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The Hong Kong Shipping Directory will serve as a guide to both local and overseas maritime communities to the wide host of port and shipping in Hong Kong.
"Any Hong Kong-based company involved in maritime services is invited to submit an entry to the directory," Mr Tsui said.
The entry contains the name and logo of the company, its address, telephone, faxline and telex number, E-mail address and name of URL if it has its own homepage.
Companies are also invited to provide a brief description, in less than 20 words, the nature of its services and classify itself in accordance with the categories listed in the entry form.
"The listing on the Internet is free of charge and the department will maintain it as updated as possible," he said.
Submission forms can be obtained from the department's homepage, the address is http://www.info.gov.hk/mardep or in a conventional way by sending the request to the Director of Marine (Attn. Mr K L. Wong), 21st floor, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong or on faxline (852)-2544-9241.
The department reserves the rights to decide on what should be displayed in the directory.
"We also take this opportunity to conduct a customer survey to gauge our clients' response to our standard of services," Mr Tsui said.
"Companies are invited to include in the form their suggestions on how our services can be improved," Mr Tsui said.
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