SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1989
FERRY SERVICE HAS LONG TERM FUTURE
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THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG. SAID FERRY SERVICES WOULD CONTINUE TO BE AN IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF HONG KONG'S PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE LONG TERM.
HE SAID THIS WHEN OFFICIATING AT THE
COMMISSIONING OF THE
" 'GOLDEN STAR". A NEW VESSEL OF THE STAR FERRY COMPANY. TODAY (SATURDAY).
"AS AN OFF-ROAD MODE OF TRANSPORT. FERRIES HELP то EASE PRESSURE ON THE ROAD NETWORK. THIS ROLE IS FULLY RECOGNISED IN THE 1989 GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY," HE SAID.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW VESSEL'S ACQUISITION, MR LEUNG THE WHARF GROUP FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO THE PROVISION OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC AND ITS CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURĖ.
PRAISED QUALITY
HE NOTED THAT THE "GOLDEN STAR" IS ONE OF THE TWO NEW VESSELS WHICH WILL BE DEPLOYED ON THE STAR FERRY COMPANY'S CROSS HARBOUR SERVICES WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR.
THE COMPANY ALSO PLANS TO FIT NEW ENGINES TO 10 VESSELS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF ITS FERRY OPERATION.
PLANS FOR FIVE HOTELS APPROVED
PLANS FOR FIVE HOTELS. HAVING A TOTAL OF 1,662 ROOMS. WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE IN APRIL.
THEY WERE AMONG 58 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED BY THE OFFICE DURING THE MONTH.
ALSO
APPROVED
WERE
24
PLANS
FOR
APARTMENT.
12 FOR COMMERCIAL
APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, DEVELOPMENTS AND FIVE FOR FACTORY OR GODOWN PROJECTS.
OF THE PLANS APPROVED, 23 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 15 FOR KOWLOON AND 20 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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FOR 48 PROJECTS. THE TOTAL
METRES, OF WHICH PURPOSES AND THE
CONSENT TO START WORK WAS GIVEN FLOOR AREA OF THESE PROJECTS WAS 382.928.55 SQUARE 261,216.35 SQUARE METRES WAS FOR NON-DOMESTIC REMAINDER FOR DOMESTIC USES.
/THE TOTAL