FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988
GOVERNOR OPENS NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, UNVEILED A PLAQUE CEREMONY THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON IN DECLARING OPEN THE NRW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TSIM SHA TSUI.
SIR DAVID AND LADY WILSON ALSO TOURED THE TERMINAL AFTER THE UNVEILING CEREMONY, THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SINO GROUP TERMINAL SITE, MR ROBERT NG.
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WHILE ADDRESSING THE CEREMONY, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT THE NEW TERMINAL, WHICH WOULD COME INTO FULL OPERATION NEXT MONTH, WOULD PROVIDE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICES FOR PEOPLE TRAVELLING FROM CHINA.
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"THERE WILL BE MORE BERTHS FOR FERRIES, BETTER IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS FACILITIES, BETTER WAITING FACILITIES AND A MECHANISED BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM,' HE SAID.
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THE GOVERNOR DESCRIBED THE MODERN TERMINAL, WHICH WILL BE MANAGED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, AS 'A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE LINKS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA'.
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"THESE LINKS HAVE INCREASED RAPIDLY OVER THE YEARS, SIR DAVID SAID, NOTING THAT THE FIRST FERRY SERVICE FROM HONG KONG TO CHINA IN RECENT YEARS STARTED OPERATION IN NOVEMBER 1978.
"IT WAS OPERATED BY ONE FERRY COMPANY USING HOVERFERRIES FROM ΤΑΙ KOK TSUI PIER TO GUANGZHOU. TODAY, THERE ARE EIGHT FERRY COMPANIES OPERATING TO 21 PORTS IN CHINA, INCLUDING GUANGZHOU, SHANGHAI, SHANTOU AND XIAMEN.
"THEY USE BOTH MODERN DYNAMICALLY SUPPORTED CRAFT, SUCH HOVERCRAFT, JETCRAFT, AND CONVENTIONAL PASSENGER VESSELS.
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THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT WITH THE EXPANSION OF SERVICES, THE NUMBER OF FERRY PASSENGERS BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA HAD RISKN GREATLY, FROM 300,000 IN 1979 TO LAST YEAR'S 2.8 MILLION.
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"THIS REPRESENTS A GROWTH RATE OF MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES EIGHT YEARS, SIR DAVID SAID. "THIS YEAR WILL SHOW A FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE."
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT THE TERMINAL, HAD BEEN DESIGNED TO HANDLE A MAXIMUM OF 19 MILLION PASSENGERS PER YEAR.
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"IT SHOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CAPACITY TO MEET DEMAND INTO NEXT CENTURY, HE SAID.
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