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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1994

HK'S TARGET OF 11 MILLION TEU MARK IN SIGHT

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ALREADY THE WORLD'S BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT, HONG KONG COULD THE FIRST TO BREAK THE 11 MILLION TWENTY-FOOT-EQUIVALENT UNITS (TEUS) A YEAR MARK.

IN JULY, HONG KONG BECAME THE FIRST PORT IN THE WORLD TO HANDLE ONE MILLION TEUS IN A SINGLE MONTH.

TEUS, A 22 PER CENT JULY'S RECORD THROUGHPUT WAS 1,031,000 INCREASE

SECOND BUSIEST THE WORLD'S JULY 1993. SINGAPORE, OVER

CENT CONTAINER PORT, HANDLED 889,000 TEUS IN THE SAME MONTH, A 12 PER INCREASE.

HONG KONG'S THROUGHPUT TOTAL FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF 1994 GROWTH OVER THE SAME WAS 6.2 MILLION TEUS. THIS WAS A 22 PER CENT

OF SINGAPORE, WHICH PERIOD LAST YEAR AND WAS 0.4 MILLION TEUS AHEAD

IN THROUGHPUT FOR THE

SEVEN FIRST SHOWED A 15 PER CENT EXPANSION MONTHS TO TOTAL 5.8 MILLION TEUS.

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ANALYSTS HAVE POINTED OUT THAT SINGAPORE'S THROUGHPUT TENDS

KONG'S TRADE TENDS TO REMAIN STEADY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHILE HONG INCREASE IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

THE TERRITORY SHOULD COME

IF ITS CURRENT MOMENTUM CONTINUES, VERY CLOSE TO HANDLING 11 MILLION TEUS BY YEAR'S END.

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES SIGNIFICANT

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CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES HAVE PLAYED A

ROLE SIGNIFICANT

IN

THE DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SINCE THEIR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1960S, THE

OF SOCIAL DIRECTOR

WELFARE,

1 AN MR

STRACHAN,

SAID TODAY

(SATURDAY).

AT SPEAKING

NEIGHBOURHOOD

CENTRE

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE COUNCIL FU HENG ADVICE-ACTION

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SAID THIS SERVICE HAD STUDY/READING ROOM, MR STRACHAN CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS THE STABILITY AND PROSPERITY OF SOCIETY.

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UNDOUBTEDLY

SIGNIFICANT TRANSITION,

GIVEN SUPPORT

" HE SAID.

AS HONG KONG IS ENTERING A PERIOD OF IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY,

MR STRACHAN THE WORKING

ON THE WAY FORWARD FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, SAID FOLLOWING THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARTY ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE SERVICES, THERE WOULD SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE CURRENT OPERATIONAL MODE OF THESE CENTRES.

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