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ANNEX A

A SEPARATE HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING BE OBSERVED BY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

PROPOSED CONDITIONS TO

(Based on proposals contained in draft consultative document and subsequent discussion with Minister A & S)

Qualifications for registry

A ship shall be deemed to be a Hong Kong ship and shall be registered

as such if it is wholly owned by a company which is established

under and also subject to the laws of the Colony and which has its

principal place of business in the Colony.

Certification and manning

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Government shall require foreign-going ships to meet

conditions in respect of:

(a) the carriage of certificated personnel, and

(b) the level of manning for safety purposes

which shall not be less than those applicable to UK foreign-going

ships subject to the following modifications:-

(i) "Bona fide" Hong Kong citizens ie those who have

resided in Hong Kong for at least seven years will

be eligible, so far as nationality is concerned, to

sit for examinations and to be issued with Hong Kong Certificates at 1st Kate and 1st Engineer (Chief

Engineer) levels;

(ii) Hong Kong Certificates of Competency at 2nd late and

2nd Engineer levels may be issued by the Director

of Marine, after consultation with the UK Government,

to persons holding certificates issued by other

maritime countries in respect of which firm evidence

as to the standards and conditions of issue of such

certificates is available to him and has enabled

him to be satisfied that they can be accepted as being

of at least equivalent standard to Hong Kong Certificates,

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