The Marine Department today (Tuesday) appeals
to witnesses of the collision case involving two local pleasure
vessels with licence numbers "28296" and "93098"
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.
The two vessels collided off Cheung Fat Estate on the northern
side of Tsing Yi Island at about 5.20 am on January 10, resulting
in the death of four passengers on board "93098".
The Director of Marine has ordered a local marine inquiry into
the incident, and two surveyors of the department have been appointed
to take charge of the inquiry.
People on board passing-by vessels or other people who have witnessed
the incident are urged to make use of the telephone and facsimile
hotlines to provide information.
Tuesday, 19 January 1999
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