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Future Development

Containers

All

this

(15)

continued growth is causing us FLOW to look at future

development options. We

are currently constructing, by private sector

investment, 2 new container terminal 6, the first berth of which will be

operational in 1988 anu

the second and third berth of which will be

operational in 1989. This 28 hectare and HK$2 billion facility will provide additional one million TEU capacity. we will shortly be calling for tenders

for the construction of a new terminal 7 which wll come or line between 1990

and 1992. This 32 hectare and perhaps HK$2.5 billion facility will provide a

further one million TEU capacity. This means that the capacity of Kwai Chung

container port will increase from about two to four million TEU and this will

do much to alleviate the pressure or handling facilities row being experienced.

But it will not be long before we have to consider how to implement the next stages of development, the need for which has been clearly identified

in the strategy study. We have a number of ideas further reclamation at

Stonecutters and then linking Storecutters to Kwai Chung; another option would

be to develop the east coast of Tsing Yi Island; a further option would

involve the development of a deep water port to the east of Lartau provided

the cost of infrastructure would be justified.

Break-bulk cargo

As regards

non-containerised

general or break-bulk

cargo, we at

present have no severe constraints. We have adequate mooring buoys and public

cargo working areas. But when we run out of mooring buoys we will have to

consider the options. Do we increase the productivity of the port by

introducing, for example, fore and aft moorings? Do we provide for

conventional ships to be handled to the east of Lantau - and would shippers

pay the additional cost of lighterage? Could Junk Eay he developed: Is the

development of Tolo a possible