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Hong Kong Register of Ships

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CHAPTER 1

Introduction

1.

1.1.

In May this year we published a Consultative

Document (CD) entitled "The Hong Kong Register of

The object of the publication was

Shipping".

(a)

to explain the need for a separate and

autonomous shipping register for Hong

Kong against the background of the Joint

Declaration on the Future of Hong Kong by

the Governments of the United Kingdom and

China;

(b)

to outline a possible framework for the

register; and

(c)

to seek views and suggestions from those

concerned with shipping on our initial

ideas. A copy of the CD is at Annex A.

1.2.

received.

Some thirty written submissions were

These submissions have been broken down into

subject areas. A list of respondents, together with the

breakdown by subject area, is attached as Annex B.