container-terminal facilities here, quite apart
from their present short-term involvement with
Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.
the first instance, they propose to serve Pacific
ports and the U.S. West Coast, though they are
considering extending their services to other
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areas, including Europe. The representatives stated
that they would be prepared to invest considerable
capital in the development of container facilities.
(b) United States Lines
The United States Lines are presently investigating
various ports in South-East Asia to find which one
would best suit them as an operational base and
centre for the region. They have expressed the
hope that Hong Kong will be able to provide the
facilities that they require to institute a regular
weekly container-ship service between the East
Coast ports of the United States and the Far East
by June, 1970.
(c) The Matson Company
The Matson Company, which is one of the largest
American container-ship lines, have also
expressed an interest in making Hong Kong the
base for their container-ship operations in
South-East Asia. They are at present proposing
to a ke uso of Hong Kong and Kowloon harf and
Godown Co.ltd.'s container terminal at Thin Sha
Tsui when it is ready early next year, but only for an
interim period during which they will still be
using self-sustaining ships. Matsons have on
order two 34,000-ton non-self-sustaining ships
earmarked for the U.S. West Coast/Far East
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