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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS AT HIGH ISLAND
STRICT SECURITY MEASURES TO PREVENT PILFERING
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THE DISTRICT OFFICER, SAI KUNG, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, TODAY (SATURDAY) REPORTED BRIEFLY, ON THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS AT THE KOON MUN CHANNEL WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING EXCAVATED AS PART OF THE HIGH ISLAND VATER SCHEME.
HE SAID THAT STRICT SECURITY HAS CEEN IMPOSED AROUND THE SITE TO PREVENT / FURTHER PILFERING. HE CALLED O ANYONE UHO HAD TAKEN AWAY SAMPLES TO RETURN TESH IMMEDIATELY.
MR. OXLEY HAD ADVISED CITY MUSEUM CURATOR, MR. JOHN WARNER, OF THE DISCOVERY, AND THAT ER. WARNER AND KR. B. WILLIAMS OF THE HONG KONG ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY VORE FLANNING FURTHER EXCAVATION.
MEANWHILE, CITY MUSEUM STAFF YESTERDAY CARRIED OUT PRELIMINARY WORK AND HAVE TAKEN AWAY SAMPLES FOR DATING AND FURTHER SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER SAID IT WAS FAR TOO EARLY TO INDICATE THE DATE OF THE SUNKEN SHIP OR THE GENERAL IMPORTANCE OF THE DISCOVERY.
HE DID, HOWEVER, INDICATE THAT THE SHIP WAS UNLIKELY TO BE OLDER THAN MING DYNASTY.
HE SAID THAT ONCE THE CITY MUSEUM INVESTIGATIONS HAD BEEN COMPLETED IT WAS HOPED TO ISSUE FULL DETAILS OF THE DISCOVERY. HE UNDERSTOOD THE CURATOR VOULD DISPLAY MANY OF THESE OBJECTS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTERESTS IN THE CITY MUSEUM.
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WARNING AGAINST NAVIGATING TOO CLOSE TO FERRY PIERS
THE DIRECTOR OF HARINE TODAY WARNED OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SMALL VESSELS IN THE HARBOUR TO KEEP WELL AWAY FROM PASSENGER AND VERICULAR PIENS.
+IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED,+ HE SAID, *THAT THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR ALL TYPES OF VESSELS TO NAVIGATE EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE VARIOUS PASSENGER AND VEHICULAR PIERS IN THE HARBOUR.
+THIS PRACTICE IS BOTH IMPRUDENT AND DANGEROUS AND HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF LIFE.+
THE DIRECTOR STRESSED THAT ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE OF SMALL VESSELS WHETHER POVERED OR UNDER SAIL, ARE REQUIRED TO PASS THESE PIERS AT A DISTANCE OF NOT LESS THAN 300 FEET.
THIS PRECAUTION WAS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS WHEN ADDITIONAL FERRIES USED THE WEST AND EAST ARUS OF THE FONY PIERS AT TSIM SHA TSUI AND EDINBURGH PLACE.
+SHI PMASTERS, PILOTS AND COXSWAINS ARE REQUIRED TO GIVE ALL · FERRY PIERS, GOVERNMENT PIERS AND PUBLIC PIERS AS VIDE A BERTH AS IS COMMENSURATE WITH OTHER NAVIGATIONAL COMMITMENTS AND WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE PORT, HE SAID.
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