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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1993

SPECIAL CLOSURE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PCWAS DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR

THE

MARINE

DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED SPRCIAL CLOSURE ARRANGEMENTS ON ALL PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS AND PUBLIC WATERFRONTS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD COVERS FOUR DAYS FROM JANUARY 22 (FRIDAY) TO JANUARY 25 (MONDAY),

DEPARTMENT,

22), AND

THE MARINE OFFICER (CENTRAL REGION) OF THE MARINE MR LI SHAN-TAI SAID ALL PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS AND PUBLIC WATERFRONTS WOULD BE CLOSED AS FROM 5 PM ON FRIDAY (JANUARY WHOLE DAY FOR SATURDAY (JANUARY 23) AND SUNDAY (JANUARY 24).

THEY WILL BE RE-OPEN FOR NORMAL OPERATION STARTING NOON ON MONDAY (JANUARY 25) WHICH IS THE THIRD DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.

DEPARTMENT

"THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE ARE AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT, SHEUNG WAN, WAN CHAI, CHAI WAN, SHAM SHUI PO, YAU MA TEI, KWUN TONG, CHA KWO LING, TSUEN WAN, AND CHANNEL.

RAMBLER

"HOWEVER, DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD, THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS DAILY, AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 PM DAILY.

ON JANUARY 22 (FRIDAY) AND JANUARY 24 (SUNDAY), THE VICTORIA MARINE OFFICE AT ROOM 314 ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING AT 38, PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM TO FACILITATE ENTRY AND OUTWARD CLEARANCE FOR SHIPS.

THE PORT FORMALITIES OFFICE, WHICH IS AT ROOM 318 ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF HARBOUR BUILDING WILL ALSO BE OPEN ON JANUARY 24 (SUNDAY) BETWEEN 9 AM AND 11 AM TO HANDLE APPLICATION FOR PERMITS NORMALLY ISSUED BY THE OFFICE.

LAN KWAI FONG INQUIRY

OUTLINE OF WORK DONE ON WEDNESDAY

(JANUARY 20) UP TO 4.30 PM

1.

CONTINUING TO STUDY THE FIRE SERVICES' SERVICES AT LAN KWAI FONG ON JANUARY 1;

FINAL REPORT ON

SPECIAL

2.

3.

STARTING TO STUDY A POLICE REPORT ON THE LAN KWAI FONG INCIDENT

(RECEIVED TODAY);

REVIEWING PRESS CUTTINGS ON THE INTERIM REPORT;

4. MORE FACT-FINDING WORK; AND

5.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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