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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1992
REVIEW UNDERWAY TO ENSURE EFFICIENT BERTH SERVICE
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THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE HAS RECENTLY INITIATED A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENT IN THE ALLOCATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BERTHS AT THE PUBLIC CARGO
THAT WORKING AREAS (PCWAS) TO ENSURE FACILITIES CAN BE FULLY AND EFFECTIVELY USED BY GENUINE OPERATORS.
THIS WAS
THESE
MRS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES,
ALBERT CHAN ANSON CHAN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON WAI-YIP IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
CHAN MRS
WITH
SAID IN DUR COURSE FULL CONSULTATION THE ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, IN PARTICULAR CONDUCTED PCWAS, BEFORE ANY FINAL DECISIONS WERE TAKEN.
USERS
WOULD BE OF
PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS ARE MANAGED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HANDLE CARGO AFTER AND ARE OPEN TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAY PAYING THE APPROPRIATE FEE.
BERTHS ARE ALLOCATED ON A "FIRST COME FIRST SERVED" BASIS
AND
ARE CHARGED ON A TIME BASIS.
319 FISHERMEN REGISTER FOR COMPENSATION CLAIMS
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A TOTAL OF 319 FISHERMEN HAD REGISTERED CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOUTH CHEUNG CHAU SPOIL AREA IN A REGISTRATION EXERCISE CARRIED OUT LAST MONTH.
AND
THE
HON
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT LANDS, MR TONG EASON, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY DR TANG SIU-TONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MR EASON SAID THE AMOUNT OF EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION PAYABLE
WOULD VALID CLAIMS HAD YET TO BE ASSESSED AND
BE DEPENDENT ON VALUE OF THE ANNUAL FISH HARVEST IN THE AREA WHICH
ESTIMATED BE $1.5 MILLION AT 1991 PRICES.
WAS
FOR
THE
то
HE SAID IN THE LIGHT OF FISHERMEN'S REPRESENTATIONS, THE ADMINISTRATION WAS REVIEWING THE RULE OF FISHING VESSELS OVER 15 METRES LONG NOT BEING ELIGIBLE FOR EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION.
THAT
A
HE
THE SAME
ON RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, MR EASON EXPLAINED FISHERMAN WAS ENTITLED TO APPLY FOR APPROVED RETRAINING COURSES IF WAS A PERMANENT HONG KONG RESIDENT WHO HAD BEEN EMPLOYED BY EMPLOYER OR IN THE SAME INDUSTRY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS.
"THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ALSO VOCATIONAL TRAINING FREE OF CHARGE TO IN-SHORE FISHERMEN WHO JOIN THE DISTANT WATERS FISHING FLEET, MR EASON SAID.
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