SATURDAY,
1991
MARINE DEPT STATEMENT ON SHIPS OPERATING ON EXCURSION VOYAGES
IS ISSUED BY
THE MARINE FOLLOWING THE (SATURDAY) IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONCERNING OPERATING ON EXCURSION VOYAGES FROM HONG KONG WITHOUT CALLING OTHER PORT:
NOTIFIED
DEPARTMENT TODAY PASSENGER SHIPS AT ANY
OF
DIRECTOR THE THE OPERATOR OF M.V. "MACMOSA" HAS MARINE THAT THE SHIP WILL CEASE TO OPERATE SUCH EXCURSION VOYAGES.
HOWEVER, THE OPERATOR
OF M.V. "ORIENT
SEEK A JUDICIAL
BUT VESSEL,
HAS
PRINCESS"
REVIEW AGREED TO
HAS GIVEN
FORMAL NOTIFICATION THAT HE WOULD REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVEY OF THE
ON THE ARRANGE
FOR THE APPROPRIATE MANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.
MARINE
DEPARTMENT
COMPLY PENDING
ALTHOUGH M.V. SAID THE FOR A SPOKESMAN "ORIENT PRINCESS" HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTIL TOMORROW (APRIL 28) TO WITH SURVEY AND MANNING REQUIREMENTS, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN THE OUTCOME OF THIS LEGAL ACTION. `
IS DISAPPOINTED THAT
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT AN ACTION AIMED AT ASSURING THE SAFETY OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO THE MAJOR PATRONS OF SUCH EXCURSION VOYAGES HAS AGAIN BEEN DELAYED.
RESPONSIBILITY
THE DEPARTMENT IS KEENLY AWARE OF ITS REGARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS MATTER.
0
ARE
IN THIS
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON THE DECLINE
* *
THE
THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN RELATION TO VEHICLES ON
YEARS, THE DEPUTY ROADS HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST 10 SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
AT OFFICIATING
REVIEW PATROLS ANNUAL MORNING, MR LAM SAID VEHICLES IN 1990, COMPARED WITH 64 ACCIDENTS IN 1981.
THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION'S AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
43 WERE THERE
ACCIDENTS
ROAD SAFETY STADIUM THIS 1,000 PER
LICENSED
NOTWITHSTANDING
THE DECLINING
GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO MINIMISE HE STRESSED.
RATE, ACCIDENT AVERAGE
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS,
THE
MR LAM SAID ROAD SAFETY HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S TRANSPORT POLICY.
AN
INTEGRAL PART
OF
IMPROVING THROUGH "EVERY YEAR,
TRAFFIC LEGISLATION, AND EDUCATION GOVERNMENT SEEKS NOT ONLY TO
ROAD AND
AMENDING DESIGN, PUBLICITY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
ROAD CAMPAIGNS, THE
BUT ALSO TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY,
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
HE SAID.
/MR LAM