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TELEGRAM NUMBER 272 OF 1 FEBRUARY 1994

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MIPT: FUTURE OF HONG KONG: WORKING PAPER ON SHIPPING.

FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE REVISED WORKING PAPER.

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CURRENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED. THERE! WOULD BE FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINIS-

TRATIVE REGION WOULD REMAIN A FREE PORT. IN RETAINING ITS STATUS AS A FREE PORT, THE SAR'S EXISTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANAGE- MENT WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED. AS QUOTE HONG KONG CHINA UNQUOTE,

THE SAR WOULD MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND SIGN

AGREEMENTS WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND REGIONS AND WITH INTERNATIONAL

ORGANISATIONS. IT COULD ON ITS OWN JOIN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

AND CONFERENCES NOT LIMITED TO STATES.

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HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS AND CHARTERERS, THEIR MANAGERS AND AGENTS WOULD REMAIN FREE UNDER HONG KONG LAW TO OPERATE SHIPS FOR THE

CARRIAGE OF GOODS AND PASSENGERS WORLDWIDE AND BETWEEN HONG KONG

AND ALL OTHER PORTS INCLUDING THE PORTS OF CHINA AND TO PARTICIPATE

IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FREIGHT CONFERENCES. PRIVATE BUSINESSES WOULD

CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MARITIME SERVICES SUCH AS STEVEDORING, FOR- WARDING, INSURANCE (INCLUDING PROTECTION AND INDEMINITY CLUB ENTRY) AND LEGAL SERVICES. INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED CLASSIFICATION

SOCIETIES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNISED AND OPERATED UNDER HONG

KONG LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF SHIP SURVEYS.

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2. THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PORT

FACILITIES FOR LANDING OR LOADING PASSENGERS, CARGO, LIVESTOCK,

THE LANDING AND MARKETING OF FISH, PLEASURE CRAFT, SHELTER FROM

TYPHOONS AND FOR THE SUPPLY BY PRIVATE BUSINESSES OF STORES AND

BUNKERS AND SALVAGE, PILOTAGE, TOWAGE AND REPAIR SERVICES.

3. SHIPS WOULD CONTINUE TO ENJOY UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE PORTS

OF HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND IN THE COURSE OF TRADE

OR NAVIGATION.

4. THE KWAI CHUNG AND OTHER CONTAINER TERMINALS WOULD CONTINUE TO

OPERATE UNDER PRIVATE OWNERSHIP ON LAND LEASED FROM THE GOVERNMENT

OF THE SAR. THEY WOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FOR THE LOADING AND

DISCHARGE OF CONTAINERS TO SHIPS PERMITTED BY THE OPERATORS TO

HAVE ACCESS TO THESE TERMINALS.

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