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3.2.11
Or the development of container terminals, Mr. G. Barnes
(Secretary for Lands and Works, Hong Kong) explained
further that there were considerable problems with the
provision of back-up areas which required large amourt
of land for ancillary activities, such as storage,
break-bulking, stuffing and packaging, and repairing.
The main reason was that most of the goods from China
arrived in bulk and needed to be packed into containers
in the freight stations. At present, packing was mainly
done in the Kwai Chung terminals. Mr. Barnes enquired
whether the the Guangdong Government had considered assembling/packing the goods into containers in China
before transporting to Long Kong for transhipment
overseas.
this
3.2.12 Mr. Fu replied that containerisation of all goods as much as possible in Guangdong and other cities had been
under consideration in the economic development plan.
For example, in Huangpu Port, there was a container
freight station
for
Since
containerisation was just at the early stage of
development, the handling capacity was only moderate.
At present, goods were packaged at the port and door to
door service was not yet available.
purpose.
It
3.2.13 Mr. Barnes reiterated that lack of space would affect
both sides in the development of containerisation.
would also affect the throughput capacity of harbours in Hong Kong and Guangdong. He suggested that examination
be given to the possibility of constructing a freight
station in or rear Sherzher so that goods arriving at
Hong Kong would be in containers. Pe pointed out that
container freight stations need not
on waterfront
sites as containers could be transported to the port by
rail or by road.
be