Government Dockyard

Government Dockyard

Government Dockyard (Chinese: 政府船塢) is a dockyard of Hong Kong Government responsible for the design, procurement and maintenance of all vessels owned by the Government.

The dockyard occupies a site of 98 hectares on the northeast coast of Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong and has an 8.3-hectare protected water basin as an operational base for vessels operated by the Marine Department. The dockyard has a shiplift system and three ship-hoists capable of drydocking vessels of up to 750 tonnes. An on-line computerised information system is employed to co-ordinate the maintenance activities and support services to maximise maintenance efficiency and vessel availability.Fact|date=August 2007

The dockyard is adjacent to Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Plant is accessible by Ngong Shuen Road.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Government Secretariat (Hong Kong) — The Government Secretariat (Chinese: 政府總部, 布政司署 before 1997) is collectively formed by the Offices of the Chief Secretary and the Financial Secretary and twelve policy bureaux. The offices are officially known as Government Secretariat: Offices… …   Wikipedia

  • Government House, Bermuda — Government House, located in Hamilton, is the official residence of the Governor of Bermuda.Government House Bermuda is the official residence of the Governor and stands on Langton Hill overlooking the North Shore in the Parish of Pembroke. Built …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Navy Dockyard — Dockyards of the Royal Navy are harbours where either commissioned ships are based, or where ships are overhauled and refitted. Historically, the RN maintained a string of dockyards around the world, although few are now operating today. UK… …   Wikipedia

  • PSC-Naval Dockyard — Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Naval Dockyard Sdn Bhd (PCS ND), was a devision of the Penang Shipbuilding and Construction Industries Bhd (PCSI), a Malaysian Government Linked Company (GLC), based in the Lumut, Perak, Malaysia. The company… …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda — Infobox Military Structure name= Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermuda location= Bermuda caption= type= Shipyard, dockyard, HMS built= 1795 materials= used= 1795 mdash; 1958 controlledby= Royal Navy 1795 1958; USN/USAF/US Army 1948 1995 garrison= HMS… …   Wikipedia

  • Williamstown Dockyard — was one of Australia s principal ship building yards at Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The Colony of Victoria decided to construct a large slipway at Williamstown to provide ship repair facilities in 1856 and the Government Patent Slip was… …   Wikipedia

  • Chatham Dockyard — Coordinates: 51°23′50″N 00°31′40″E / 51.39722°N 0.52778°E / 51.39722; 0.52778 …   Wikipedia

  • Rosyth Dockyard — is a large naval dockyard in Rosyth, Fife, Scotland, which today primarily undertakes refitting of Royal Navy surface vessels. Rosyth Dockyard is owned by Babcock PLC.HistoryConstruction of the dockyard by civil engineers Easton, Gibb Son… …   Wikipedia

  • State Dockyard, Newcastle, New South Wales — The State Dockyard at Dykes Point, Newcastle was built by the New South Wales Government from 1938 until 1941 and opened in 1942 during World War II. The dockyard was constructed using much of the plant and buildings from the former Walsh Island… …   Wikipedia

  • Taikoo Dockyard — (Chinese: 太古船塢) was a dockyard located in the present day Taikoo Shing and part of Taikoo Place of Quarry Bay on the north shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. HistoryBeginning in Colonial Hong Kong, Whampoa Dockyard Company and Taikoo… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”