THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992
MARINE DEPT READY TO MEET CHALLENGES OF RAPID CARGO GROWTH IN PORT
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER, SAID TODAY HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT CONTINUING CHALLENGE OF A RAPID GROWTH OF CARGO THROUGH THE PORT.
FOR
TRADE GROWTH
SPEAKING AT THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE LUNCHEON, MR MILLER SAID: "THE POTENTIAL IN THE REGION IS THERE. HONG KONG IS IDEALLY PLACED TO SERVICE IT.
THE OUR DEVELOPMENT STRAGEGY AIMS TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE CAPACITY OF PORT BY 2006.
"OUR PROBLEMS ARE THE HAPPY ONES OF EXPANSION AND MAKING SURE THAT NOTHING IS ALLOWED TO CONSTRAIN POTENTIAL GROWTH.
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NOTING THAT THE MARINE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSELY INVOLVED REFINING THE VARIOUS OPTIONS FOR LONG-TERM PORT DEVELOPMENT,
EFFICIENT AND MILLER EMPHASISED THE NEED TO MAKE WATER SPACE.
MR MILLER SAID: "WE HAVE TO FACE THE FACT THAT WATER A SCARCE RESOURCE. RECLAMATION HAS PROGRESSIVELY REDUCED THE THE ORIGINAL HARBOUR. OUR NEW PLANS MOVE IT WESTWARDS.
SPACE
IS SIZE OF
WE MAXIMISE THE USE OF
"WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT IN DOING SO MOORINGS AND EXPAND THE ANCHORAGE EFFICIENTLY."
HE WENT ON TO DESCRIBE THE CAREFUL LOGISTIC PLANNING NEEDED AS EACH SUCCESSIVE PHASE OF RECLAMATION AROUND THE HARBOUR AFFECTED EXISTING WATERFRONT USES AND THE CARE TAKEN TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONFLICTS WITHIN THE HARBOUR.
THE DIRECTOR SAID THE HARBOUR-WAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST STRETCHES OF WATER IN THE WORLD. THE NEED FOR DREDGING AND OTHER MARINE
INCREASED DEVELOPMENT WORK
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS, AS DID THE GROWING VOLUMES OF RIVER TRADE TRAFFIC.
"WE WILL BE DEALING WITH THESE IN TWO WAYS. FIRST, WE ENCOURAGING A MORE PRO-ACTIVE USE OF THE VESSEL TRAFFIC SYSTEM.
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"SECONDLY, IN DEVELOPING FACILITIES FOR THE FUTURE WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR WAYS OF SEPARATING POTENTIAL TRAFFIC CONFLICTS BY BETTER SITING OF SHORE FACILITIES.
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CONFIDENCE HE ALSO EXPRESSED GREAT THROUGH HONG KONG.
IN THE GROWTH OF TRADE
CARGO THROUGHPUT LAST YEAR AT 104 MILLION TONS HAD BROKEN ALL RECORDS AND WAS WELL AHEAD OF THE TREND GROWTH RATE.
HE EMPHASISED THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT BOTH PUBLIC
HONG SECTORS DID NOT ALLOW ANYTHING TO CONSTRAIN PROFIT FROM THIS GROWTH.
AND PRIVATE
KONG'S
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