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HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING:
OF THE STUDY TEAM
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FS/PUSS ASS Secretary A & S
Hr. Hubback Dep Sec
Mr. Brigstocke SP
Mr. Marchant SBP
Hr. Henson SG
Professionel Chiefs in MAR
Mr. Hadigan HAR 4
Mr. Standen MAR 1
Miss Lackey CRE 2 Mrs. Wicks HAR 1
Mr. A. otwart FC0. Dr. Cowley in Hong Kong
REPORT ON THE PROGRESS
The four man
You asked for this progress report on 30.11.73. Study Team went out to liong Kong in the middle of October, spent a four week period in Hong Kong, and is at present in Japan. Three of the team will return to Hong Kong on December 2nd and the whole team will return to England about ten days later.
The team has been involved in continuing consultations with the Hong Kong Marine Department and shipowners, and will take these up again, on return to Hong Kong, Interviews have been conducted of officers serving with Hong Kong owners, but these are insufficient so far and we have made the point with the team that further interviews, particularly of deck officers, should be carried out before they return to this country, Shipyards and manufacturing establishments in Hong Fong have been visited, and currently shipyards and testing facilities in Japan.
It has become clear to the team that there may be considerable Japanese government and shipbuilders influence behind the Hong Kong shipowners' pressure for a Holy Kong Revister. Hong Kong shiporners, particularly Me. Y.F. Rao, have strong connections with Japan and draw extensively on Japanese finance. At prosent ships built for the UK register in Japanese shipyards are normally fitted out with British safety and auxiliary equipment (which is in any case competitive with Japonese exuipment). But the Japanese fe your a package deal whereby a ship yould be fitted out with Javanese equipment and any alterations to the basic peckers would result in financial penalties to the shipowner, It is thought that a next sunge would be a hirmer package to include a requirement that the chins be classed by T the Japanese clasei Picshion society, which is generally conciered to be less stringent in
Thus, its procedures than other Classification societies. ngupoval by DIT of Jungnese equirment for ships for the Hong Fone and UK resisters.could enable the day anese to offer an obtenative pacirane to ilk shipowners, at the expense of our
And if classification caninmont menufacturong and ghioyonds. with 17 Mare included, it would wewn that other classification gooieties fo.. Wordle demister) would be logine business snd revenue The the whole period of life of a ship,
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