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MONDAY, MAY 2, 1988

DURING THE VISIT KWAI

TSING DISTRICT

OFFICER MR BRIAN COAK, EXPLAINED TO THEM EXPANSION PLANS FOR THE KWAI CHUNG CONTAINER PORT'S TERMINAL 6 AND 7.

MR COAK NOTED THAT SITE FORMATION WORK FOR TERMINAL 6 HAS BEEN WELL AHEAD OF SCHEDULE BY USING DREDGED SEA SAND. THIS PROCESS IS BEING CARRIED OUT BY A CONSORTIUM OF DUTCH AND JAPANESE COMPANIES.

HONG KONG'S CONTAINER PORT HAS OVERTAKEN ROTTERDAM OF NETHERLANDS LAST YEAR IN TERMS OF CONTAINERS THROUGHPUT TO BECOME BUSIEST PORT IN THE WORLD.

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THE PARTY WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE DEVELOPMENT OF KWAI TSING DISTRICT.

THEY HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE KWAI TSING FEDERATION OF INDUSTRIES, MR CHAN KWOK-WAI, AND MEMBERS MR JAMES TIEN,

SO HOI-PAN AND MR CHOI HING-SHUN ON THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE IN THE DISTRICT AND WORLD TRADE IN GENERAL.

MR

THE NETHERLANDS IS THE FIFTH LARGEST OVERSEAS INVESTOR IN KONG WITH ABOUT 80 COMPANIES ESTABLISHED IN THE TERRITORY.

HONG

SPECIAL FERRY SERVICES FOR TIN HAU WORSHIPPERS

MORE THAN 60,000 WORSHIPPERS AND SIGHTSEERS ARE EXPECTED ΤΟ VISIT THE TIN HAU TEMPLE IN JOSS HOUSE BAY, SAI KUNG, ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (MAY 7 AND 8) TO CELEBRATE THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL.

HAU, THE GODDESS

THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE BIRTHDAY OF TIN OF HEAVEN, AND IS OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE TO BOAT PEOPLE WHO TIN HAU FOR FAIR WEATHER AND GOOD FISHING ALL YEAR ROUND.

PRAY TO

IN VIEW OF THE EXPECTED CROWDS, A SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN URGED WORSHIPPERS TO MAKE GOOD USE OF SEA TRANSPORT.

GOVERNMENT VEHICLES MAKE USE OF FERRY

HE SAID THAT AS CAR PARKING SPACES OUTSIDE THE CLEAR WATER BAY GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB WILL BE RESERVED FOR ONLY THAT ARE BEING DEPLOYED, WORSHIPPERS SERVICES TO GO TO THE TIN HAU TEMPLE.

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/THE HONG KONG