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Monday, May 14, 1973

IMPROVEMENTS TO MACAU FERRY TERMINAL

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Short term measures to improve conditions at the liacau Ferry terminal

in Central will begin later this year.

The work, costing about $1 million, will involve the provision of

more comfortable facilities for passengers and more spacious office accommodation

within the existing building.

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At the same time, the covered way from the arrival-departure hall

to the hydrofoil waiting area will be extended, and various offices on the

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landward side of the hall will be removed.

Air conditioning and toilet facilities for the passenger processing

areas will be installed and a new transformer house will be built to meet the

increased demand for electricity.

The reprovisioning of the office accommodation will provide a total

covered area of about 16,000 square feet for passengers waiting to enter the

terminal.

The work should begin in September and take about 12 months to complete.

However, preliminary proposals are already under consideration to

replace the existing terminal with a modern complex to solve accommodation and

passenger movement problems on a long term basis.

The proposal envisages a new building on the existing site to cater

for all requirements well into the 1980's with the present type of ferry transport

It takes into consideration the possible annual passenger traffic of

5.5 million by 1977.

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