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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1992
DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE/KOWLOON WEST, 10TH FLOOR, YAU MA TEI CARPARK BUILDING, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, YAU MA TEI.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE PROPOSAL MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING ΤΟ REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 22 THIS YEAR.
HANDOVER OF NEW POLICE LAUNCH
THE GOVERNMENT IS FULLY CONFIDENT THAT THE PL 51 WOULD MEET THE COMMAND AND PATROL NEEDS POLICE.
NEW POLICE LAUNCH OF TODAY'S MARINE
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (GOVERNMENT FLEET), MR PETER ON CRISP, SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) DURING A HANDOVER SIGNING CEREMONY BOARD THE FIRST OF SIX MARINE POLICE COMMAND/PATROL LAUNCHES AT THE GOVERNMENT DOCKYARD IN CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
THE CEREMONY WAS OFFICIATED BY MR KEN CAPORN, PROJECT MANAGER OF THE AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRIES (WA) PTY. LTD (ASI),
SIX WHICH WAS AWARDED A $301 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE BUILDING OF THE LAUNCHES.
ALSO PRESENT WAS THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER SUPPORT) OF THE MARINE POLICE, MR JOHN PETTENGELL.
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MR CRISP SAID: "WE ARE CONFIDENT BECAUSE WE CARRIED OUT A WORLDWIDE MARKET SEARCH TO FIND THE MOST SUITABLE VESSEL.
"WE INVESTIGATED PATROL BOATS IN SERVICE IN NORTH AMERICA,
SOUTHEAST EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST,
ASIA, AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC AS WELL AS SURVEYING THE LOCAL MARKET.
"BUT AFTER OUR EVALUATION WE CONCLUDED THAT ASI WOULD GIVE US THE BEST BOAT AND THE BEST VALUE-FOR-MONEY."
AFTER HER SEA TRIALS IN FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PL 51 SAILED TO HONG KONG UNDER HER OWN STEAM IN LATE SEPTEMBER.
MR CRISP SAID THE LAUNCH, THE FIRST TO BE DELIVERED, WAS MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. HER FIVE SISTER SHIPS WILL BE DELIVERED COMMISSIONED AT A RATE OF ONE A MONTH FROM EARLY NEXT YEAR.
THREE AND
"BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT YEAR, ALL SIX WILL BE IN SERVICE WITH THE MARINE POLICE REGION.
"WE ARE SURE THAT THE SIX NEW FAST PATROL LAUNCHES WHICH HAVE
BE A DIVISIONAL COMMAND CAPABILITY WILL
EXTREMELY VALUABLE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME IN HONG KONG WATERS.
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