The Marine Department today (Sunday) appeals
to witnesses of the vessel collision case involving Jetfoil "Flores"
to come forward to offer assistance to an inquiry.
A 24-hour telephone hotline 2545 0181 and a facsimile hotline
2541 7714 have been set up to collect information on the incident.
Jetfoil "Flores" reportedly collided with an unknown
object while enroute from Hong Kong to Macau at around 12.12 pm
yesterday, injuring a total of 117 passengers and five crewmen
on board.
The Director of Marine has ordered a preliminary inquiry into
the incident, and a surveyor of the department has been appointed
to take charge of the inquiry.
Passengers on board the jetfoil and any other people on board
passing-by vessels who has witnessed the incident are urged to
make use of the telephone and facsimile hotlines to provide information.
Sunday, 3 May 1998
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