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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1992

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"THE BERTHING FEE FOR DYNAMICALLY SUPPORTED CRAFT INCLUDING JETFOIL, HYDROFOIL, CATAMARAN AND HOVERFERRY, AND VESSELS OTHER THAN FERRIES WILL INCREASE FROM $2.60 TO $3 PER TON WHILE THE FEE FOR FERRIES WILL INCREASE FROM $1.30 TO $1.50 PER TON, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 15 PER CENT,

'THE EMBARKATION FEE FOR PASSENGERS WILL BE INCREASED FROM

TO $25, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 19 PER CENT.

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"IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE EFFECT OF THE INCREASE WILL BE ΤΟ RAISE PASSENGER FARES BY TWO TO FOUR PER CENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE AVERAGE JETFOIL FARE TO MACAU WILL PROBABLY INCREASE FROM $121 ΤΟ $125 AND THE CATAMARAN FARE TO ZHONGSHAN FROM $152 TO $156.

THE REVISION OF THE FEES ARE NECESSARY ΤΟ RECOVER THE FULL COST OF OPERATING THE GOVERNMENT-OWNED HK-MACAU FERRY TERMINAL AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL AND TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE RETURN ON THE CAPITAL EMPLOYED.

"THE TWO TERMINALS ARE OPERATED AS PUBLIC UTILITIES AND THE GOVERNMENT RECOVERS ITS COSTS AND OBTAINS A RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENT BY CHARGING FEES TO FERRY OPERATIONS AND PASSENGERS, MR PYRKE SAID.

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THE BERTHING FEE AND THE EMBARKATION FEE WERE LAST REVISED IN APRIL AND OCTOBER LAST YEAR RESPECTIVELY.

DETAILS OF THE REVISION OF THE TWO FEE ITEMS WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

CIVIC EDUCATION DAY IN SHA TIN

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AN ANNUAL CIVIC EDUCATION DAY WILL BE HELD IN SHA TIN THIS SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 29) TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.

ORGANISED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, THE THEME WILL. BE: "KNOW MORE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, ENJOY FULLY YOUR OWN RIGHTS"

IT WILL BE HELD FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM AT PHASE III OF SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA.

THE CHAIRMAN OP THE COMMITTEE, DR SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAFL SUEN, OPENING CEREMONY.

THE ATRJUM GALLERY IN

DANIEL TSE, AND THE WILL. OFFICIATE AT THE

AN INTER-VASITY DEBATE THE UNIVERSITY OF

THE CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BETWEEN THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND HONG KONG.

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THE TOPIC FOR DEBATE WILL BE HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD BE BASED ON PUBLIC INTEREST" THE ADJUDICATORS

WILL COMPRISE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MRS PEGGY LAM AND MR JAMES TO, AND ASSOCIATE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC OF HONG KONG, MR CHAN WING-TAI.

/OTHER ACTIVITIES

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