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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1992
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THE HERITAGE TRUST, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, MARK THE TENURE OF LORD WILSON AS GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG AND PROVIDE MEANS BY WHICH THE COMMUNITY CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESERVATION OF HONG KONG'S HERITAGE.
THE TRUST, TO BE FUNDED ENTIRELY BY DONATIONS, HAS SO FAR RECEIVED $26 MILLION.
AN ADDITIONAL $17 MILLION HAS BEEN PLEDGED, OF WHICH $15 MILLION IS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRUST. DONATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED ON THE HONG KONG BANK ACCOUNT NO. HK-600660641.
A BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND A COUNCIL OF THE TRUST WILL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AFTER THE LEGISLATION HAS BEEN ENACTED,
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL BE CHAIRED BY BARONESS DUNN.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT DETAILS OF THE HERITAGE TRUST CAN BE MADE THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE ANTIQUITIES AND MONUMENTS OFFICE 136 NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON OR ON TEL 721 2326.
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SHIPPING AND CARGO STATISTICS FOR OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FOR
SECOND QUARTER OF 1992
IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992, 6,268 SHIPS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 33 MILLION NET REGISTERED TONS (NRT) ARRIVED HONG KONG, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 847 (OR 16%) IN NUMBER AND OF 3 MILLION NRT (OR 10%) IN CAPACITY OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1991.
THIS INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS REPORT, APRIL JUNE 1992" PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1992, THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CARGO DISCHARGED IN HONG KONG FROM INCOMING SHIPS WAS 14.6 MILLION TONNES, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 8% OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1991.
ANALYSING INCOMING SHIPS BY SHIP TYPE, MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF SEMI-CONTAINER VESSELS (+307) AND CONTAINER VESSELS (+301); WHILE A MAJOR DECREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OIL TANKERS (-53).
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ANALYSING INCOMING SHIPS BY FLAG OF VESSELS, MAJOR INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE NUMBER OF SHIPS REGISTERED IN PANAMA (+212), CHINA (+148) AND LIBERIA (+101).
THE NUMBER OF
INCOMING SHIPS WITH A CAPACITY OF LESS THAN 10,000 DEADWEIGHT TONS INCREASED BY 563 WHILE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WITH A LARGER CAPACITY INCREASED BY 284.
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