THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1978
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FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TUNG CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSION ON A LIST OF SUITABLE OPERATORS FOR A NEW MINOR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TUNG CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN IN THE NORTHERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND.
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TUNG CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN IS 2.2
NAUTICAL MILES.
AT PRESENT, THE FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND TAI O OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY CALLS AT BOTH TUNG CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN. THIS FERRY SERVICE WILL STOP CALLING AT TUNG CHUNG IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
A SPOKESMAN OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID:+IT IS, THEREFORE,
TUNG ANTICIPATED THAT APART FROM SERVING THE LOCAL PEOPLE IN CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN THIS MINOR FERRY SERVICE WILL CARRY A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RECREATIONAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE TWO PLACES.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE SERVICE WOULD PROVIDE, FOR EXAMPLE, INTERCHANGE FACILITY FROM TUNG CHUNG TO SHA LO WAN WHERE THE FERRY SERVICE OPERATED BY THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY CONTINUED TO CALL. HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE MINOR FERRY SERVICE WOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CHEK LAP KOK AT A LATER STAGE.
THE LAUNCHES PROVIDED FOR THE MINOR FERRY SERVICE MUST BE COMPLETELY DECKED AND EXCEED A REGISTERED LENGTH OF 40 FEET, AND LICENSED AS CLASS 11 OR CLASS III LAUNCHES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (LAUNCHES AND FERRY VESSELS) REGULATIONS.
THESE LAUNCHES WILL BE PERMITTED TO CARRY PASSENGERS AS
WELL AS CARGO.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT OPERATION OF THIS MINOR FERRY SERVICE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO AN APPROVED SCHEDULE OF SERVICE SPECIFYING TIMETABLE AND FARES.
THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL BE INITIALLY OFFERED A TEMPORARY LICENCE TO OPERATE THE FERRY SERVICE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE LICENCE IS RENEWABLE SUBJECT TO SATISFACTORY RECORD OF SERVICE.
IF REQUIRED BY THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT, THE SERVICE CAN BE OPERATED FOR A TRIAL PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE ISSUE OF THE TEMPORARY LICENCE IS CONSIDERED.
APPLICATIONS FOR INCLUSION ON THE LIST OF SUITABLE OPERATORS FOR THE ABOVE MINOR FERRY SERVICE SHOULD BE SENT TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, GUARDIAN HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG ON OR BEFORE APRIL 14, 1978 AND SHOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED: +APPLICATION FOR THE MINOR FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN TUNG CHUNG AND SHA LO WAN+.
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