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Saturday, September 1, 1973
However, he said, the tonnage owned by Hong Kong is in fact
extraordinary, now amounting to a rough estimate of about 25 million tons
afloat or ordered.
This, said Sir Murray, is a comparatively new phenomenon and
is the result of the skill, acumen and sheer courage of a very fow men in
the shipping industry and their financial backers.
The Governor said the significance of this concentration of
ownership in Hong Kong must progressively be recognised in the years ahead,
so that the owners of so great a fleet may have a commensurate voico in
international shipping circles.
In her speech during the launching ceremony, Lady MacLehose said
to launch a ship and see it take the water is a thrilling and moving
experience.
She said she hoped that this feminine privilege would never be
removed by the progress of women's lib.
Lady MacLehose said: "It is an added pleasure that the owners
are of Hong Kong, the city of our adoption, and the builders are of Glasgow,
the city of our home country."
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