IHong Kong-isibhakabhaka saseHong Kong esinentsomi sanceda ukutsala abakhenkethi abamalunga nezigidi ezingama-27 kulo mmandla kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kodwa abakhweli kwilayini yodidi oluphezulu uKumkanikazi uMary 2 babone ivista eyahluke kancinane xa inqanawa enkulu yamisa kuloo mmandla. Kunokuba babe nezakhiwo eziphakamileyo eziphakamileyo neenduli eziluhlaza, abakhweli bale nqanawa babona iintaba zemigqomo yentsimbi neekhreyini ezingathi ngamathambo xa inqanawa eziitoni ezili-151,400 XNUMX yamisa kwizibuko lesixeko eKwai Chung.
Nangona kunjalo i-Queen Mary 2 ayihlukanga ngokuba inkulu kakhulu ukuba ingamisa kwisikhululo somda esikhoyo se-Ocean Terminal lener yabahambi embindini wesithili sabakhenkethi saseTsim Sha Tsui.
USean Kelly, umlawuli oyintloko weZitena zanamhlanje, umqhubi wesiphelo owayephethe i-Queen Mary 2, uthe iinkampani ze-terminal ze-Kwai Chung zizame ukuphatha iinqanawa zabakhweli, kodwa kwakungasoloko kusenzeka ngenxa yokuba ii-terminals zazixakeke ziinqanawa ze-container.
Malunga neelitha ezintandathu ngonyaka kufuneka zidibane neenqanawa ezithwele iinqanawe ukuze zibopheleleke kwizikhululo zeekhonteyina zeKwai Chung.
Le meko ayinakwenzeka ukuba itshintshe kude kube yi-2012 xa i-terminal entsha ye-cruise ye-US-410-million yezigidi zeedola iza kuvulwa kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya sangaphambili e-Kai Tak embindini we-Harbour yaseVictoria.
Urhulumente ukholelwa ukuba isitishi siza kuxhasa into esele iqalisile ukuqalwa ngenqanawa ngokukhuthaza iinqanawa ezininzi ukuba zitsale umnxeba, ukonyusa inkcitho yabakhenkethi malunga ne-US 300 yezigidi zeedola ngo-2020 kunye nokudala ukuya kuthi ga kwi-11,000 yemisebenzi.
Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku inani labakhweli ngeenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa lincinci ngokwentelekiso njengenani lamanani abakhenkethi bebonke.
Umkomishinala wezoKhenketho u-Au King-chi uthe lilonke inani labakhweli ngeenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa lafikelela malunga nezigidi ezi-2 kulo nyaka uphelileyo, kubandakanywa nama-500,000 afika kwaye ahamba ngeenqanawa ezingama-50 ezityeleleyo.
IKomishoni yezoKhenketho ithe iithenda zokuphuhlisa i-complex ziza kuvalwa nge-7 kaMatshi. Ukuza kuthi ga ngoku kuphela iqela elinye elikhokelwa yi-Malaysia's Star Cruises elithe labhengeza injongo yalo yokubiza amalungelo okuxhasa ngemali, ukwakha nokusebenza kwesiko.
I-Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, eya kubuyela kwintsimi, isekela iinqanawa eHong Kong kulo nyaka emva kokungabikho kweminyaka emithandathu, ikwajonge ukuphuhliswa kwe-terminal entsha. Usekela-mongameli uCraig Milan uthe: “Sinomdla kwiprojekthi yeKai Tak. Sifuna ukungena kwimakethi yaseTshayina enemakethi yokhenketho ekhulayo. ”
U-Au uthe i-terminal entsha iya kuba nakho ukuphatha iilayini zokuhamba ngenqanawa ukuya kuthi ga kwiitoni ezingama-220,000, eyona inkulu ilindelweyo ngoku.
Ibona ukubaluleka kokukhula kwecandelo lenqanawa yokuhamba ngenqanawa, iAu isandula ukuphehlelela ikomiti yeengcebiso kwishishini lokuhamba ngenqanawa elibandakanya abameli abavela kwiindlela ezihamba phambili zamazwe ngamazwe ezibandakanya iinkampani zase-Itali, iCosta Crociere kunye ne-MSC Cruises Asia kunye ne-Star Cruises kunye neRoyal Caribbean International kunye neeCruise ze-Celebrity.
UJanet Lai, umanejala wezokhenketho kwiBurena loRhwebo kunye noPhuhliso loQoqosho, uthe intlanganiso yokuqala yekomiti ngoFebruwari 15 yavuma ukuseka iqela elisebenzayo eliza kujonga amalungiselelo e-berthing ngaphambi kokuba i-terminal entsha iqalise ukusebenza.
Le komiti iza kujonga iindlela zokukhuthaza intsebenziswano namaphondo angabamelwane base-China ukuphuhlisa iindlela zokuhamba ngenqanawa kunye nokusebenzisana nabasemagunyeni baseTshayina ukuququzelela ukungena kweenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa ukuya kumazibuko aseHong Kong naseTshayina.
Injongo epheleleyo "kukuphucula ukuphuhliswa kweHong Kong ibe yindawo ehamba phambili yokuhamba ngeenqanawa kummandla weendwendwe zasekhaya, zengingqi kunye nezamazwe ngamazwe," iKomishoni yezoKhenketho yathi.
Oku kuza phakathi komdla okhulayo wabantu abahamba ngenqanawa.
UFrancis Lai, umphathi jikelele we-Miramar Travel and Express, uthe kukho ukukhula okuphindwe kabini kwinani labakhweli beenqanawa zokuhamba ngenqanawa. "Ukuba uthelekisa i-2006 kunye ne-2005, kwakukho ukukhula kweepesenti ze-15 kwishishini, kwaye ndixela kwangaphambili i-20 yeepesenti ekupheleni kwe-2007," watsho.
Esalatha kutshintsho lwesibheno, uLai wongeze wathi, “Ngaphambili, uninzi lwabantu ababezibandakanye nohambo lwenqanawa babedla umhlala-phantsi kwaye sele bekhulile. Kodwa iqela elincinci lentengiso lithatha indawo yabo, abaphathi kunye neengcali, abantu abamalunga nama-40 ukuya kuma-50. ”
Iinkampani zendlela yokuhamba ngenqanawa zisabele ngokuphuhlisa iindlela zohambo ukusuka eHong Kong ukuya kwisihlenga semimandla yengingqi efana neThailand, iVietnam neKhambodiya, iTaiwan, iKorea, iJapan neTshayina.
Ezinye zezi zixeko, ngakumbi iSingapore, iShanghai kunye neXiamen kunxweme olusempuma yeTshayina, ziphendule ngokuphuhlisa ezazo iindawo ezintsha zokuhamba ngenqanawa ukukhawulelana noku kunyuka kwemfuno.
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