TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1991
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$11M SHIPBUILDING CONTRACT SIGNED
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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) SIGNED AN $11-MILLION CONSTRUCTION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS LTD FOR THE MARINE POLLUTION INVESTIGATION VESSEL.
SIGNING THE CONTRACT WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE
PETER (GOVERNMENT FLEET), MR
CRISP, AND A DIRECTOR OF CHEOY LEE SHIPYARDS LTD, MR LO NGOK-YANG, ANOTHER DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY, MR LO KING-YING, AND A SENIOR SURVEYOR OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, MR CHEUNG SIK-WOON, WERE THE WITNESSES.
THE PURPOSE-BUILT VESSEL WILL BE DELIVERED ON OCTOBER YEAR FOR THE USE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT.
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THE 26-METRE-LONG VESSEL WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES AN ON-LINE REAL TIME ACQUISITION AND LOGGING MONITORING DATA FROM SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS TO BE INSTALLED.
THE SYSTEM ALSO ALLOWS SCREEN DISPLAY AND PRINTING OF GRAPHS OF WATER QUALITY AND HYDROLOGICAL DATA AGAINST TIME OR VESSEL POSITION.
THE VESSEL WILL ALSO BE FITTED WITH SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS FOR SURVEY WORK INCLUDING AN UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POSITION FIXING SYSTEM, MARINE RADAR AND VHF RADIO TELEPHONE.
IT IS CAPABLE OF 12 KNOTS AND CAN SURVEY WORK AND SIX CREW MEMBERS.
ACCOMMODATE
SIX STAFF FOR
ANTI-POLLUTION PROSECUTION FIGURE RELEASED
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) TODAY (TUESDAY) RELEASED A LIST OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN THE COURTS, DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, OF BREACHING ANTI-POLLUTION LEGISLATION CURRENTLY ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
SIMILAR
BASIS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WILL BE MADE REGULARLY ON A MONTHLY
THE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS COULD BE VERY TIME CONSUMING AND AS À RESULT THERE WAS SOMETIMES A LENGTHY TIME GAP BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE OFFENCE AND THE CONVICTION DATE.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF PROSECUTION CASES AND THE ASSOCIATED FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS DURING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR:
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