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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1989

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OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE COMMISSIONER FOR REHABILITATION, MR ALAN WONG; KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHRIS WAN; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR LAM HANG-FAI; LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR POON CHI-FAI; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MS MONA LO.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

TONG

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE KWUN MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMME CLOSING CEREMONY TO BE HELD ON SUNDAY [ JULY 301 AT THE HONG NING ROAD PLAYGROUND, BEGINNING AT 2.15 PM.

MARINE INQUIRY INTO FOUNDERING ORDERED

THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL, HAS ORDERED A LOCAL MARINE INQUIRY INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES ATTENDING TO THE FOUNDERING OF A PLEASURE VESSEL OFF WAN CHAI LAST SATURDAY (JULY 22).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) TWO OFFICERS, MR CHICK KING-FAI. SURVEYOR OF SHIPS (ENGINEER AND SHIPS). AND MR YEE FOOK-CHEONG, SHIP INSPECTOR I. HAD BEEN APPOINTED BY MR HALL TO CONDUCT THE INQUIRY.

THE INQUIRY WAS ORDERED UNDER SECTION 58 OF THE SHIPPING AND PORT CONTROL ORDINANCE. HE ADDED.

THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 10.10 AM ABOUT 60 METRES OFF WAN CHAI FERRY PIER WHEN THE PLEASURE BOAT "FLYING STAR" WAS FOUND TO BE TAKING IN WATER, SHORTLY AFTER IT LEFT QUEEN'S PIER, AND LATER SUNK.

ALL THE 34 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE SAFELY TRANSFERRED ΤΟ ANOTHER VESSEL, WHICH WAS PASSING BY, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.

TENDERS FOR THE FIRST NOISE ENCLOSURES INVITED

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TENDERS FOR THE FIRST NOISE ABATEMENT ENCLOSURES FOR HONG KONG ARE BEING INVITED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE NOISE ABATEMENT ENCLOSURES AND ASSOCIATED NOISE AND SECURITY BARRIERS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED UPON THE ELEVATED SECTIONS OF THE PRINCE EDWARD ROAD INTERCHANGE, WHICH IS PART OF THE DIAMOND APPROACHES TO THE TATE'S CAIRN TUNNEL.

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