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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1990
THE GOVERNMENT FLEET COMPRISES ALMOST 500 VESSELS, INCLUDING MORE THAN 300 MECHANISED VESSELS WHICH RANGE IN SIZE SUCH AS THE FIRE BOAT ALEXANDER GRANTHAM AND THE COMMAND LAUNCHES, TO THE SMALL SUCH AS THE INFLATABLE THE POLICE AND THE TWO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS.
FROM THE LARGE POLICE TWO NEW
BOATS USED BY
THE VESSELS IN THE FLEET PROVIDE MANY SERVICES NOTABLY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY PATROLS OF HONG KONG WATERS BY THE POLICE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE AND. THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, AND SPECIALIST VESSELS SUCH AS FLOATING CLINICS, FLOATING REFUSE COLLECTORS AND FIRE BOATS.
APART FROM MAINTENANCE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCURING AND PROVIDING CREWS FOR MORE THAN 70 VESSELS OPERATED BY THE MARINE, IMMIGRATION AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PORT WORKS.
WAS LIKELY
MR SZE SAID THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD AT CANTON ROAD TO BE RECLAIMED TO MAKE WAY FOR A TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE SERVING THE AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, YET FACILITIES AT THE EXISTING DOCKYARD WOULD STILL NEED TO BE IMPROVED AND THEY WOULD BE TRANSPORTABLE TO THE NEW SITE ON STONECUTTERS' ISLAND.
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TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES ON DB COMMITTEE AGENDA
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SHAM
TRANSPORT
IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES
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DISTRICT MEMBERS OF THE
ON THREE COMMENT WILL COMMITTEE
THE DISTRICT AT FOR THE
BOARD'S
TRAFFIC AND
PROPOSED COMMITTEE'S
TRAFFIC
MEETING
TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
THESE SCHEMES WERE
RECOMMENDED
BY THE
NORTHWEST
KOWLOON
TRAFFIC STUDY.
ONE OF THE SCHEMES WHICH STREET, SEEKS TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC WALKING.
IN YEN WILL BE CARRIED
FLOW AND
PEDESTRIAN DISSUADE
OUT
CHOW JAY
INDUSTRIAL AREA WILL NETWORK AND ALLEVIATE
THE SECOND SCHEME IN THE CHEUNG SHA WAN
CIRCULATION TRAFFIC THE LOCAL IMPROVE CONGESTION AT OVERLOADED JUNCTIONS.
THE LAI
CHI KOK
OPERATIONS
AREA
AT
TO SEEKS THE
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THE THIRD SCHEME FOR CONGESTION AND IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTERCHANGE.
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