Huatai Insurance Agency & Consultant Service Ltd, our correspondents in China, has provided us with the following information:
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Recently, our local offices in northern China have noted an increased number of cases concerning vessels being fined by local Maritime Safe Administration (“MSA”) for discharging garbage/sewage in Bohai Bay, China. According to our information, local MSA has enhanced supervision of discharging garbage or pollutants in Bohai Bay. According to Marine Environment Protection Law of the People’s Republic of China, offenders in this respect are subject to a penalty ranging from RMB20,000 to RMB200,000 depending on different extent of violation.
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