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revolution in cargo handling. In early 1967 the committee declared that Hong Kong had to build the capacity to handle containers, lest the territory's economy would suffer and its port would get bypassed in favour of
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1371:114°7â˛29âłE
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1267:Hebe Haven
1120:HK Express
152:Kwai Chung
1211:Hong Kong
1017:Peak Tram
603:>2,000
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305:(metres)
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276:Terminals
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240:Mong Chau
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689:See also
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890:History
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255:Kowloon
225:History
219:Qingdao
164:Chinese
969:Routes
168:čľćśč˛¨ćŤç˘źé
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48:čľé貨ćŤç˘źé
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