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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994

CONSTRUCTION OF

LAM

AN

THE CONTRACT FOR BUILDING A WEIGH-STATION AT TAI

THE PROJECT CHUNG COMMENCED ON 19 AUGUST 1994. COMPRISES THE

WEIGH-STATION, OFFICE AND AREAS FOR TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AND SPACE FOR BE HAVE TO THE

STORAGE OF GOODS TEMPORARY

HAVE UNLOADED FROM THOSE VEHICLES WHICH ARE FOUND TO AN EXCESSIVE LOAD. IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED IN APRIL 1995. WORK IS PROGRESSING ON SCHEDULE.

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WHICH

MEASURES TO ENHANCE FREIGHT TRANSPORT TRADE

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HON JAMES TIEN AND A WRITTEN FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE

MRS ELIZABETH REPLY BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, BOSHER, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

COMPLETED UNTIL QUESTION : AS CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. 10 WILL NOT BE

AFTER THE PLANNED LATE 1997 OR BARLY 1998, WHICH WILL BE SOMETIME

NO. TERMINAL

9 IN MID-1995, WILL COMPLETION

THE TAKEN IN THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHAT MEASURES WILL BE MEANTIME

IN COMPETITIVENESS

THE FREIGHT

TRANSPORT TRADE?

OF CONTAINER

TO ENHANCE

HONG

KONG'S

REPLY:

MR PRESIDENT

AS I INDICATED IN THIS COUNCIL ON 12 OCTOBER THE NOW INEVITABLE DELAY IN COMPLETION OF CONTAINER TERMINAL NO. (CT9) HAS DEALT A SEVERE OF THE BLOW TO OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HONG KONG'S POSITION AS ONE

HAS BEEN WORLD'S MOST EFFICIENT CONTAINER PORTS. FOR MANY YEARS IT

OF ADDITIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL OUR POLICY TO MATCH THE SUPPLY

WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FACILITIES WITH FORECAST DEMAND FOR THEIR USE. THIS POLICY,

BY A JUDICIOUS ENTIRELY THROUGH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, COMBINATION OF PUBLIC TENDERS AND PRIVATE TREATY GRANTS.

BY

IN THE ABSENCE OF CT9, THE FIRST BERTH OF WHICH WILL BE

WE WILL ALSO MID 1995, THIS WILL NO LONGER BE THE CASE. VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE COMPETITION IN THE CONTAINER BUSINESS BY BRINGING IN A NEW PLAYER.

NEEDED LOSE A HANDLING

HONG KONG IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE CONSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE

PORT ECONOMY WE WILL DO ALL WE CAN TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF EXISTING

BUSINESS THROUGH EXISTING OPERATORS то MOVE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FACILITIES.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE COMING YEAR :

WE SHALL

PROVIDING OVER 20 HECTARES BE SUPPORT CONTAINER OPERATIONS;

OF NEW LAND TO

WE SHALL BE ENSURING THAT ALL SUITABLE WATERFRONT SITES

ΤΟ UTILISED BE

EXTENT

THE MAXIMUM

FOR CARGO

CAN HANDLING

PURPOSES;

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WE SHALL