PH Consulate General in HK Extends Services to Filipino Cruise Ship Staff

Filipino officers, personnel and crew of Genting cruise ship Star Pisces avail themselves of government services during the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong’s consular outreach mission on board the ship on 07 September 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photos)

HONG KONG 16 October 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong conducted a consular outreach mission on board the Genting cruise ship Star Pisces on 07 September 2018—the first-ever outreach mission of the Consulate General in the last three years.

Consul General Antonio A. Morales (left) delivers his remarks while Star Pisces Captain Henrik Ortenblad welcomes the Consulate General team at the start of the Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong’s consular outreach mission on board the ship on 07 September 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photos)

The Consulate General team, composed of the overseas voting registration, legal, Social Security System, Pag-IBIG Fund and Department of Social Welfare and Development units, provided more than 180 services during the consular outreach mission. Star Pisces Captain Henrik Ortenblad welcomed the Consulate General team. It is part of Star Cruises, one of the three distinct cruise brands of Genting Cruise Lines docked at the Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Currently, Star Pisces has around 300 Filipino officials, personnel and crew in its employ.

The Philippine Consulate General team poses with officials, personnel and crew of Star Pisces at Star Pisces’ bridge during the consular outreach mission on board the ship on 07 September 2018. (Hong Kong PCG photos)
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