Professional and practical experiences in Maritime Law
Students attending the Principles of Maritime Law elective visited the Hong Kong International Terminals, where the international shipping of containerised cargo was explained to them, and the role of container shipping in the local economy was highlighted. Students also visited the Hongkong Salvage & Towage Services Limited (HKSTS), where they went onboard the Sung Kong, one of the most advanced tug available in Hong Kong and learned about towage and salvage operations. The contractual and legal arrangements used in the provision of these services were also discussed in a follow-up session.
During the course, the student had seminars delivered by Mr. Jim James (Hill Dickinson), who talked about the enforcement of mortgagee claims against shipowners; Mr. Pryderi Diebschlag (Clyde & Co), who discussed about the duration of time charter parties; and Ms Sharon Chan and Gina Cao (GARD Hong Kong), who spoke about Protection and Indemnity Insurance in the maritime sector.
近日，於法律學(xué)院修讀海事法（Principles of Maritime Law）選修課的學(xué)生參觀了香港國際貨櫃碼頭，深入了解了國際貨櫃貨物的運(yùn)輸流程，並認(rèn)識(shí)到貨櫃航運(yùn)對(duì)本地經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的重要性。學(xué)生們亦到訪香港打撈及拖船服務(wù)有限公司（HKSTS），登上香港最先進(jìn)的拖船之一「Sung Kong」實(shí)地考察，學(xué)習(xí)拖船和打撈作業(yè)的運(yùn)作。在隨後的討論環(huán)節(jié)中，學(xué)生們探討了相關(guān)服務(wù)所涉及的合約和法律安排。
在這選修課中， 法律學(xué)院為學(xué)生們邀請(qǐng)了多位業(yè)界專家進(jìn)行不同的專題講座，包括：來自希德律師行的詹樂弼律師講解了執(zhí)行抵押權(quán)人對(duì)船東的索賠、來自其禮律師行的Pryderi Diebschlag律師探討了定期租船合同的期限問題，以及來自Gard (HK) Ltd.的陳小麗律師和曹晶晶女士則講解了海運(yùn)業(yè)的保障和賠償保險(xiǎn)。