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SATURDAY,

1991

MARINE DEPT STATEMENT ON SHIPS OPERATING ON EXCURSION VOYAGES

IS ISSUED BY

THE MARINE FOLLOWING THE (SATURDAY) IN RESPONSE TO MEDIA ENQUIRIES CONCERNING OPERATING ON EXCURSION VOYAGES FROM HONG KONG WITHOUT CALLING OTHER PORT:

NOTIFIED

DEPARTMENT TODAY PASSENGER SHIPS AT ANY

OF

DIRECTOR THE THE OPERATOR OF M.V. "MACMOSA" HAS MARINE THAT THE SHIP WILL CEASE TO OPERATE SUCH EXCURSION VOYAGES.

HOWEVER, THE OPERATOR

OF M.V. "ORIENT

SEEK A JUDICIAL

BUT VESSEL,

HAS

PRINCESS"

REVIEW AGREED TO

HAS GIVEN

FORMAL NOTIFICATION THAT HE WOULD REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVEY OF THE

ON THE ARRANGE

FOR THE APPROPRIATE MANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.

MARINE

DEPARTMENT

COMPLY PENDING

ALTHOUGH M.V. SAID THE FOR A SPOKESMAN "ORIENT PRINCESS" HAS BEEN GIVEN UNTIL TOMORROW (APRIL 28) TO WITH SURVEY AND MANNING REQUIREMENTS, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN THE OUTCOME OF THIS LEGAL ACTION. `

IS DISAPPOINTED THAT

THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE DEPARTMENT AN ACTION AIMED AT ASSURING THE SAFETY OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO THE MAJOR PATRONS OF SUCH EXCURSION VOYAGES HAS AGAIN BEEN DELAYED.

RESPONSIBILITY

THE DEPARTMENT IS KEENLY AWARE OF ITS REGARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS MATTER.

0

ARE

IN THIS

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON THE DECLINE

* *

THE

THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN RELATION TO VEHICLES ON

YEARS, THE DEPUTY ROADS HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST 10 SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

AT OFFICIATING

REVIEW PATROLS ANNUAL MORNING, MR LAM SAID VEHICLES IN 1990, COMPARED WITH 64 ACCIDENTS IN 1981.

THE ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION'S AT THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

43 WERE THERE

ACCIDENTS

ROAD SAFETY STADIUM THIS 1,000 PER

LICENSED

NOTWITHSTANDING

THE DECLINING

GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS TO MINIMISE HE STRESSED.

RATE, ACCIDENT AVERAGE

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS,

THE

MR LAM SAID ROAD SAFETY HAD ALWAYS BEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S TRANSPORT POLICY.

AN

INTEGRAL PART

OF

IMPROVING THROUGH "EVERY YEAR,

TRAFFIC LEGISLATION, AND EDUCATION GOVERNMENT SEEKS NOT ONLY TO

ROAD AND

AMENDING DESIGN, PUBLICITY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF

ROAD CAMPAIGNS, THE

BUT ALSO TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ROAD SAFETY,

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

HE SAID.

/MR LAM