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The other 24 people who sustained various degrees of injuries were ferried to Tuen Mun Hospital by police launches.
Another 69 passengers continued their journey to Zhuhai by another catamaran, the Shunfeng, arranged by the shipping company while the remaining 24 passengers were conveyed to the Macau Ferry Terminal by a police launch.
In the wake of the collision, a gash was torn on the port side of the Haiyang near her stem. The vessel took on water and listed to her port side.
Salvage tugs were tasked to the scene to provide assistance to the Haiyang.
The Man Boon could leave the scene around 4.30 pm for repairs at a shipyard in Tsing Yi.
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HK will continue to represent its own interests only
The Director-General of Trade, Mr Alan Lai, said on April 14 (Hawaii time) that Hong Kong would continue to represent its own interests only and would not serve as a mouthpiece for any other economic entities including its future sovereign - China - after June 30.
Speaking at the welcome dinner of the Global Partners Forum in Honolulu, Mr Lai said: "As the Chief Trade Negotiator for Hong Kong, I am particularly sensitive to the scepticism expressed or harboured about our autonomy in trade policy by various quarters in this country and elsewhere.
"One of these mistaken themes is that after June 30, Hong Kong, which is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), would act as a mouthpiece for China, which is negotiating to join the body. This is totally unfounded.
"Let me assure you that Hong Kong will continue to represent its own interests only," Mr Lai said.
"I see no problem if our viewpoint on a trade issue is diametrically opposed to that of our future sovereign if that is in our own commercial interests to do so," he added.