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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988

THE

OF REMOVAL

THE

AND

THE

So, ONE OF

CONFIDENTIAL SUBMISSIONS DESTRUCTION AT KENNEDY TOWN WERE SUPERVISED BY MR ANDREW

IN 1987 TO OVERSEE THE THE TWO MONITORS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR

FROM WORK OF THE SURVEY OFFICE. THE OTHER MONITOR, MR F.K.LI, IS AWAY HONG KONG.

AND MR ADOLF MR JOHN CHAN, THE DEPUTY CHIEF SECRETARY, WHO WAS COMMISSIONER OF THE SURVEY OFFICE, WERE ALSO PRESENT.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE DESTRUCTION OF SUBMISSIONS ORDERED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL AFTER THE PUBLICATION OF THE PAPER.

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HSV,

WAS

WHITE

WHICH ARE

OF POLICE

"FALSE" ALLEGEDLY

WILL INVESTIGATIONS,

AND ALSO BE

SUBMISSIONS, FEW CONSEQUENTLY THE SUBJECT DESTROYED WHEN INVESTIGATIONS ARE COMPLETE.

TSIM SHA TSUI TO MUI WO FERRY SERVICE STARTS IN SUMMER

THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY (HYF) WOULD BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE A TEMPORARY LICENSED FERRY SERVICE FROM THE KOWLOON POINT FERRY PIER IN TSIM SHA TSUI TO MUI WO ON LANTAU ISLAND, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

ON

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID HYF WOULD OPERATE AN HOURLY SERVICE SATURDAY AFTERNOONS, SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS TO RELIEVE CONGESTION AT HYF'S OUTLYING DISTRICTS SERVICES FERRY PIER IN CENTRAL.

THIS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE CONVENIENT FOR PASSENGERS FROM KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

HE SAID THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED TO DISPERSE SOME OUTLYING DISTRICTS FERRY SERVICES TO KOWLOON AND IN TIME FOR THE SUMMER PRAK SEASON STARTING IN JUNE.

TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE CONGESTION AT KOWLOON POINT ON CERTAIN POPULAR HOLIDAYS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, HYF WOULD INTRODUCE CROWD-CONTROL MEASURES, SUCH AS A PRE-BOOKING ARRANGEMENT REQUIRING PASSENGERS ΤΟ PURCHASE THEIR TICKETS IN ADVANCE FOR A SPECIFIC DEPARTURE AT WEEKENDS, WITH NO SALE OF TICKETS AT THE KOWLOON POINT PIER ON SATURDAYS OR SUNDAYS.

IN ADDITION, HYF'S FERRIES WOULD ARRIVE DEPARTURE TIME TO ACCOMMODATE WAITING PASSENGERS.

WELL BEFORE

REVIEWED IN

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE TEMPORARY SERVICE WOULD BE OCTOBER. THE REVIEW WOULD CONSIDER THE AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE PIERS, THE SUITABILITY OF CONTINUING TO USE THE KOWLOON POINT FERRY PIER, AND PUBLIC DEMAND AND PREFERENCES WITH A VIEW TO SELECTING THE BEST PIER IN KOWLOON FOR A PERMANENT FRANCHISED SERVICE TO MUI WO.

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