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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1993

ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS WAS THE RAPID RATE OF GROWTH. AT PRESENT RATES CONTAINER TERMINALS 1 TO 8 WILL BE WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY BY MID-1995.

IT HAD BEEN PLANNED THAT CT9 WOULD COME INTO OPERATION IN 1995 TO COPE WITH THE GROWTH, BUT THE OPENING OF CT9 WILL BE DELAYED.

THE TERMINAL AWAITED CHINA'S ENDORSEMENT, FINANCING FOR THE PROJECT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE.

WITHOUT WHICH LOAN

MR SIU SAID: "COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPERS OF CT9 ARE WELL IN HAND. THERE ARE SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES WHICH I BELIEVE CAN BE QUICKLY RESOLVED ONCE WE GET THE POLITICAL GO-AHEAD.

IN THE MEANTIME DELAYS TO CT9 WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS THAT WILL BE HARD TO OVERCOME, "BUT WE MUST TRY, SAID MR SIU.

HE POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SKIP THE BUILDING OF CT9 AND WAIT FOR THE OPENING OF CT10 ON LANTAU. THIS WAS BECAUSE CT10 WOULD NOT OPEN UNTIL 1997, BUT BETWEEN 1995 AND 1997 CARGO THROUGHPUT WOULD CONTINUE TO INCREASE.

"THEREFORE WE CAN EXPECT CONGESTION. WE MUST PLAN TO AVOID THE WORST OF THIS. MEANWHILE, WE WILL CONTINUE то PRESS THE CHINESE SIDE FOR EARLY ENDORSEMENT OF CT9."

MR SIU DESCRIBED PLANS FOR THE NEW PORT AT LANTAU AS: "FAR SIGHTED AND AMBITIOUS. THEY WILL SERVE HONG KONG WELL INTO THE FUTURE.

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TELA ISSUES ADVISORY LETTERS TO NEWSPAPER VENDORS

THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY (TELA) HAS ISSUED ANOTHER ADVISORY LETTER TO NEWSPAPER VENDORS REMINDING THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE CONTROL OF OBSCENE AND INDECENT ARTICLES ORDINANCE (COIAO).

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ADVISORY LETTER WAS SENT TO ALL NEWSPAPER VENDORS IN LATE SEPTEMBER DRAWING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE LEGISLATION.

BUT SOME NEWSPAPER VENDORS WERE STILL FOUND DISPLAYING INDECENT MATTERS PUBLICLY AND SELLING INDECENT COMIC BOOKS TO UNDERAGED PERSONS INCLUDING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL UNIFORM.

CONCERTED ENFORCEMENT ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN BY TELA AND THE POLICE AGAINST SUCH NEWSPAPER VENDORS AND PROSECUTION ACTION WOULD INITIATED UNDER THE COIAO.

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/A SPOKESMAN