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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1992
MR MILLER WAS SPEAKING AT THE 29TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THE 16TH INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE OFFICE BEARERS OF THE HONG CARGO VESSEL TRADERS' ASSOCIATION THIS EVENING.
AND
KONG
THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE HE TOUCHED ON THREE MAIN FACTORS
WORKING AREA (PCWA) OPERATIONS, MID-STREAM INDUSTRY PRIVATE WATERFRONT LAND AND THE CONTROL OF LOCAL CRAFT.
T
PUBLIC CARGO
"THE PRINCIPLES OF MY
THROUGH
THE
DISCUSSED INDUSTRY, MR MILLER SAID.
+
PROPOSED
EXISTING
PCWA REFORMS WILL BE FULLY CHANNELS WITH THE CONSULTATION
COMPANY
FORMED BY
CONTRACT.
"EACH PCWA WILL BE OFFERED TO A COMMERCIAL
OPERATE UNDER A FIXED-TERM THE OPERATORS, TO MANAGE AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL PAY GOVERNMENT THROUGH A TENDER SYSTEM.
ITS
COSTS, AND THE THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEEK TO RECOVER ITS FULL INDUSTRY, THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR, PROVIDE BERTHING FACILITIES FOR OWN NEEDS.
APPROACH IN WILL
"THE PORT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE ENDORSED THIS
THAT MEMBERS SURE
OF THIS ASSOCIATION PRINCIPLE, AND I AM CONTINUE TO GIVE IT PRACTICAL SUPPORT.
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MEMBERS MANY THAT MR MILLER SAID HE WAS AWARE ASSOCIATION HANDLED THEIR CARGOES ACROSS PRIVATE WATERFRONTS.
"THE LACK
WATERFRONTS
BECOMES
OF THE
CRITICAL AS OF ADDITIONAL
AND, CONTAINERS. PARTICULARLY INCREASE, MID-STREAM CARGO VOLUMES
NEAR FUTURE, WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON CONTAINER TERMINAL 9 IN THE
44 HE SAID. THE SITUATION MAY BECOME WORSE,
HE
OUT POINTED
PROVIDE
THAT BOTH
WAS
CURRENTLY
BY SOLUTIONS MEDIUM-TERM
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ARE YEARS BUT MIGHT
THE ADMINISTRATION
AND SHORT- ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFYING AREAS OF WATERFRONT THAT THROUGH NOT NEEDED FOR THEIR FINAL PURPOSE FOR THE NEXT FEW BE USED FOR CONTAINER HANDLING IN THE MEANTIME.
"IN THE LONGER TERM LAND FOR
PURPOSE THIS
SHOULD NOT BE A
PROBLEM.
FOR
OF THE RIVER FOR THE
THE DEVELOPMENT "PLANS ARE WELL ADVANCED TRADE TERMINAL AT TUEN MUN, TOGETHER WITH A SIMILAR FACILITY NORTH COAST OF LANTAŲ."
HE ADDED THAT AFTER 1997, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSEUNG KWAN O THE REDEVELOPMENT OF KAT TAK WOULD INCLUDE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES MID-STREAM CARGO HANDLING.
AND FOR
SAID THROUGH TURNING TO THE CONTROL OF LOCAL CRAFT, MR MILLER
SYSTEMS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED THE LOCAL CRAFT REVIEW, THE EXISTING
OPERATIONAL NEEDS, OUTDATED WOULD BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO SUIT MODERN WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY.
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