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| SEA PARADE ON 1 JULY 2016 Hong Kong |
| DREDGING OPERATIONS AT KWAI TSING CONTAINER TERMINALS 6 & 7 Hong Kong |
| Sea Parade on 1 July 2016 |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Hong Kong |
| A flag raising ceremony will be held at 0800 hours on 1 July 2016 at the Golden Bauhinia Square outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR.During the ceremony, a sea parade made up of launches of the disciplinary services will proceed from Causeway Bay to HKCEC between 0745 hours and 0805 hours, and display water jets off HKCEC at 0800 hours.Masters, coxswains and persons-in-charge of all vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution and give a wide berth to the parade fleet.(For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at shipping.hongkong@gac.com)
Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.77 of 2016 |
| Dredging Operations at Kwai Tsing Container Terminals 6 & 7 |
| Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Hong Kong |
| For approximately 1 month, dredging operations will be carried out within the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (F) and the adjacent shoreline: (A) 22 deg. 19.702’N / 114 deg. 07.603’E (B) 22 deg. 19.676’N / 114 deg. 07.612’E (C) 22 deg. 19.668’N / 114 deg. 07.584’E (D) 22 deg. 20.149’N / 114 deg. 07.421’E (E) 22 deg. 20.157’N / 114 deg. 07.448’E (F) 22 deg. 20.131’N / 114 deg. 07.457’EThe works will be carried out by a grab dredger. Two tugboats, four hopper barges and one guard boat will assist in the works. The number of vessels engaged in the works will change from time to time to suit operational requirements.A working area of approximately 50 metres around the grab dredger will be established. Yellow marker buoys fitted with yellow flashing lights will be laid to mark the positions of the anchors extending from the grab dredger.The hours of works will be round-the-clock. Vessels engaged in the operations will display signals as prescribed in international and local regulations. Vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution. (For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at shipping.hongkong@gac.com) Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.78 of 2016 |
