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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1988
MARINE DEPARTMENT TO TAKE PART IN EXPOSHIP '88
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IN THE
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WILL PARTICIPATE
EXPOSHIP FAR EAST '88 TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG EXHIBITION CENTRE IN WAN CHAI BETWEEN NOVEMBER 15 AND 18.
THE EXPOSHIP, AN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXHIBITION HELD IN HONG KONG BIENNIALLY, IS ORGANISED BY THE SEATRADE FAR EAST AND CO-SPONSORED BY A NUMBER OF SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONS AND THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
A SEMINAR, WHICH WILL BE OPENED BY THE GOVERNOR, WILSON, WILL ALSO BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXPOSHIP.
SIR DAVID
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HUB
EXPOSHIP FAR EAST '88, CARRYING THE THEME OF "HONG KONG OF THE ASIAN MARITIME COMMUNITY", WILL PROVIDE A VENUE FOR THOSE FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE MARITIME TRADE TO MEET, TO UPDATE AND TO ACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARITIME FIELD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE DEPARTMENT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE EXPOSHIP WOULD TAKE THE FORM OF A DISPLAY STAND.
12-MINUTE DESCRIBED
HE SAID THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE STAND WOULD BE A VIDEO ENTITLED "THE PORT OF HONG KONG" WHICH COMPREHENSIVELY THE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE PORT AS WELL AS ITS FUNCTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION.
THE PORT OF HONG KONG, WHICH IS WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS EFFICENCY AND FLEXIBILITY, NOW STANDS AT THE HEAD OF THE WORLD'S LEAGUE TABLE IN TERMS OF CONTAINER THROUGHPUT.
OTHER MAJOR WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WOULD ALSO
BE
DISPLAYED IN THE
FORMS MODELS, MAPS AND CHARTS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OF
PHOTOGRAPHS,
THESE INCLUDE THE VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH WILL COME INTO OPERATION NEXT YEAR, THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL, POLLUTION CONTROL, PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS, PORT PLANNING, PROVISIONS OF AIDS TO NAVIGATION AND MOORING BUOYS, TYPHOON SHELTERS, GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD, MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUES AND THE SHIPPING REGISTER.
"IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH THESE COLOURFUL VISUAL DISPLAYS THE INDUSTRY AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PORT AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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