SECRET
2. AFTER THE INAUGURATION OF THE HOVERFERRY SERVICES TO WHAMPOA
ON 17 NOVEMBER, SCHEDULED SERVICES ON A THRICE-DAILY BASIS STARTED
ON 18 NOVEMBER. THIS IS THE FIRST RERAR SEA-LINK BETWEEN HONG
PASSENGER FIGURES TO THE END OF KONG AND CANTON SINCE 1949.
NOVEMBER WERE:
FROM HONG KONG TO CANTON.
FOREIGN PASSPORT
LOCAL RESIDENTS
CPG OFFICIALS
99
1664
42
1805
FROM CANTON TO HONG KONG.
FOREIGN PASSPORTS
LOCAL RESIDENTS
CPG OFFICIALS
164
824
3
991
THE CUTWARD/INWARD DISPARITY IS ALSO DUE TO CHINA TRAVEL SERVICE'S INEFFICIENCY (SEE PARA.1 ABOVE), BUT IN THIS CASE A MORE BALANCED
PATTERN IS NOW EMERGING.
3. FIVE LOCAL GROUPS ARE DISCUSSING HOTEL PROJECTS IN CHINA
DURING THE MONTH THERE HAS BEEN WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES. CONSIDERABLE ACTIVITY BY THE CHINA MERCHANTS STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (A CONTRACT FOR EIGHT ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF SHIPS - TO BE BUILT IN JAPAN - AND ALSO THE PURCHASE OF AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING
OF TWENTY FIVE STOREYS).
2
SECRET
/LABOUR.
3