TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1984
LAST YEAR, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SURVEYED TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND NUMBERS OF VESSELS ON THE MAIN APPROACHES TO THE PORT. THE RESULTS OF THIS SURVEY WERE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE IDENTIFIED RISK.
THE MOST EFFECTIVE LOCATIONS AT WHICH RADAR EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE BASED TO MONITOR HIGH-RISK AREAS WERE: NORTH EAST LANTAU: SHEK KWU CHAU BLUFF HEAD; WAGLAND ISLAND AND THE REDEVELOPED MACAU FERRY TERMINAL.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR THE VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WOULD INCLUDE RADAR, VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO, VERY HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO/DIRECTION FINDING EQUIPMENT, AND COMPUTERS TO ANALYSE THE DATA AND PRESENT IT ON MONITORS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT IN 1975, 15 061 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS
IN 1983, THIS INCREASED TO 22 959. ENTERED AND CLEARED HONG KONG. THE TONNAGE OF CARGO IN THE SAME PERIOD ROSE FROM 17.7 MILLION TO 37.9 MILLION TONS.
PROJECTIONS FOR 1994 INDICATED THAT SOME 33 000 OCEAN-GOING VESSELS WOULD ENTER AND CLEAR THE PORT, WITH ALL THAT IMPLIED FOR THE USE OF EXISTING WATERWAYS,
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IS NOW EVALUATING THE RESULTS OF THE
THE GOVERNMENT WILL THEN DECIDE WHETHER TO INSTALL THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM.
STUDY.
CARTOON CHARACTERS TO PROMOTE VOTING
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MEMBERS OF THE +DRAGON FAMILY+ WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE TO ENCOURAGE KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS AND WORKERS TO REGISTER AS VOTERS FOR THE COMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
+MR AND MRS DRAGON+, TOGETHER WITH +GRANDFATHER+ AND +BABY DRAGON+, WILL BE SELLING THE MESSAGE THROUGH LEAFLETS, STICKERS AND POSTERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND HOUSEHOLDS. THE CARTOON CHARACTERS ARE BEING USED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE FOR ITS VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE UNTIL OCTOBER 1.
+THROUGH THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE 'DRAGON' FAMILY WHICH ARE ILLUSTRATED IN AN EIGHT-PANEL LEAFLET, RESIDENTS WILL BE TOLD WHAT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM IS, WHAT THE DISTRICT BOARD IS AND DOES, AND WHY AND HOW PEOPLE SHOULD VOTE,+ THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID.
+THE LEAFLET IS AIMED AT PUTTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS IN A SIMPLE, CLEAR AND LIGHT-HEARTED MANNER.+
/IN THE