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SUNDAY, AUGUST 9, 1987
HE SAID THE CONFIGURATION OF TERMINAL 7 REFLECTED THE FINDINGS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT AND WAS PREFERRED IN TERMS OF WATER QUALITY AND NOISE.
A 150-METRE-WIDE BUFFER STRIP WOULD BB INCLUDED BETWEEN THE BACK-UP AREA AND THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT MEI FOO. THIS BUFFER WAS EARMARKED FOR OPEN SPACES IN THE DRAFT LAI CHI KOK OUTLINE ZONING PLAN.
"IT IS ALSO INTENDED TO INCLUDE MEASURES IN THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE CONTAINER BACK-UP AREA TO ENSURE THAT, AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, NOISE AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES ARE MITIGATED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
EXPECTED TO
HE ADDED THAT THE FIRST BERTH OF TERMINAL 6 WAS BECOME OPERATIONAL IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1988, WHILE THE SECOND AND THIRD BERTHS WOULD BE COMPLETED IN LATE 1989.
IN 1986, THE ACTUAL THROUGHPUT AT KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER TERMINALS WAS 2.19 MILLION TEUS (TWENTY FEET EQUIVALENT UNIT). UPON COMPLETION OF THE THREE BERTHS AT TERMINAL 6, THE THROUGHPUT CAPACITY WAS EXPECTED TO REACH THREE MILLION TEUS.
WHEN TERMINAL 7 IS COMPLETED, THE CAPACITY WILL LIKELY REACH 3.75 MILLION TEUS.
GOODS VEHICLE OWNERS REMINDED ON AXLE WEIGHT MARKINGS
OWNERS OF GOODS VEHICLES AND TRAILERS ARE REMINDED THAT WITH EFFECT FROM AUGUST 25, THEIR VEHICLES SHOULD DISPLAY THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS.
"THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED AXLE WEIGHT MARKINGS ON GOODS VEHICLES AND TRAILERS WILL HELP DRIVERS DETERMINE THE LOADING CAPACITY OF EACH AXLE AND HENCE ENSURE THAT LOADS ARE PROPERLY PLACED, A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
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FOR GOODS VEHICLES, THE AXLE WEIGHT MARKINGS SHOULD DISPLAYED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE TOGETHER WITH THE OWNER'S NAME AND ADDRESS AND THE PERMITTED GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT.
AS FOR TRAILERS, THE COMMON PRACTICE IS ΤΟ MARKINGS ON THE NEAR SIDE OF THE CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE.
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"THE MARKINGS