THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1888
1
JOINT PORT PROMOTION SCHEME HAS MERIT
THE
THIS
THERE IS MERIT IN CONSIDERING A JOINT PROMOTION SCHEME FOR
COMMERCIAL PORT OF HONG KONG, EMBRACING GOVERNMENT AND MAJOR PORT AND INTERESTS, THE DIRECTOR
MARINE, MR
SAID HALL, DERICK (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON,
OF
11 MR "EACH PARTICIPANT WOULD CONTRIBUTE IN THE COMMON INTEREST,
BALTIC HALL SAID WHEN HE SUGGESTED THE IDEA DURING AN ADDRESS TO THE
SEMINAR AT THE FURAFA AND INTERNATIONAL MARITIME COUNCIL'S TWO-DAY HOTEL.
AN EMBRYONIC IDEA AND "AT PRESENT THIS IS NOTHING MORE THAN GOVERNMENT WOULD
THERE IS NEED
FULLY
A CONVINCED THAT TO BE
MAKING ANY DECISION, HE WIDESPREAD SUPPORT FOR THE CONCEPT BEFORE SAID.
H
A HOMOGENEOUS
MR HALL POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG DID NOT HAVE PORT AUTHORITY, NOR HAD IT BEEN IN COMPETITION WITH OTHER PORTS.
"HISTORICALLY HONG KONG HAS NEVER PROMOTED ITSELF AS A PORT THE WAY THAT ALMOST EVERY OTHER MAJOR PORT HAS," HE SAID.
"INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES MAY NEED TO MARKET THEIR BUT NOTHING ELSE."
HOWEVER, MR HALL WARNED THAT IT MIGHT NO LONGER THE PORT OF HONG KONG HAD NO COMPETITORS.
IN
OWN
FACILITIES
BR TRUE THAT
KONG AS A HUB PORT FOR "KAOHSIUNG COULD COMPETE WITH HONG
AS A COMPETING HUB CHINA TRANSHIPMENT CARGO. SINGAPORE SEES ITSELF PORT. THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA," HE SAID.
IGNORE," "IT IS NOT SOMETHING WHICH WE CAN AFFORD TO
MR
HALL
STRESSED.
HE NOTED THAT NO BACKING OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS.
SUCH SCHEME WOULD BE VIABLE WITHOUT THE
AND THEREFORE
ITS
HE
WOULD WELCOME
REFERRING TO THE EXISTING PORT OPERATION,
A BASICALLY HONG KONG WAS DEPARTMENT ALTHOUGH MOST SUCH AS PILOTS, TUGS, CONTAINER PRIVATELY.
"THE
MR HALL SAID THAT CONTROLLED BY THE MARINE FACILITIES, TERMINALS WERE OWNED AND OPERATED
PORT 'STATE' OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMMERCIAL
ARE
PASSENGER OPERATED
FERRY BY THE
EXCEPTIONS ARE HARBOUR MOORINGS, TERMINALS AND PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS WHICH MARINE DEPARTMENT, HE ADDED.
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/HE SAID