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CONSDENTEL
CYPHER/CAT A
FM HONG KONG 01085@Z
CONFIDENTIAL
AVON IN
NOV 1773
NXX 21
X 21/2/
TO ROUTINE TOKYO TELNO 83 OF 1ST NOVEMBER, 1973.
HONG KONG REGISTER OF SHIPPING,
MY TELNO 1119 TO FCO REFERS.
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A TEAM OF 4 SENIOR ENGINEER SURVEYORS FROM DTI ARRIVED IN HONG
KONG ON 17TH OCTOBER TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF
ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT REGISTER OF SHIPPING FOR HONG KONG.
WE ARE ARRANGING IN. CONSULTATION WITH THE SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION
OF JAPAN VISITS TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, AND RADIO EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF TYPE TESTING THESE EQUIPMENT FOR U K
ACCEPTANCE.
THE TEAM WILL BE IN JAPAN FROM 18TH NOVEMBER TO 11TH DECEMBER
DURING WHICH THEY WILL VISIT MANUFACTURERS AT TOKYO, YOKOHAMA,
KOBE AND OSAKA,
DTI TEAM CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING:
MR. J. COLEY,
MR. G.W. THOMPSON.
CAPTAIN ANDISON.
MR. J. HUNT.
THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DR. Y.C. LEE OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT
AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION,
WE HAVE ASKED THE JAPANESE SHIPBUILDING ASSOCIATION TO
RECOMMEND HOTELS FOR DR. LEE AND THE TEAN, BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ARRANGE FOR THE HOTEL BOOKINGS. WOULD IT BE.
POSSIBLE FOR THE EMBASSY TO PAY THE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION BILL ON OUR
BEHALF. WE WILL ARRANGE REIMBURSEMENT,"
THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS, ASSOCIATION
VILL TAKE HIS OWN ARRANGEMEDYS.
/THE
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