oil barges, oil tankers,".

Explanatory Memorandum

This Bill amends the Merchant Shipping Ordinance

in two main respects.

2.

Clause 2 adds a new section 14A to the principal

Ordinance, so as to provide for the removal from a ship

of a seaman who has been lawfully discharged from the

ship but refuses to leave it. A seaman who has been

discharged may not remain on board except with the

permission of the master and a seaman who refuses to leave

when requested to do so by the master may be removed by

an authorized officer.

3.

Clause 3 deletes the references in section 71

of the principal Ordinance to the deposit of rubbish, oil,

etc. into the waters of Hong Kong.

4.

Clause 4 adds four new sections (71A, 71B, 71C

and 71D) which deal with pollution of Hong Kong waters.