GOVERMENT HOUSE HONG KONG.
HED 27 MAY 92 08:48
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ANNEX A
1.
Record of the
Meeting on Piracy in the Far East Region held in Kuala Lumpur on 27 February 1992
Objective
The meeting was sponsored by the ICC International Maritime Bureau and the Royal Malaysian Police to review the growing problem of piracy in the Far East. The stated intention was to bring law enforcement agencies and the shipping industry together to promote a better understanding of the problem and identify the way forward. The IMB proposal to establish an IMB office in Kuala Lumpur to receive and collate piracy
reports was also discussed.
Attendance
2.
the
The meeting was attended by representatives of governments, law enforcement and the shipping industry. There were large
from delegations
Indonesia and Malaysia, and
international shipping industry were well represented by various organisations and individuals. Singapore also sent
a last minute
representative,
a
decision
non-attendance.
thought to have
been
to avoid the political embarrassment of Two representatives from the Interpol
Office in Beijing also attended. The Norwegian Ambassador to Malaysia and a representative of the British High IMO were represented by
Commission were also present.
Da
Captain
Costa from the Maritime Safety Division. A full
list of attendees will be included in the record of the
proceedings which will be made available by IMB in due course. A provisional list of attendees is at Annex I.
Proceedings
3.
The
Director
purpose OF the
of Che
introductory remarks.
It
his Bureau, in
unanimously agreed that he
should act as chairman of the meeting.
meeting was explained by Eric Ellen,
International Maritime
was
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