SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1994
HK'S TARGET OF 11 MILLION TEU MARK IN SIGHT
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ALREADY THE WORLD'S BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT, HONG KONG COULD THE FIRST TO BREAK THE 11 MILLION TWENTY-FOOT-EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS) A YEAR MARK.
IN JULY, HONG KONG BECAME THE FIRST PORT IN THE WORLD TO HANDLE ONE MILLION TEUS IN A SINGLE MONTH.
TEUS, A 22 PER CENT JULY'S RECORD THROUGHPUT WAS 1,031,000 INCREASE
SECOND BUSIEST THE WORLD'S JULY 1993. SINGAPORE, OVER
CENT CONTAINER PORT, HANDLED 889,000 TEUS IN THE SAME MONTH, A 12 PER INCREASE.
HONG KONG'S THROUGHPUT TOTAL FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1994 GROWTH OVER THE SAME WAS 6.2 MILLION TEUS. THIS WAS A 22 PER CENT
OF SINGAPORE, WHICH PERIOD LAST YEAR AND WAS 0.4 MILLION TEUS AHEAD
IN THROUGHPUT FOR THE
SEVEN FIRST SHOWED A 15 PER CENT EXPANSION MONTHS TO TOTAL 5.8 MILLION TEUS.
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ANALYSTS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT SINGAPORE'S THROUGHPUT TENDS
KONG'S TRADE TENDS TO REMAIN STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHILE HONG INCREASE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
THE TERRITORY SHOULD COME
IF ITS CURRENT MOMENTUM CONTINUES, VERY CLOSE TO HANDLING 11 MILLION TEUS BY YEAR'S END.
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SIGNIFICANT
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES HAVE PLAYED A
ROLE SIGNIFICANT
IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SINCE THEIR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1960S, THE
OF SOCIAL DIRECTOR
WELFARE,
1 AN MR
STRACHAN,
SAID TODAY
(SATURDAY).
AT SPEAKING
NEIGHBOURHOOD
CENTRE
THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE COUNCIL FU HENG ADVICE-ACTION
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAID THIS SERVICE HAD STUDY/READING ROOM, MR STRACHAN CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF SOCIETY.
CUM
UNDOUBTEDLY
SIGNIFICANT TRANSITION,
GIVEN SUPPORT
" HE SAID.
AS HONG KONG IS ENTERING A PERIOD OF IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY,
MR STRACHAN THE WORKING
ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, SAID FOLLOWING THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARTY ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES, THERE WOULD SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL MODE OF THESE CENTRES.
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