TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1989
COMMITTER ADVISES ON DATE FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL 9
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THE PORT COMMITTEE HAS ADVISED AT ITS MEETING THIS (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON THAT THE FIRST BERTII OF CONTAINER TERMINAL 9 WILL REQUIRED IN FIVE YEARS' TIME, THAT IS, IN NOVEMBER 1994.
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THE PORT COMMITTEE TOOK THIS VIEW ON THE BASIS OF ACTUAL GROWTH IN CONTAINER TRAFFIC AT KWAI CHUNG OVER THE PAST 60-MONTH PERIOD UP TO THE END OF OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
DURING THAT PERIOD THE GROWTH IN CONTAINER TRAFFIC CHUNG WAS 14.63 PER CENT.
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THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR IAN STRACHAN, WHO JS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, NOTED THAT THE COMMITTEE'S ADVICE WILL DE SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES WHO WILL DECIDE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS WHAT DETAILED PLANNING MUST NOW TAKE PLACE TO ENABLE THE TENDER FOR TERMINAL 9 TO BE ISSUED IN LATE 1991.
CONTAINER TERMINALS
"THE PLANNING MECHANISMS FOR CONSIDERABLE FLEXIBILITY," MR STRACHAN SAID.
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"NO FINAL DECISION ON THE EXACT DATE FOR THE ISSUE OF TENDER DOCUMENTS FOR TERMINAL 9 WILL BE MADE BEFORE THE LATTER PART OF 1991, WHICH WILL ALLOW FURTHER TIME TO REVIEW THE GROWTH OF TRADE AND To ENSURE THAT THE SUPPLY OF CONTAINER TERMINALS WAS FQUATED WITH THE FORECAST OF DEMAND.
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TERMINAL 9 WILL BE LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TSING
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ISLAND.
MARI CULTURISTS REMINDED TO DISPLAY LICENCE NUMBERS
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THE AGRICULTURE ANDY FISHERIES REMINDED MARICULTURISTS TO DISPLAY THEIR CONSPICUOUSLY ON THEIR FISH RATTS.
DEPARTMENT TODAY (TUESDAY) MARICULTURE LICENCE NUMBERS
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE REQUIREMENT STIPULATED IN REGULATION 7A OF THE MARINE FISH CULTURE ORDINANCE,
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"THE REQUIREMENT IS TO FACILITATE EASY IDENTIFICATION OF THE OPERATORS OF THE FISH RAFTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES. ANYONE FOUND BREACHING THE REGULATION IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $500.
'REGULAR PATROLS OF THE FISH CULTURE ZONES ARE UNDERTAKEN BY STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LICENSING AND REGULATORY SECTION.
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