>Press Releases Home > Publications and press releases > Press Releases Japanese positive about HK's shipping register after marine chief's visit Japanese ship owners and financial institutions in Tokyo and Imabari now hold a more positive view about the Hong Kong Shipping Register (HKSR) after a Marine Department delegation allayed their major concerns about the re-engineered register. This is reported in the seventh issue of Hong Kong Maritime News to be published on December 20 by the Marine Department. The delegation, led by the Director of Marine, Mr Tsui Shung-yiu, visited Japan's Tokyo and Imabari recently. The move was meant to clear Japanese concerns about requisition of ships, manning requirements, company/corporate practices and mortgage registration of the HKSR. During the visit, the delegation met with representatives of 12 major financial institutions and shipping companies in Tokyo. The quality services the Marine Department's shipping registry was providing to the overseas shipping sector were introduced and elaborated at many occasions. A seminar, held in Imabari, attracted over 40 shipping companies and financial institutions from the west Japan. The visit also provided a valuable chance for the shipping communities in both Hong Kong and Japan to exchange views on business opportunities of the two places. Mr Tsui also met media representatives in Japan on the services provided by Hong Kong's shipping register and its phenomenal growth. The delegation also organised a lunch gathering, in which issues concerning maritime matters in both places were discussed. More about the visit and other local maritime stories are available in the seventh issue of Hong Kong Maritime News to be published on December 20. The publication is accessible through Marine Department's website of http://www.gov.hk/mardep. Sunday, December 9, 2001
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