MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1989
DIRECTOR OF MARINE RECEIVES PLAQUE FROM NEW SHIP
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SHIP, THE ROYAL
THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL, WAS PRESENTED WITH PLAQUE BY THE CAPTAIN OF A NEW PASSENGER CRUISE VIKING SUN, AT A CEREMONY THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
THE 38,000-TONNE LINER, COMMISSIONED LAST MAIDEN WORLD CRUISE.
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THE CEREMONY WAS HELD ON BOARD THE SHIP, TERMINAL, TO COMMEMORATE HER FIRST CALL AT THE PORT OF HONG KONG.
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THE CEREMONY WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, MR JOHN MARCH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN
STRACHAN, AND GUESTS FROM THE LOCAL SHIPPING COMMUNITY.
MR HALL, IN RETURN, PRESENTED A MARINE DEPARTMENT PLAQUE TO THE MASTER, CAPTAIN OLA S. HARSHEIM.
BEFORE THE CEREMONY, MR HALL AND THE GUESTS WERE TAKEN ON A TOUR ON THE SHIP WHICH CAN CARRY A MAXIMUM OF 768 PASSENGERS.
THE BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL IS 204 METRES LONG AND DRAUGHT OF SEVEN METRES AND A CRUISING SPEED OF 21 KNOTS.
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THE ROYAL VIKING SUN ARRIVED IN HONG KONG THIS MORNING SOME 500 PASSENGERS AND WILL STAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY WHEN SHE WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK.
SEMINAR TO BOOST INWARD INVESTMENT
THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT WILI. ORGANISE A HALF-DAY SEMINAR ON INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN HONG KONG ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 23) AT THE MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL.
THE SEMINAR, AIMED AT BOOSTING INWARD INVESTMENT, WILL BE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 40 POTENTIAL INVESTORS WHO ARE INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT HONG KONG HAS ΤΟ OFFER AS WELL AS ITS UNIQUE, STRONG AND DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, IS INVITED TO DELIVER A WELCOME SPEECH, WHILE THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR K. Y. YEUNG, WILL PRESENT A SLIDE SHOW ENTITLED "HONG KONG WORKS"
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