FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1983
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SOME OF THEM ARE FURTHER ANALYSED BY TYPE OF SHIPPING SERVICE, FLAG, SHIP TYPE, SHIP CAPACITY AND LENGTH OF TIME IN PORT.
+THE FIRST SERIES OF TABULATIONS ON SHIPPING AND CARGO- ON-BOARD STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE NOW. OTHER TABULATIONS IN SERIES TWO TO FOUR WILL BE READY IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS' TIME,+ HE REVEALED.
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ALSO PLANNED TO PUBLISH SHIPPING. PORTS AND CARGO STATISTICS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1983 WOULD PROBABLY BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF AUGUST, HE ADDED.
CHINESE OFFICIALS STUDY HK TRANSPORT SYSTEM
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A PARTY OF 43 SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIALS COMPRISING PROFESSIONALS AND EXECUTIVES FROM SHANGHAI, BEIJING, TIANJING AND GUANGZHOU TODAY (JUNE 10) VISITED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AND THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS COMPANY TO STUDY THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM HERE.
THE VISITORS ARE SPENDING ONE WEEK IN HONG KONG, STUDYING LOCAL URBAN PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS. THE IR TOUR IS SPONSORED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE OF THE WORLD BANK, THE SHANGHAI MUNICIPALITY AND THE SHANGHAI INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT.
THE VISITORS WERE FIRST BRIEFED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR PETER LEEDS, ON HONG KONG'S INTERNAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
THEY THEN WENT TO THE DEPARTMENT'S AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE WHERE THEY WERE BRIEFED BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER, MR J.R.V. SENEVIRATNE, ON THE OPERATION OF THE COMPUTER TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
TRAVELLING BY MTR, THE PARTY THEN VISITED KMB HEADQUARTERS IN KWAI CHUNG, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KMB MR LAWRENCE LOUEY, TO INSPECT THE COMPANY'S COMPUTER SECTION, TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL, MAJOR UNIT OVERHAUL SECTION AND MAINTENANCE AND RESEARCH CENTRE.
AFTER THE VISIT, THE GROUP RETURNED TO KOWLOON BY HYF'S HOVERFERRY.
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