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Marine Department

Hong Kong's maritime management all at sea

2 Jun 2013

In spite of the importance for Hong Kong of its port and shipping centre roles, all is not well in the jurisdiction of maritime affairs. The attitude of the Marine Department to the Lamma IV...

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Minister backs immunity for inquiry

22 May 2013

Senior marine staff would not be questioned as part of the internal investigation into the Lamma ferry tragedy unless new information came to light, the city's transport chief insisted yesterday...

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Lamma ferry disaster relatives told 'marine chief expressed sorrow already'

17 May 2013

The Marine Department insisted yesterday that its director had already expressed his remorse for the Lamma ferry tragedy following criticism from relatives of some of the 39 people who died.

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Lamma disaster victims' families publicise angry letter to CY Leung

16 May 2013

Relatives of the Lamma Island ferry crash victims have publicised a letter they wrote to the chief executive, slamming the Marine Department for the accident and demanding an independent probe...

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Marine inquiry chief's Lamma IV link

10 May 2013

The man in charge of a marine department inquiry into issues raised by the Lamma ferry tragedy was involved in inspecting ships at the same time the Lamma IV was passing safety checks - despite...

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8,000 vessels won't have shelter during typhoons, study finds

5 May 2013

The full extent of the crisis caused by a lack of boat moorings has been revealed, with new government figures showing nearly 8,000 vessels will be without safe haven as the typhoon season...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Tom Clancy: a true hack of our time

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Howard Winn

Big tobacco firms fear high taxes the most

3:04AM

Culpability for Lamma ferry crash must be properly shared

The report of the inquiry into the Lamma ferry tragedy calls for congratulations but also misgivings. Congratulations because the report - 186 pages plus 82 pages of appendices - is an admirably...

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Alice Tai, Irving Koo to sit on marine reform committee after ferry disaster

A former ombudsman and a retired business executive will serve on a three-member committee led by the transport minister to advise the Marine Department on reforms after a ferry tragedy last year...

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Revealed: Shocking catalogue of failures that led to deaths of 39 in Lamma ferry crash

The Commission of Inquiry said the department never fully implemented a 2008 requirement that the number of lifejackets carried should be equivalent to a vessel's capacity, and that the number of...

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LAMMA TRAGEDY

Lamma ferry inquiry report blasts Marine Department

In its report, released yesterday, the Commission of Inquiry pointed to a "litany of errors" at every stage of the design, construction and inspection of the Lamma IV, which contributed to the...

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Letters to the Editor, April 28, 2013

Your comment columns and editorials frequently hail the concepts of freedom and free trade.

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MARITIME

Boat owners face stormy waters after enforcement of mooring rules

The Marine Department has stepped up enforcement of rules regarding boat length and ownership of moorings. The crackdown means hundreds of boat owners could see their vessels left at the mercy of...

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