Recycling Convention 2009

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HONG KONGINTERNATIONAL

CONVENTION FOR THESAFE AND

ENVIRONMENTALLYSOUND RECYCLING OF

SHIPS, 2009,ADOPTED ON 19 May 2009


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De&e%o)e" o' "he Ho! Ko!Co&e"$o The Hong Kong International Convention

for the Safe and EnvironmentallySound Recycling of Ships, 200 !theHong Kong Convention", #as adoptedat a diplomatic conference held inHong Kong, China, from $$ to $% &ay200, #hich #as attended 'ydelegates from () countries*

The Convention is aimed at ensuring thatships, #hen 'eing recycled afterreaching the end of their operational

lives, do not pose any unnecessary


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De&e%o)e" o' "he Ho! Ko!Co&e"$o The Convention intends to address all

the issues around ship recycling,including the fact that ships sold forscrapping may containenvironmentally ha-ardous su'stancessuch as as'estos, heavy metals,hydrocar'ons, o-one.depletingsu'stances, antifouling paints

containing Tri'utyltin !T/T" and others*It also addresses concerns raised a'out

the #oring and environmental

conditions at many of the #orlds ship


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De&e%o)e" o' "he Ho! Ko!Co&e"$oRegulations in the ne# Convention

cover1 the design, construction, operation

and preparation of ships so as tofacilitate safe and environmentallysound recycling #ithout compromisingthe safety and operational eciency ofships3

the operation of ship recyclingfacilities in a safe and environmentallysound manner3

and the esta'lishment of an


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