Key developments in summary
As the above overview of regulatory developments
shows, in the year under review, several regulatory
measures have been adopted to strengthen the
legal framework relating to ship-source air pollution,
port reception facilities and garbage management.
Moreover, different sets of guidelines have been
developed with a view to facilitating the widespread
adoption of the 2010 HNS Convention and the 2009
Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling; progress
has also been made in respect of technical matters
related to the implementation of the 2004 BWM
Convention.