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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1994
(B)
AT LEAST 80% OF THEIR MEMBERS MUST BE
SERVING FULL-TIME
TEACHERS OR REGISTERED TEACHERS OR TEACHERS EXEMPTED FROM REGISTRATION BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
ENQUIRIES ON THE COUNCIL, REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MRS YEUNG LEE WAI-CHUN ON TEL 892 6302. HER OFFICE IS IN ROOM 1153, 11TH FLOOR, WU CHUNG HOUSE, 213 QUEEN'S ROAD EAST, WAN CHAI.
MARINE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY
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THE GOVERNMENT IS TO ADOPT SPECIAL MARINE TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS VICTORIA HARBOUR DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON FEBRUARY 11 (FRIDAY).
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THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 8 PM AND WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 23 MINUTES.
SIMILAR ΤΟ THE ARRANGEMENTS ON THE PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE FIREWORKS WILL BE DISCHARGED FROM BARGES MOORED IN CENTRAL HARBOUR OFF THE WATERFRONT OF WAN CHAI.
SPEAKING
VICTORIA
PRINCIPAL
MR CHAN
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY), THE MARINE OFFICER (LOCAL SERVICES) OF THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, SHUI-HOI, SAID FROM EXPERIENCE GAINED IN PREVIOUS YEARS, IT WAS ENVISAGED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF VESSELS CARRYING PEOPLE TO WATCH DISPLAY WOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE HARBOUR IN THE EVENING.
THE
"TO ENSURE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA, MAINTAIN ORDERLY WATERBORNE TRAFFIC AND OFFER IMMEDIATE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE TO VESSELS, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS CO-ORDINATED EFFORTS OF CONCERNED GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND WILL ADOPT SAFETY MEASURES ON THE DAY OF THE FIREWORKS DISPLAY, MR CHAN SAID.
A CLOSED AREA WILL BE ESTABLISHED FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM ON THE DAY TO ENCOMPASS FIVE BARGES FOR DISCHARGING THE FIREWORKS MOORED AT HARBOUR MOORING BUOYS A50, A51 AND A TEMPORARY MOORING BUOY IN VICTORIA HARBOUR.
THE BOUNDARY OF THE CLOSED AREA IS ABOUT 400 METRES FROM THE MOORING BUOYS.
MR CHAN POINTED CUT THAT DURING THE CLOSURE PERIOD, ONLY GOVERNMENT VESSELS AND A FEW SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED COMMERCIAL VESSELS COULD ENTER THE CLOSED AREA. MASTERS OF ALL OTHER VESSELS SHOULD NAVIGATE OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY OF THE CLOSED AREA.
WERE
НЕ ALSO REMINDED ALL VESSEL MASTERS TO TAKE NOTE OF MARINE WORKS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION AS THERE UNDERWATER AND ABOVEWATER OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN THE WORKS AREAS.
"AS A GENERAL GUIDANCE, VESSELS SHOULD NOT ENTER THE AREA EDINBURGH PLACE STAR FERRY PIER TO MACAU FERRY TERMINAL, CLOSER 400 METRES FROM THE SHORELINE, MR CHAN SAID.
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THAN
HE ADDED