Harbour Patrol and Local Control Stations

Marine Department launches, in continuous radio contact with the VTC,
patrol the main harbour area and its approaches to ensure safety of
navigation and other marine activities, as well as to respond to
emergencies. In addition, a local traffic control station at Gemini Point
which, together with dedicated patrol launch, monitors and regulates the
traffic using the Ma Wan Channel on a 24-hour basis and provides escort
services to large vessels during their transit through the area. To further
improve the Marine Department's traffic control functions, another local
traffic control station, expected to come into operation in 1999, is being
established at the Kwai Chung Container Terminal 8.

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