CONFIDENTIAL
Visit to Shanghai Docks
The Financial Secretary and Political Adviser visited Shanghai docks on 9 May 1980. They were taken
During to the No 10 loading and unloading district.
the introduction there it was explained that the new terminal had been built in 1973. They were just finishing the first phase. Out of a total of 9 berths,
This could cope with one was reserved for containers.
One went
2,000 containers per month. There were three regular lines operating from Shanghai. with containers. two times per month to Japan; another at a similar rate to Australia; and yet another to Hong Kong as a feeder service. It could cope with containers of 40 feet length. There were no special container handling facilities as yet. It was necessary to use ordinary cranes. During 1979 the total throughput of containers had been 15,000. The maximum capacity of the phase I development was 3,000 pieces per month both inward and
outward.
Political Adviser's Office
Government Secretariat
Hong Kong
15 May 1980
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