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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1983
NEW FERRY PIER FOR TSUEN WAN
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THE $50-MILLION NEW TSUEN WAN FERRY PIER COMPLEX IS FULLY INTEGRATED WITH THE NEW BUS STATION AND OTHER PUBLIC ROAD TRANSPORT FACILITIES IN THE DISTRICT, THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TODAY.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE PIER, HE SAID IT IS THE FIRST COMPLEX TO BE BUILT ON THE NEW TSUEN WAN RECLAMATION WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY CHANGE THE NEW TOWN'S COASTLINE IN 1986 WHEN ALL WORKS ARE COMPLETED.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE RECLAMATION WILL INCLUDE A HOUSING ESTATE AND A RECREATION GROUND.
+ IT REPRESENTS NOT ONLY A VAST IMPROVEMENT ON THE OLD PIER WHICH HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR MANY YEARS BUT ALSO AN ESSENTIAL PART OF TSUEN WAN'S MODERN TRANSPORT LINKS WITH HONG KONG ISLAND AND TSING YI, HE SAID.
MR AKERS-JONES NOTED THAT FERRY SERVICES CONTINUED TO BE ONE OF THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT NETWORK.
HE WAS GLAD THAT THE COMPLETION OF THE PIER CAME NOT SOON AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY OF ITS DETERMINATION TO REDEVELOP THE JUBILEE STREET PIER. +AND I SHOULD LIKE TO PAY A TRIBUTE TO THE COMPANY WHICH HAS HAD TO FACE MANY UNUSUAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST 10 YEARS, + HE SAID.
+AS A COMMUNITY, WE MUST RECOGNISE THAT INCREASING COSTS AND COMPETING MODES OF TRANSPORT HAVE CREATED THESE PROBLEMS FOR THE FERRY COMPANY.
+ IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES SUCH AS LACK OF PIER FACILITIES, DO NOT PLACE ARTIFICIAL RESTRAINTS ON OUR ABILITY TO MAKE USE OF THIS PLEASANT AND DIRECT MEANS OF TRAVELLING BETWEEN THE HONG KONG TERMINALS, THE MAINLAND AND THE ISLANDS.
+IN THIS REGARD, THE IMPORTANCE OF BUS AND MINIBUS SERVING THE PIERS IS ALSO MOST IMPORTANT, HE ADDED.
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