FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1977
FORMERLY, ALL LORRIES ADMITTED INTO THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS WERE REQUIRED TO HOLD A CARGO WORKING TICKET WHICH COST $1 PER HOUR AT NIGHT AND $4 PER HOUR AT DAY TIME.
WHILE SUCH CARGO WORKING TICKETS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR CARGO WORKING PURPOSES, A NEW PARKING TICKET WILL BE INTRODUCED AT $6 FOR A TICKET VALID FROM 8 P.M.
TO 8 A.M. AND AT $12 FOR A TICKET VALID FROM 8 A. M. TO 8 P.M. THIS WOULD MEAN CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS FOR THOSE LORRY OPERATORS WHO WISH TO USE THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS SOLELY FOR PARKING PURPOSES.
IN ADDITION, PARKING TICKET WILL GUARANTEE A PARKING SPACE FOR A VEHICLE FOR THE ENTIRE 12-HOUR PERIOD DURING WHICH IT CAN COME AND GO AS MANY TIMES AS IT PLEASES.
THE NEW FEES STRUCTURE HAS ALSO MADE PROVISIONS FOR CONTAINER TRAILERS AND PRIME MOVERS TO BE CHARGED AS SEPARATE VEHICLES SO THAT ONE PRIME MOVER MAY HANDLE MORE THAN ONE TRAILER IN A PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA. THIS WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE CONGESTION AND ANNOYANCE CAUSED BY SOME CONTAINERS BEING PACKED AND UNPACKED ON STREETS.
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AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE YAU MA PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA WOULD COME INTO OPERATION FROM
8 A.M. ON MONDAY (JANUARY 10).
THIS BRINGS TO TWO THE NUMBER OF CARGO WORKING AREAS MANAGED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT.
THE YAU MA TEI PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREA, SITUATED AT FERRY STREET, HAS A FRONTAGE OF 610 METRES (2,000 FEET) AND IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING MORE THAN 45 MOTOR CARGO BOATS AND EIGHT DUMB STEEL LIGHTERS SIMULTANEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE PARKING SPACES FOR ABOUT 100 LORRIES.
MR. BERNARD TANG, SENIOR MARINE OFFICER (CARGO HANDLING) SAID THAT WITH THE OPENING OF THIS CARGO WORKING AREA A SERVICE WHEREBY CONSIGNEES COULD RING UP FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING BERTHING SITUATION IN ALL CARGO WORK ING AREAS WOULD BE INTRODUCED.
THIS HE SAID. WOULD ENABLE CARGO OPERATORS TO DECIDE WHERE TO SEND THEIR VESSELS SO AS TO AVOID WASTING TIME.
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