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PORT
For the port of Hong Kong, the year 1972 was one of significant development. Wharf facilities continued to expand and shipbuilding and repairing took on new dimensions. During May, two giant floating dry docks with a combined capacity of 125,000 tons came into service. In September, the initial berth of the $500 million Kwai Chung container terminal handled its first vessel-the 58,889-ton Tokyo Bay, forerunner of an armada of 'third generation" containerships sharing facilities at Berth 1. A further two berths are nearing completion at the Kwai Chung complex which is built on 125 acres of reclaimed land with a 4,000-foot seafrontage. Above container handling at Kwai Chung.