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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1975

MR. MACPHERSON DESCRIBED THE NEW TRIPLE-DECK FERRY AS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A MULTI-PURPOSE VESSEL AND SAID IT WAS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE GO-AHEAD POLICY OF THE COMPANY DESPITE THE UNCERTAINTIES.

HE NOTED THAT A GROWING PHENOMENON WAS THE TREMENDOUS DEMAND FOR RECREATIONAL SERVICES AT WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AS WITNESSED BY THE IMMENSE POPULARITY OF THE COMPANY'S AMBITIOUS PROGRAMMES OF EXCURSION FERRY SERVICES.

THE LAUNCHING OF MAN HONG+ BRINGS THE COMPANY'S TOTAL FLEET TO 86 WITH A TOTAL MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF ALMOST 50,000 PASSENGERS, THE FLEET RANGE FROM WATER TAXIS AND THE SPEEDY HOVERFERRIES TO THE BIG TRIPLE DECKERS, AND THE ROUTES VARY FROM THE FAST CROSS- HARBOUR COMMUTER SERVICES TO THE REGULAR ROUTES SERVING THE MORE REMOTE AREAS OF HONG KONG.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF MR. MACPHERSON'S SPEECH, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE GIS PRESS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, 6TH FLOOR.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN SHEK KIP ME! WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON FRIDAY (JUNE 27) TO ENABLE A TEST FOR LEAKAGE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA.

AFFECTED WILL BE PERMISES BOUNDED BY TAI HANG TUNG ROAD, TONG YAM STREET, WOR CHAI STREET, AS WELL AS SHEK KIP MEI ESTATE BLOCKS 1 TO 8.

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