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(ii) Marine

by the

Department: The delegates were impressed

surveillance equipment at the Vessel

Traffic Management Centre.

such

as

Convention,

International links

COSPAS-SARSAT, Safety Container

Annex III to the Marpol Convention

Merchant Shipping (Seafarer Bill), were

mentioned.

The delegates asked

and the

briefly

questions

relations

on Marine's Department's working

with provincial

and

central

authorities of the PRC;

(iii) Provisional

Airport Authority: Mr Zhao Jihua

showed keen interest in the ACP projects, (he

had been involved in the discussions leading to

the MOU). He asked about the progress of the

programme, with some emphasis on the Lantau

Crossing, West Kowloon and Central/Wanchai

Reclamations. He was told that the Lantau Fixed

Crossing project could be completed by the

target date of mid-1997. At the new airport

Fixed

site, Mr Zhao asked more questions, mainly on

technical details;

Constitutional Affairs Branch:

(iv)

the

noted that

the

SCA briefed

delegates on the structure of HKG. They

branch-department

structure

allowed more flexibility in policy making; and

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