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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1992
THERE WILL ALSO BE AUTOMATIC CHECKING SO THAT BE ISSUED OUTSIDE THE STATUTORY TIME LIMIT.
SUMMONS NO
CAN
THE SYSTEM THE COST OF
IS ABOUT $21 MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND SOME $7 MILLION A YEAR IN RECURRENT EXPENDITURE. HOWEVER, WITH THE SAVINGS IN STAFF AND TIME, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT CAPITAL EXPENDITURE WILL BE RECOVERED BY 1995-1996.
THE
SPECIAL MARINE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR
LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
* *
LUNAR NEW
THE MARINE DEPARTMENT REMINDED THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT
IN VICTORIA HARBOUR MARINE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO FACILITATE THE
YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON WEDNESDAY
SPECIAL
(FEBRUARY 5).
THE SPECIAL MARINE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS TO WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 5) ARE AS FOLLOWS:
BE
IMPLEMENTED ON
* FROM 7.45 PM TO 9 PM ALL VESSELS NAVIGATING IN VICTORIA HARBOUR AREA BETWEEN GREEN ISLAND AND LEI YUE MUN SHALL PROCEED AT A SAFE SPEED WHICH SHOULD NOT GENERALLY EXCEED FIVE KNOTS. EVERY VESSEL
AT ALL TIMES MAINTAIN A PROPER LOOK-OUT.
*
SHALL
FROM 7.45 PM TO 8.45 PM ALL SCHEDULED FERRY SERVICES USING THE CENTRAL HARBOUR WILL BE SUSPENDED.
CLOSED
BARGES IN A CLOSED AREA ENCOMPASSING THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY
TO CENTRAL HARBOUR WILL BE ESTABLISHED BETWEEN 2 PM
9 PM. DURING THE PERIOD, THE AREA WILL BE
TO ALL MARINE TRAFFIC EXCEPT MARINE POLICE, MARINE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT PATROL LAUNCHES, CRAFT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY AND OTHER VESSELS APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE.
MASTERS, OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF SMALL VESSELS, PARTICULARLY VESSELS WITH NO DECKING, ARE RECOMMENDED NOT TO PROCEED AND INTO OR REMAIN IN THE CENTRAL HARBOUR AREA BETWEEN 7 PM
HIGH 9 PM. IN AREA OF
TRAFFIC DENSITY SUCH VESSELS ARE VULNERABLE TO THE WASH FROM LARGER VESSELS AND ARE OFTEN NOT EASILY DETECTED FROM LARGER HIGHER FREEBOARD VESSELS.
PUBLIC PIERS AND LANDING STEPS IN CENTRAL DISTRICT AND WAN CHAI ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN TSIM SHA TSUI IN KOWLOON PM 6 WILL BE CLOSED TO NORMAL MARINE TRAFFIC STARTING FROM TO 8.30 PM TO ASSIST IN LANDWARD CROWD CONTROL MEASURES.
THE
AREA WELL
TO
EXCURSION FERRIES PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR VIEWING THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE EAST OF THE CLOSED AREA.
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