Highly excited states in the nucleus 193Hg have been investigated by in-beam gamma -ray spectroscopic techniques using the EUROGAM array. The reaction 150Nd(48Ca,5n) at a beam energy of 213 MeV was used to populate states of 193Hg. The level scheme has been considerably extended (up to 10.7 MeV) and enriched from earlier studies. Two new structures of competing dipole and quadrupole transitions were observed. Experimental B(M1)/B(E2) ratios were determined for the two structures and compared with theoretical estimates. They were also compared with similar structures in the neighbouring Hg and Pb nuclei.