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HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION SERVICES
DAILY INFORMATION
BULLETIN
HKK 21/4
Monday, August 17, 1970
CONTAINER BERTHS AT KWAI CHUNG TERMINAL
Award Of Three Tenders
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Tenders for three container berths at Kwai Chung have been awarded
to Modern Terminals Ltd., Kowloon Container Warehouse Co., Ltd. and Sea-Land
Orient Ltd.
Announcing the awards today, a Government spokesman said they
represented a great stop forward in the history of port facilities in Hong
Kong.
He said: "It may now be expected that facilities capable of coping
with any container ships at present projected will be available in Hong Kong
when these berths are ready.
"With the other container facilities already in operation or under
construction in Hong Kong, these three berths at Kwai Chung will go a long
way towards ensuring that Hong Kong will be able to maintain its position as
a leading port in the era of containers which is now developing."
In April this year tenders were invited for the lease of four lots
of Crown land at Kwai Chung for use as container berths.
/Tenders were
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