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The Merchant Shipping (Limitation of Shipowners Liability) (Amendment) Ordinance 2005 (the Amendment Ordinance) (Commencement) Notice was gazetted today (April 30).
A spokesman for the Transport and Housing Bureau said the Secretary for Transport and Housing has appointed May 3, 2015 as the day on which sections 2(b), 11, 12, 14(a) and (b)(i) and 20 of the Amendment Ordinance (the provisions) come into operation.
The commencement of the provisions, which seek to give effect to the increased liability limits for shipowners adopted by the International Maritime Organization, is consistent with our policy objective to maintain Hong Kong's status as an international maritime centre, the spokesman added.
The commencement notice will be tabled to the Legislative Council on May 6, 2015.
Ends/Thursday, April 30, 2015
Issued at HKT 11:53
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