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SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1979

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HYDROGRAPHY

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IMPORTANT ROLE IN PORT'S FUTURE

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WITH AN INCREASING NUMBER OF LARGE DEEP-DRAUGHT SHIPS CALLING ON HONG KONG, HYDROGRAPHY COULD PLAY A MORE IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PORT'S FUTURĖ.

THIS WAS STATED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY MR. COLIN FORBES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S PORT WORKS DIVISION WHO RECENTLY ATTENDED AN INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC TECHNICAL CONFERENCE IN OTTAWA, CANADA.

HYDROGRAPHY IS THE DETAILED STUDY OF THE SEABED.

LAST MONTH'S CONFERENCE IN OTTAWA WAS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICE, THE FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DES GEOMETRES, THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF SURVEYING AND THE CANADIAN HYDROGRAPHERS' ASSOCIATION.

MR. FORBES SAID THAT MANY IMPORTANT PAPERS IN THE FIELD OF HYDROGRAPHY WERE PRESENTED AT THE GATHERING OF EXPERTS.

+THERE WERE 400 DELEGATES FROM 40 COUNTRIES, HE SAID +AND SOME OF THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN THE FIELD WERE DISCUSSED.+

AMONG PAPERS TABLED WERE THOSE RELATING TO +SURVEYING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEEP-DRAUGHT ROUTES,+ +DEFINITION OF THE SEABED IN NAVIGATION ROUTES THROUGH MUD AREAS, AND SOME ON THE USE OF THE LATEST TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS.

SAID MR. FORBES +SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF HYDROGRAPHIC WORK PARTICULARLY IN THE LIGHT OF THE VARIOUS AGREEMENTS REACHED AT THE LAW OF THE SEA CONFERENCE WERE ALSO DISCUSSED.

+NOW, WITH MORE AND MORE DEEP-DRAUGHT VESSELS IN USE, THE SUBJECT OF HYDROGRAPHY COULD ASSUME GREATER IMPORTANCE IN HONG KONG.

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