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The 45-metre barge lost control after the tow wire linking her to a tug broke. She drifted and subsequently her mast rammed into the South Tsing Yi Bridge.
Part of the handrail on the bridge about 10 metres in length was damaged.
No oil spill was reported and no one was injured in the collision.
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STI to attend APEC trade ministers meeting
The Secretary for Trade and Industry, Miss Denise Yue, will represent Hong Kong at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Trade Ministers Meeting to be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, on July 15 and 16.
The main purpose of the meeting is to formulate initiatives on trade and investment liberalisation that APEC economies as a group will advocate at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference to be held in Singapore in December.
"APEC has already set itself the ambitious goal of achieving free flow of goods, services and investment within the Asia-Pacific region by 2010/2020. APEC wishes the rest of the world to catch up by pursuing further multilateral liberalisation," Miss Yue said.
"The Singapore Conference will be a very important meeting for the WTO and for sustaining the momentum of trade liberalisation. The Conference is the first ministerial meeting of the WTO since its establishment in 1995, and will chart the future course for global trade liberalisation.
"We hope to produce at Christchurch an APEC position on the future direction and work programme of the WTO that will lift the levels of debates and decision at the Singapore Ministerial Conference."
The Christchurch meeting will also review progress made on the preparation of individual action plans by APEC member governments to liberalise their trade and investment regimes.