XN000022-1991-11-15 — Page 11

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991

DETAILED

10

IN

ANALYSIS OF LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS IS GIVEN THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY WHICH IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

1991 WILL

FLOOR, AROUND

THE NEXT REPORT COVERING THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER BE AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND

OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL

GENERAL POST

DECEMBER 20 AT $13.50 PER COPY.

DIRECTOR OF MARINE VISITS SHIPYARDS

THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR TONY MILLER, TODAY FIRST-HAND LOOK AT THE PLANS AND ACTIVITIES OF TWO LEADING SHIPYARDS AS PART OF HIS SERIES OF VISITS TO THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

(FRIDAY)

HAD A

OF HONG KONG'S FAMILIARISATION

THE TWO ARE THE . HONG KONG SHIPYARD LIMITED AND CHEOY LEE. SHIPYARDS, LTD.

MR MILLER STARTED HIS HALF-DAY PROGRAMME WITH A VISIT то HONG KONG SHIPYARD IN TAI KOK TSUI, KOWLOON WHERE HE WAS WELCOMED BY MR BRIAN KA-CHUN LO, THE DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER.

MR LO TOLD MR MILLER THAT HONG KONG SHIPYARD IS A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG FERRY GROUP AND ITS MAIN ROLE IS TO PROVIDE THE NORMAL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR SERVICES TO THE HONG KONG FERRY'S FLEET OF 84 CONVENTIONAL AND HOVERCRAFT FERRIES.

IN ADDITION, HONG KONG SHIPYARD ALSO PROVIDES MAINTENANCE AND DOCKING FACILITIES TO DRYDOCK VESSELS UP ΤΟ 1,500 TONS INCLUDING CATAMARANS, OIL BARGES AND PATROL CRAFT.

SOME 700 VESSELS ARE DRYDOCKED AT HONG KONG SHIPYARD MR LO SAID.

ANNUALLY,

SHIPYARD

MR MILLER LATER SAILED TO THE 19.5-HECTARE CHEOY LEE IN PENNY'S BAY, LANTAU ISLAND WHERE HE WAS MET BY THE COMPANY'S DIRECTOR MR KEN LO.

INVOLVED IN SHIP AND INTERNATIONAL

MR KEN LO SAID CHEOY LÊË SHIPYARD IS MAINLY AND BOAT BUILDING AND CATERS ΤΟ BOTH HONG KONG MARKETS INCLUDING NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA.

THE SHIPYARD BUILDS PLEASURE CRAFT UP TO 40 METRES

IN LENGTH, GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC WORK BOATS UP TO 30 METRES AND STEEL SHIPS UP TO 60 METRES, CHEOY LEE IS NOW WORKING ON ORDERS FOR A TOTAL OF 48 NEW BOATS INCLUDING THREE FOR THE GOVERNMENT FLEET.

THE SHIPYARD ALSO HAS A TERM MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE OF 20 GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES, MR LO SAID.

CONTRACT FOR THE

DURING THE VISITS, MR MILLER ALSO MET OTHER SENIOR EXECUTIVES FROM BOTH SHIPYARDS. HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MARINE (GOVERNMENT FLEET), MR PETER CRISP.

0

—

/11