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DATE

TIME

PLACE

5. TUESDAY MORNING

MAY 6th

i)

TSUEN WAN

ii)

CONTAINER TERMINAL AT KWAI CHUNG

iii) OCEAN TERMINAL

iv)

NOTES

Freely translated, the Chinese name means "Fertile Bay." The area has always been so called. It is the fastest growing town in the New Territories. The population, now in excess of 400,000, is expected to reach 850,000 within 10 years. town is often described as the centre of Hong Kong's textile industry.

The

This site is being developed by two companies to give Hong Kong, by next year, the largest and most modern container handling complex in Asia, Forty per cent of all cargo arriving in Hong Kong is now containerised. The percentage will grow. The first of three new berths, capable of handling the largest container ships, will be ready by the end of 1975.

The 1,250 ft. terminal is one of the mcat prominent features of Kowloon peninsula. It was opened in 1966 by the then Governor of Hong Kong, Sir

David Trench. It serves a dual role- as a marine pier and a shopping centre. The terminal can accommodate four ocean liners with a draft of 35 feet. About 35,000 tons of cargo can be stored in transit sheds beneath the shopping centre. HRH Princes Margaret unveiled a plaque in the main concourse to commemorate her visit, and that of the Earl of Snowdon, in March 1966.

CHINESE UNIVERSITY This university was inaugurated in

1963, and is composed of three

foundation colleges

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the Asia College,

the Chung Chi Callege, and the United College. It occupies 331 acres of

The main language

land, near Sha Tin.

of instruction is Chinose. The university has funds of its own, but is largely financed by the Hong Kong Government. The enrolment is now about 3,200.

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