FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1989
THE FINANCIAL
AND INSTITUTIONAL
STUDY (FINS) WOULD
MAKE
THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE FINANCING AND MANAGING ASPECTS OF
MR HALL, WHILE NEW DEVELOPMENTS, SAID
NOTING THAT THE MARINE
INTO BRANCH
BOTH PADS DEPARTMENT HAD AN INPUT THROUGH ITS PLANNING AND FINS.
THAT SYSTEM (VTS) WAS SCHEDULED WOULD BECOME OPERATIONAL IN
ON THE SUBJECT OF VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, MR HALL SAID A NEW RADAR-CUM-COMPUTER VESSEL TRAFFIC
YEAR AND FOR COMPLETION IN JULY THIS OCTOBER.
"THE VESSEL TRAFFIC CENTRE WILL BE MANNED TRAINED OFFICERS IN SIX TEAMS ON A 24-HOUR BASIS.
BY A
TOTAL OF 36
"THE NEW SYSTEM WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY AND OF MARINE TRAFFIC CONTROL, MR HALL SAID.
SAFETY
WHILE POLICY WAS
ON THE LEVEL OF FEES AND CHARGES, MR HALL EXPLAINED THAT
COUNCIL, GOVERNMENT THIS WAS A MATTER FOR THE EXECUTIVE THAT DEPARTMENTS SHOULD RECOVER OPERATIONAL COSTS.
"IN LINE WITH THIS POLICY I RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASING FEES FOR PUBLIC
SHIPPING, THE
MADE HAVE THEREFORE
CARGO WORKING AREAS,
REGISTRY
OF AND SURVEY
MARINE MERCANTILE
OFFICE, EXAMINATIONS (FOR CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY) AND VESSEL LICENSING.
"SEAMEN'S RECRUITING OFFICE AND PILOTAGE FEES CONSIDERATION, HE SAID.
TH
BECAME
ARE ALSO UNDER
OPERATIONAL,
MR HALL SAID THAT WHEN THE VTS LIGHT DUES AND PASSENGER EMBARKATION FEES WOULD BE INCREASED.
PORT
AND
A DETAILED BE MATTER WOULD WOULD LAST UNTIL
TURNING TO THE REVIEW ON LOCAL CRAFT, MR HALL SAID
OUTLINING ALL MAJOR PROPOSALS ON DOCUMENT
THE PUBLISHED NEXT MONTH FOR PUBLIC CONSULTATION WHICH JUNE 1.
NEW SHIPPING REGISTER MR HALL ALSO REPORTED THAT WORK ON THE
'CHEDULE WAS PROGRESSING WELL AND IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE "LAUNCHED" ON IN 1990.
THE PROPOSALS BY "THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE STEERING IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR COMMITTEE WERE RELEASED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE
HE ADDED. AND WERE WELL RECEIVED BY THE SHIPPING COMMUNITY,
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MR HALL ALSO SPOKE ON A NUMBER OF OTHER ISSUES DEPARTMENT SUCH AS THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD,
OF RESTRUCTURING
AND
UNDERGOING
MODERNISATION PROGRAMME: THE MACAU
A
AND
FERRY CHINA
CONCERNING THE WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS AND FIVE-YEAR EXPANSION
TERMINALS;
THE
RESULTS OF SEVERAL
SHIPPING
INQUIRIES;
AND
THE WORK OF FLOATING
REFUSE COLLECTION.
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