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MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1992

MR MILLER WAS SPEAKING AT THE 29TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION THE 16TH INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE OFFICE BEARERS OF THE HONG CARGO VESSEL TRADERS' ASSOCIATION THIS EVENING.

AND

KONG

THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE HE TOUCHED ON THREE MAIN FACTORS

WORKING AREA (PCWA) OPERATIONS, MID-STREAM INDUSTRY PRIVATE WATERFRONT LAND AND THE CONTROL OF LOCAL CRAFT.

T

PUBLIC CARGO

"THE PRINCIPLES OF MY

THROUGH

THE

DISCUSSED INDUSTRY, MR MILLER SAID.

+

PROPOSED

EXISTING

PCWA REFORMS WILL BE FULLY CHANNELS WITH THE CONSULTATION

COMPANY

FORMED BY

CONTRACT.

"EACH PCWA WILL BE OFFERED TO A COMMERCIAL

OPERATE UNDER A FIXED-TERM THE OPERATORS, TO MANAGE AND THE CONTRACTOR WILL PAY GOVERNMENT THROUGH A TENDER SYSTEM.

ITS

COSTS, AND THE THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEEK TO RECOVER ITS FULL INDUSTRY, THROUGH THE CONTRACTOR, PROVIDE BERTHING FACILITIES FOR OWN NEEDS.

APPROACH IN WILL

"THE PORT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE HAVE ENDORSED THIS

THAT MEMBERS SURE

OF THIS ASSOCIATION PRINCIPLE, AND I AM CONTINUE TO GIVE IT PRACTICAL SUPPORT.

**

MEMBERS MANY THAT MR MILLER SAID HE WAS AWARE ASSOCIATION HANDLED THEIR CARGOES ACROSS PRIVATE WATERFRONTS.

"THE LACK

WATERFRONTS

BECOMES

OF THE

CRITICAL AS OF ADDITIONAL

AND, CONTAINERS. PARTICULARLY INCREASE, MID-STREAM CARGO VOLUMES

NEAR FUTURE, WHEN CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON CONTAINER TERMINAL 9 IN THE

44 HE SAID. THE SITUATION MAY BECOME WORSE,

HE

OUT POINTED

PROVIDE

THAT BOTH

WAS

CURRENTLY

BY SOLUTIONS MEDIUM-TERM

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS ARE YEARS BUT MIGHT

THE ADMINISTRATION

AND SHORT- ATTEMPTING TO IDENTIFYING AREAS OF WATERFRONT THAT THROUGH NOT NEEDED FOR THEIR FINAL PURPOSE FOR THE NEXT FEW BE USED FOR CONTAINER HANDLING IN THE MEANTIME.

"IN THE LONGER TERM LAND FOR

PURPOSE THIS

SHOULD NOT BE A

PROBLEM.

FOR

OF THE RIVER FOR THE

THE DEVELOPMENT "PLANS ARE WELL ADVANCED TRADE TERMINAL AT TUEN MUN, TOGETHER WITH A SIMILAR FACILITY NORTH COAST OF LANTAŲ."

HE ADDED THAT AFTER 1997, THE DEVELOPMENT OF TSEUNG KWAN O THE REDEVELOPMENT OF KAT TAK WOULD INCLUDE APPROPRIATE FACILITIES MID-STREAM CARGO HANDLING.

AND FOR

SAID THROUGH TURNING TO THE CONTROL OF LOCAL CRAFT, MR MILLER

SYSTEMS WHICH WERE CONSIDERED THE LOCAL CRAFT REVIEW, THE EXISTING

OPERATIONAL NEEDS, OUTDATED WOULD BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO SUIT MODERN WITHOUT COMPROMISING SAFETY.

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