TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1980
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8 MILLION PASSENGERS EXPECTED TO USE MACAU FERRY WHARF
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THE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS TRAVELLING BETWEEN HONG KONG AND MACAU IS EXPECTED TO REACH 8.3 MILLION A YEAR BY 1985, THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR P.E.J. DAVY SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW TEMPORARY MACAU FERRY WHARF ON THE CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL WATERFRONT, MR DAVY SAID IT WAS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT IN 1964, THE YEAR OF OPENING OF THE OLD TERMINAL, THERE WERE ONLY 1.7 MILLION PASSENGERS. LAST YEAR 6.5 MILLION PEOPLE WERE PROCESSED.
THE NEW TEMPORARY TERMINAL, WHICH WILL COME INTO USE AT
7 AM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY), WILL PROVIDE BETTER PASSENGER PROCESSING FACILITIES, MR DAVY SAID.
IT HAS AN AREA OF MORE THAN 8 000 SQUARE METRES AND 30 IMMIGRATION COUNTERS, COMPARED WITH 18 PREVIOUSLY,
LOCATED WEST OF THE EXISTING FERRY WHARF IN RUMSEY STREET, IT HAS TWO BERTHS FOR FERRIES AND SEVEN QUAYS FOR HYDROFOILS AND JETFOILS.
AT THE OPENING CEREMONY TODAY, MR HENRY FOK, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SHUN TAK ENTERPRISES LTD., HANDED OVER THE TERMINAL KEYS TO MR DAVY WHO, TOGETHER WITH THE PORT CAPTAIN OF MACAU, COMMANDANTE J.G. FREIRE, DECLARED THE NEW TEMPORARY TERMINAL OPEN BY CUTTING A RIBBON.
COMMANDANTE FREIRE AND MR STANLEY HO, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SHUN TAK ENTERPRISES LTD., ALSO ADDRESSED A GATHERING OF SOME 150 GUESTS.
AFTER THE CEREMONY, THE GUESTS WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR OF THE NEW TERMINAL AND A TOUR OF HONG KONG HARBOUR ON A JETFOIL.
PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMES TO NAM SHAN ME VILLAGE ******
MORE THAN A HUNDRED FAMILIES LIVING IN NAM SHAN MEI VILLAGE, NGAU CHI WAN WILL HAVE PROPER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 29) WHEN A BUTTON IS PRESSED TO MAKE IT THE FOURTH SQUATTER AREA IN WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT TO COME UNDER THE ELECTR IF ICATION SCHEME.
RESIDENTS PREVIOUSLY OBTAINED THE IR ELECTRICITY BY TAPPING CABLES NEARBY. NOT ONLY WAS THIS ILLEGAL, IT ALSO GAVE RISE TO FIRE AND ELECTROCUTION RISKS AND PLAYED HAVOC WITH THE SUPPLY TO THE WHOLE AREA.
APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF LEGAL SUPPLY WAS CO-ORDINATED BY THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE AND WAS MADE TO CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY THROUGH THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
/A COMMITTEE
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