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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19,
1993
PORT DUES AND A VARIETY OF RELATED FEES ARE PAID BY VESSELS WHICH ENTER THE WATERS OF HONG KONG OR USE PORT FACILITIES.
THESE INCLUDE ANCHORAGE, BUOY, AND PORT AND LIGHT DUES, MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE FEES.
PORT DUES AND A NUMBER OF RELATED FEES WILL BE ABOUT 10 PER CENT.
"EVEN WITH THIS FEE INCREASE, PORT DUES LEVIED BY DEPARTMENT ARE STILL COMPETITIVE IN RELATION TO THOSE OTHER MAJOR PORTS IN THE REGION, HE SAID.
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INCREASED BY
THE MARINE CHARGED BY
LICENCE AND
MISCELLANEOUS
HE SAID THE MAJORITY OF THE VESSEL FEES WOULD BE INCREASED BY 15 TO 30 PER CENT.
THESE FEES FALL INTO TWO MAIN CATEGORIES:
* VESSEL LICENCE FEES AND RELATED FEES (INCLUDING SURVEYS AND
INSPECTIONS); AND
* FEES FOR OTHER SERVICES INCLUDING EXAMINATIONS, ISSUE OF CERTIFICATES, AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE MERCANTILE MARINE
OFFICE.
THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS (PCWA'S) ARE FENCED-OFF AREAS OF WATERFRONT MANAGED BY THE MARINE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PUBLIC CARGO TO AND FROM LIGHTERS AND RIVER TRADE VESSELS.
FEES FOR PCWA'S WILL BE INCREASED BY 45 PER NOVEMBER 4 THIS YEAR. THIS WILL BE ABOVE THE AVERAGE INCREASE FOR OTHER FEES AND CHARGES.
ΤΟ HANDLE
CENT FROM
PERCENTAGE
MR DALE SAID: "THIS IS NECESSARY то PHASE IN FULL COST RECOVERY OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD FOR A SERVICE WHICH IS FULLY COMMERCIAL IN NATURE, COMPETES WITH SIMILAR PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES, AND SHOULD NOT THEREFORE BE SUBSIDISED BY THE PUBLIC PURSE."
"EVEN WITH THIS YEAR'S INCREASE, THERE WILL STILL BE AN UNDER-RECOVERY OF ABOUT 20 PER CENT.
TWO MAIN CATEGORIES OF FEES FOR PCWA'S ARE LORRY-PARKING AND BERTHING. IN PRACTICAL TERMS, THE INCREASES WOULD BE, IN THE CASE OF A LORRY MAKING THREE TRIPS A DAY TO A PCWA, FROM $81 TO $117
(THAT IS, $216 PER WEEK),
PER DAY
FOR A BARGE OF 1,000 TONS, THE DAILY BERTHING FRE WILL BE INCREASED FROM $250 TO $350.
MR DALE SAID DESPITE THE INCREASES IN FEES AND CHARGES THIS YEAR, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT YET REACHED FULL COST RECOVERY FOR ITS SERVICES, AND THERE WAS STILL A SMALL GAP WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO BE NARROWED IN COMING YEARS.
DETAILS OF THE REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
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