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| Merchant Shipping Regulations Amended to Help Business | ||
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| Two Merchant Shipping Regulations will be
amended to pursue the Government's 'Helping Business Programme'
to make the licensing procedure more user-friendly and to authorize
the Director of Marine to determine the format of the licences
administratively, a spokesman for the Marine Department said today
(Friday). The amendments are made following the completion of a consultancy study on the review of requirements and procedures for processing licences and permits for local vessels in November 1996. The study also recommended that the requirement to obtain a special permit for Class II Miscellaneous Craft to leave the waters of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) be waived. The Merchant Shipping (Launches and Ferry Vessels) (Amendment) Regulation 1998 amends relevant regulations and repeals Forms 1 to 3 of the Second Schedule of the principal Regulations to allow the relevant licence and permit forms to be determined by the Director of Marine. Meanwhile, the Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Craft) (Amendment) Regulation 1998 amends certain regulations and repeals the First, Third and Ninth Schedules of the principal Regulations. It allows the relevant licence and permit forms to be determined by the Director of Marine. It also repeals regulations 43 and the Sixth Schedule thereby removing the requirement for Class II Miscellaneous Craft leaving the HKSAR waters to obtain a special permit. The two Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Regulations are published in today's Gazette and will be tabled at the Legislative Council on July 8. Friday, 3 July 1998 |
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