FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1989
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COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AT TERMINALS WILL BE STUDIED
DODD
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS APPOINTED THE FIRM OF BLEWETT CHUNG LEE LTD TO UNDERTAKE A CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL AT THE CHINA AND MACAU FERRY TERMINALS.
A CONTRACT FOR THE $740,000 STUDY WAS SIGNED THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (PORT SERVICES), MR DAVID HUNT, AND THE FIRM'S MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR ALFRED CHING.
UNDER THE CONTRACT, THE CONSULTANT FIRM IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A REPORT OF ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT WITHIN FOUR WORKING MONTHS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE CONSULTANT WAS ASKED ΤΟ IDENTIFY THE MAXIMUM COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL AT THE CHINA AND MACAU FERRY TERMINALS.
"THE CONSULTANT IS ALSO REQUIRED TO RECOMMEND, IF NECESSARY, AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANISATION FOR SUCH COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, WAS ΤΟ MAXIMISE THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AT THE CHINA AND MACAU FERRY TERMINALS SO AS то PROVIDE A RETURN OF REVENUE FROM COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.
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EMBARKATION
THIS WOULD ENABLE THE DEPARTMENT TO MEET THE RUNNING COSTS THESE TERMINALS WITHOUT RELYING WHOLELY ON PASSENGER AND BERTHING FEES.
JOINT ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION MOUNTED
A TERRITORY-WIDE ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION OPERATION JOINTLY MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, AND THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 44 PERSONS.
THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUOUS EFFORT
TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
OF THE ARRESTED PERSONS, 10 WERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT AT THE BORDER. THEY HAVE BEEN SENT TO SAN UK LING FOR REPATRIATION.
THE REMAINING 34 HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.
THOSE FOUND TO
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