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Owned by the Hongkong United Dockyard Ltd, the floating dock is the largest built anywhere in the world for many years. Its length of 290 metres, and an operation width of 41.8 metres gives it a lifting capacity of 40,000 tonnes.
Mr Dale said that the operation of this new dock also underlined the owner's confidence in Hong Kong's ability to attract more ship repair works, as the industry began to recover from a worldwide recession.
He noted that the new dock is designed to service a wide range of ships, including the latest generations of container vessels trading in the Far East.
Hongkong United Dockyard is an established operator in the industry, having been repairing ships in Hong Kong for more than 130 years.
The new floating dock was built in Singapore and arrived in Hong Kong early last February for final installation. Together with this new dock, there are now eight floating docks operating in Hong Kong.
End/Friday, April 7, 1995
Airport Projects Resource Centre moves to new home
The Airport and Port Projects Resource Centre located in Central will be closed tomorrow (Saturday) for removal to its new premises in Causeway Bay.
It will re-open on April 11 (Tuesday) for public use at its new office on the 22nd floor, East Exchange Tower, 38 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
With a total area of about 83 square metres, the new Centre will house over 900 reference books, reports and press clipping sets relating to the airport core programme and the port. These reading materials are computer- catalogued for easy access by
users.
Visitors to the Centre will also be able to see two large models, one depicting a cross-section of the Tsing Ma Bridge and the other showing the layout of the new airport at Chek Lap Kok.
There will also be video shows to further enhance public understanding of the 10 airport core programme projects.