- Sep 16 Mon 2013 12:48
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千億市場待發掘 英唐智控“試水”國內智能家居物聯
□本報記者 謝衛國只要下載一個APP應用程序,self storage同時在家里裝上網關和感應器,你坐在辦公室甚至出差在外,也可遙控家里的電器和門窗;如果有人非法闖入,你的手機還能進行提示,並通過監控探頭360度察看家里的情況。“家居物聯”正在滲入並改變人們的生活。9月14日,英唐智控于深圳召開新產品發佈會,為旗下子公司豐唐物聯針對國內市場開發的將于10月份上市的第一套智能家居物聯系統提前暖場。相關報告預測,十二五期間國內智能家居市場空間有望達到1380億,潛在商機吸引了來自全國22個地區經銷商代表,以及萬科、華潤、碧桂園等知名房企代表參會。針對國內市場推出全新方案據瞭解,豐唐物聯技術有限公司成立于2011年,是美國Aeon Labs LLC和A股上市公司英唐智控聯合設立的高新技術企業。公司是全球領先的智能家居產品和系統方案提供商,主要為酒店及家庭等提供燈光、窗簾、空調、影音等家電全方位智能控制。公司客戶遍佈美洲、歐洲和澳大利亞,重要合作伙伴有VERIZON、AT&T、MOTORLOLA、科勒(KOHLER)以及ADT。其中,與美國電信運營商的合作成熟穩定,與家居高端品牌科勒的合作不斷深入。此次,豐唐物聯舉辦新產品發佈會,系公司打響的進軍國內智能家居市場的第一槍。豐唐物聯總經理鄭少華表示,前些年豐唐物聯的精力主要放在歐美市場,合作伙伴中有美國排名前兩名的運營商。當然,公司圍繞中國內地市場進行的針對性研發也在同步進行,過去幾年我們做了很多質控方面的工作,現在第一套解決方案已經成熟,10月份將正式與國內消費者見面。超千億市場空間等待挖掘記者瞭解到,雖然方案已經成熟,但市場培育不可能一蹴而就。公司表示將堅持穩健擴張的市場策略。豐唐物聯副總經理張圳告訴中國證券報記者,“客戶第一次消費非常關鍵,經銷商既要銷售產品又要提供服務,我們希望把工作做得更為扎實。”現階段,公司將選擇20-30個左右的經銷商,進迷你倉重點培育和扶持。在銷售模式上,他表示,經銷商渠道、工程(項目)渠道以及電信運營商渠道等都是公司未來開拓的重點。張圳說,今天來參會的代表中,部分人手中已經握有家居物聯項目。英唐智控董事長胡慶周向中國證券報記者表示,國內的家居物聯產業不像國外發展得那麼成熟,美國電信運營商參與熱情很高,而國內情況很不一樣。“我們必須自己做,走終端消費路線。”胡慶周說,“下一個十年將是‘數據為王’的時代,隨著用戶市場不斷壯大,未來公司將通過智能家居物聯系統搭建一個數據平台,即在家庭網關基礎上做無限的延伸,以此提供智能家居增值服務來實現收益,而屆時系統和硬件則可能成為送給用戶使用的贈品”。2012年2月,工業和信息化部發佈《物聯網“十二五”發展規劃》,物聯網作為戰略性新興產業的重要組成部分被寄以厚望。“十二五”時期,我國物聯網將由起步發展進入規模發展的階段,並將大力實施關鍵技術工程和標準化推進工程等五大重點工程。胡慶周稱,未來物聯網業務將是英唐智控戰略發展重點以及利潤增長點。在14日舉行的發佈會上,公司向與會者展示了一整套家居物聯系統方案,包括基於Z-WAVE傳輸技術的智能網關,嵌入式開關和智能開關,集移動、溫度、濕度、亮度感應等功能于一體的四合一感應器、智能門窗感應器以及智能紅外線感應器等。據《2010年-2015年中國智能家居產業發展趨勢與投資機會研究報告》預測,2015年我國建築總面積將達到632.7億平方米,較2010年新增132.2億平方米。同時,我國2010年智能家居市場規模達到420億元,預計2010年-2015年市場規模年均增速將超過20%,2015年有望達到1380億元。專業人士指出,過去幾年智能家居物聯全是中小企業參與,也沒有相應的國家標準,基本處於“三無”狀態。此次,豐唐物聯“試水”國內市場,可能帶動中國的智能家居消費風潮,隨著產業縱深推進,關於家居物聯的標準化推進也將加速。文件倉
- Sep 16 Mon 2013 12:46
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舊住宅區整治指導意見出台
迷你倉 湖北日報訊 (記者彭一葦、通訊員劉姝)日前,省住建廳下發《關於推進城鎮舊住宅區綜合整治的指導意見》,要求各地將舊住宅區綜合整治規劃統一納入本地2013年至2017年棚戶區改造規劃,提高老舊住宅建築性能,完善居住功能。按照指導意見,其整治包括環境綜合整治、房屋維修改造、配套設施完善、既有建築節能改造以及保障性住房建設等。整治改造的內容及標準要以滿足居民居住需要為中心,充分考慮當地舊住宅區現狀、可籌措資金規模、群�居住生活習慣等因素,科學合理地加以確定,並符合國家和地方的有關工程建設標準。此外,舊住宅區綜合整治後應及時穩妥推進物業管理,使綜合整治與長效管理相銜接。儲存倉
- Sep 16 Mon 2013 12:45
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贛閩旅遊“動”起來
備受關注的向莆鐵路將于9月26日正式通車,迷你倉最平這為江西、福建兩省旅遊帶來新機遇。多條動車線路將構建江西、福建兩省之間城際快速通道,並輻射浙江、廣東、湖南等省份。業內人士感嘆:向莆鐵路是“中國最美鐵路線”,5小時內的旅程將催生贛閩兩省“城市互動游”。動車旅遊 快捷平穩舒適9月5日,記者來到九龍湖南昌西客站,從這裡出發前往福建泰寧,提前體驗向莆鐵路帶來的快捷和舒適。剛進入南昌鐵路西站,一座氣勢恢宏的建築矗立在面前,這就是西客站候車大樓,西客站站房總建築面積約24萬平方米,可同時容納20列以上的火車進出站,是亞洲最先進的高鐵客運站,規劃遠期年旅客發送量2400萬人。西客站施工工地一派忙碌的景象,建設工人正抓緊時間施工,為西客站正式通車揮灑汗水。13時20分,列車緩緩駛離西客站,感覺非常安靜,記者注意到,列車茶几上的水杯絲毫沒有晃動,短短數分鐘,列車就已經進入高速狀態。“向莆鐵路列車將以每小時200公里的速度行駛,每天有17對列車往來江西、福建,”列車員面帶微笑介紹道。14時整,動車到達撫州車站,只用了40分鐘!14時23分,列車到達南城;14時39分到站南豐;15時20分,記者便到達了目的地——福建旅遊名縣泰寧。“2個小時,感覺就像在地鐵里睡了一覺。”同行的福建日報記者發出感慨。列車員告訴記者,從泰寧再往東南,火車1個半小時後可到福州,3小時抵達廈門。因為向莆鐵路,南昌到福州由原來11小時車程縮短到3個半小時,南昌到廈門由原來16小時車程縮短到5小時左右。5小時,恰恰是城際旅遊的最優時間。“江西、福建兩省一直在推動省際互動旅遊,但效果並不明顯。隨著向莆鐵路的開通,兩地的旅遊時間成本將大大降低。”江西鐵路國旅總經理蹇偉向記者介紹:“向莆鐵路沿線景區多、景區品質高,景點漂亮,再加上乘動車舒適、快捷,使兩省間的‘兩日游、周末游’成為了熱門產品,我們旅遊社正在加緊設計並細化相關旅遊產品。”名山秀水 最美鐵路令人心動向莆鐵路經過的沿線,正是福建、江西旅遊的精華所在。沿線北上,可登廬山;走東南,直抵福建沿海。途經的撫州、南城、南豐、建寧、泰寧、將樂、尤溪、永泰,每一站都有不同的風景。向莆鐵路線上,既有秀麗名山,也有旅遊城市南昌、福州;遊客可以尋夢撫州,感受以王安石、湯顯祖為代表的臨川文化的迷你倉重歷史;也可探訪三明,感悟朱熹出生地理學思想的精髓;生態旅遊可到福建泰寧大金湖體驗丹霞風貌,也可到江西南城觀賞鄉村自然美景;喜好美食的遊客,既能品嘗到南豐蜜橘、沙縣小吃,也可泡一壺正宗武夷山鐵觀音,品味怡然自得的休閒時光。“火車一通天地寬!向莆鐵路經過三明市5個站點,是建設難度最大、線路最長的地區,同時也是風景怡人的旅遊勝地。”三明市市委書記鄧本元向記者介紹。“來三明旅遊,北有大金湖、中有玉華洞、南有永安桃源洞,是與江西完全不同的風景。”鄧本元如數家珍向記者推薦:“三明旅遊主要是自然、古樸的生態旅遊,還有理學文化游、紅色旅遊、村落旅遊以及科考旅遊。所謂好山好水好風光、數一數二數三明,歡迎江西遊客常來三明!”“江西遊客一直是泰寧主力客源,向莆鐵路開通後,江西遊客到泰寧更方便了。”採訪過程中,泰寧縣委書記張元明同樣熱情地向江西遊客發出了邀請。張元明介紹,為迎接江西等地的遊客,泰寧全縣做了充分準備,通過完善旅遊基礎設施、建設酒店賓館、培訓服務人員、完善交通配套等,迎接向莆鐵路的正式開通。9月22日,泰寧將舉辦第四屆山地戶外國際挑戰賽;10月6日,環球比基尼小姐總決賽將在泰寧舉辦,帶旺人氣吸引遊客。“大金湖、寨下大峽谷、上清溪漂流是泰寧傳統的旅遊景點,新建的明清木雕園、大金湖峽谷漂流也極具特色!”面對媒體記者,張元明儼然是一位專業導遊。互動營銷 贛閩旅遊推介忙酒香也怕巷子深,好酒就要勤吆喝。迎接向莆鐵路開通,贛閩旅遊相關部門的互動營銷如火如荼。8月6日,南昌鐵路局邀請媒體參觀採訪“最美高鐵”,泰寧縣聞風而動,縣委書記張元明帶領十多名幹部上車,親自向全國媒體推薦泰寧旅遊,發放宣傳資料。9月, 福建省旅遊局將組織旅遊採風團到南昌、九江、上饒等市推介福建風景,並深入居民社區宣傳福建旅遊景點。同樣,9月下旬,江西省旅遊局牽頭南昌、撫州兩市旅遊局聯合南下,前往福州、廈門、三明、泉州、莆田5大城市舉辦“江西風景獨好”大型旅遊推介會,推薦最美的江西風景給福建遊客。“千里向莆一日還”。業內人士稱,通過兩地一系列的營銷推廣,向莆鐵路的拉動效應將在兩省發酵,福建遊客到廬山避暑,江西遊客到福建看海,“朝發南昌、午餐福州”,成為可能!贛閩旅遊大聯手,向莆鐵路旅遊真正“動”起來了!■ 本報記者 李 翔儲存
- Sep 16 Mon 2013 12:20
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押寶城鎮化 中行手機銀行“下鄉”
不斷推進的城鎮化進程中,迷你倉農村與城鎮之間的巨量貨幣資金轉移需求正在得到釋放。 此前,農業銀行、郵儲銀行和農信社等紛紛進軍縣域及農村地區金融支付市場。近期另一國有大行中國銀行也將目光投向了從農村向城鎮遷徙過程中所產生的充足匯款轉賬以及延伸金融需求。但中行並未借助網點擴張,而是推出了手機取款業務布局縣域及農村市場。據瞭解,中行已在安徽、湖南、山西、福建、河北、貴州和河南7家分行進行試點推廣手機取款業務,目前該業務正逐步向全國推廣。 當前,以為中小企業、農村市場等相對弱勢群體提供無歧視性銀行和支付服務的“金融包容性增長”已經成為監管層新的政策目標之一。對於有盈利壓力、追求利潤的商業銀行而言,在城鎮用戶這一紅海市場“廝殺”後,進入農村這一包括無銀行賬戶群體在內的藍海市場時,如何在普惠金融和商業利潤之間尋求平衡成為必須面對的問題。中國版的肯尼亞移動貨幣 商業銀行以設立物理網點拓展縣域市場相對較慢,而利用手機取款可以低成本快速拓展新市場。 只要開通手機銀行,僅需輸入取款人的手機號等信息便可向取款人進行匯款;而取款人憑借短信等在超市、連鎖店等手機取款代理點即可輕鬆取款——目前這種手機取款業務在中行安徽、湖南、山西等7家分行已經試點推行將近兩個月,且中行正在醞釀向全國範圍推廣。 這種創新的移動金融服務模式是中行“取經”于非洲肯尼亞的名為M-PESA的移動貨幣業務,該業務由肯尼亞最大電信運營商Safaricom在2007年成立,現在已經被業界公認為移動支付運營的成功典範。 肯尼亞M-PESA業務操作實際上並不復雜:手機用戶帶著現金去找代理服務商匯款,並提供收款人的手機號碼;代理服務商在收取匯款人的手續費後,將資金存入匯款人的手機賬戶內,並將賬戶內的錢劃進收款人的手機賬戶。肯尼亞M-PESA業務為業界展現了金融包容性增長良好的商業前景。在推出M-PESA業務的運營商Safaricom的1900余萬用戶中,M-PESA活躍用戶占比超過80%,占全國成年人口的比重接近70%。 “圍繞這些活躍用戶,M-PESA可以提供豐富的金融服務,比如用戶通過M-PESA服務繳納公共事業費用,完成線下、線上消費付款等支付,企業用戶可通過M-PESA進行資金歸集等現金管理業務等等。”上述央行人士稱。 2012年底,中行在研究了肯尼亞M-PESA模式後,迅速在今年5月推出中國版的移動貨幣。與M-PESA由運營商主導模式不同,“中國版的M-PESA”則由銀行主導,因此在移動支付的模式上注入中國本地思考。 肯尼亞因為銀行金融機構極不發達,只能借助移動運營商的賬戶實現客戶間的資金轉移。而中行手機取款利用國內城市地區金融機構發達的優勢,匯款人這一端有效嵌入了銀行賬戶和電子銀行服務,同時對處在金融服務欠發達地區的取款人,則不要求客戶在銀行開戶,創造性地通過代理點指定賬戶作為中介,實現資金從匯款人賬戶到達代理點賬戶,同時由代理點將現金支付給取款人。在此過程中,中行完全處於主導地位。 “不管是銀行主導還是運營商主導,兩種模式在移動支付的商業模式上都有共同之處,即向銀行網點機構缺失的邊遠地區提供基本金融服務,通過利用移動支付手段,利用代理商(如超市、連鎖店、運營商網點等)向邊遠地區用戶提供包容性金融服務。”央行一位內部人士稱。 這也成為中行重返縣域市場的重要手段。“從成本、監管准入、見效速度等多方面考慮,向縣域拓展物理網點相對較慢,這也是十幾年前四大行退出縣域經濟後再重新進入時速度放緩的重要原因之一,而利用手機取款可以低成本快速拓展新市場。”中行電子文件倉行部一位內部人士稱。 對於機構網點規模並不占優的中行來說,要打通農村金融服務“最後一公里”並非易事。經歷了2000年前後的大規模撤並縣域及農村網點之後,目前除了農行之外,其他三大行在縣域及縣域以下網點數量都相對較少。 截至今年6月末,中行在境內的機構網點為1.06萬個,與農行1.85萬、工行1.72萬、建行1.43萬相比,中行仍是四大行中網點數量最少的一家。“近來建行和工行都積極在縣域鋪設網點。”農行雲南省分行人士稱。 因此中行重返縣域市場,手機取款業務將在一定程度上彌補其物理網點的不足,快速將銀行服務延伸到縣域和農村市場,也有利於擴大中行客戶規模和吸收低成本存款。 實際上,大型商業銀行已經嗅到城鎮化進程中所釋放出的金融需求。“結合國外發展和研究經驗表明,城鎮化的推進過程中會產生大規模的流動人口,這些流動人口會有充足且固定的匯款、轉賬需求,在城鎮化率達到20%∼40%的國家,農村和城鎮之間的轉移貨幣資金需求更為強烈。”上述央行內部人士說。 但在8月上旬召開的2013農村移動支付論壇上,中國人民銀行副行長劉士余引述數據指出,目前全國平均每個鄉鎮有2.13個金融網點,一個網點服務近2萬居民,劉士余認為農村地區不同程度上存在金融基礎設施薄弱、金融供給不足的問題。 此前農行、郵儲銀行、農信社等已經在縣域及農村市場布局支付網絡。如農行通過實施“金穗惠農通”工程,在農村地區小超市、通信及電網運營商、新農保、新農合村鎮服務站等場所設立支付服務點,布放轉賬電話、POS、自助服務終端等電子機具,以及手機銀行、網上銀行等電子銀行渠道,將金融服務網點延伸到農民家門口。普惠金融的商業化困境 背負盈利壓力、資本約束等硬指標考核的商業銀行在金融包容性增長同時尋找商業前景。 早在2012年央行�動農村移動支付試點工作,推動商業銀行和支付機構探索移動支付業務模式,以尋找移動支付在農村地區的發展空間和前景。 “農村支付體系建設屬於金融包容性增長的重要內容,就是讓承受不起或不能享受到金融服務的人群可以公平地享受基本金融服務,這些業務本身屬於普惠金融範疇,目前大型銀行以及當地農信社在農村移動支付領域布局較快,但這一塊業務基本上屬於微利。”上述央行人士認為。 在當前銀行機構基本完成商業化轉型的情況下,在提供具有普惠、公益特徵的金融服務同時,如何獲得商業可持續性,這是背負盈利壓力、資本約束等硬指標考核的商業銀行不得不面對的問題。 “之前我們面向農村市場商戶布放POS機時發現,與成本一兩千元左右的POS機相比,手機取款方式成本更低。但難點在於代理商戶和代理點的開拓。很多鄉鎮農戶群比較散落,所以取款代理點布局要廣。”上述中行電子銀行內部人士稱。 盡管短期內還很難看到銀行在農村地區進行支付網絡布局所帶來的大規模直接經濟利潤,但並非沒有經濟效益。比如較早進入農村支付市場的農行通過代理新農保等項目對接推進“金穗惠農通”工程,為農行獲得大量低成本的縣域存款。2012年該行新增存款中,縣域存款貢獻了幾乎一半的新增量,低成本高收益的縣域業務已經推動農行近年來實現較快發展。 而同樣具有普惠金融意味的中小企業和小微企業業務,因其規模小、單筆成本高、風險高等各方面因素在2005年前後並不受商業銀行待見,銀行更願意“傍大款”“壘大戶”,近年來中小企業和小微企業這一藍海市場不斷被部分股份制銀行挖掘,逐漸成為銀行盈利的金礦。 中行顯然也看到了其中的商業機會。上述中行內部人士稱,目前中行已在8個省份建立了近百家手機取款代理點,正在全國範圍內陸續布局手機取款代理點。存倉
- Sep 16 Mon 2013 11:57
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Athens, Valletta sign agreement with WTCF
By SUN YE sunye@chinadaily.儲存com.cn h e World Tourism Cities Federation signed an agree- ment with Athens, the Greek capital, and Valletta, Malta’scapital, at the federation’s sec- ond summit on Thursday, in a bid to advance tourism cooperation, especially in the Chinese market. The move is based on the consensus of WTCF members that tourism is the key to sustainable devel- opment and cultural commu- nication.“We hope cities will make better use of the federation’splatform,” said Lu Yong, the federation’s secretary-general.“We will enlist the WTCF experts’ committee for advice in the member cities’ tourism development. We’ll also bring together companies across the countries to create synergies.”Athens is talking with sev- eral Chinese travel agencies regarding the design of travel itineraries that will appeal to the Chinese market.“Our hope is that Athens will be the gateway not only to Greece, but also to Europe, for both Chinese tourists and business people,” said Fotis Provatas, chairman of the Ath- ens City Council.“Both Greece and China are countries新蒲崗迷你倉with a long history.And Athens has a large Chi- nese community. We hope we can build up our relationship from there.”Valletta, which will be the European capital of culture in 2018, also hopes to have a closer relationship with China.With a series of cultural events leading up to 2018, the city will grab this opportunity to take its artists to China and vice-versa to boost cultural exchanges.“We want to take this chance to promote our ties with China,” said Valletta’sMayor Alexiei Dingli. “As the future capital city of culture in Europe, we also want to of er Beijing a platform to show (its culture) to other countries.”Valletta has already set up its own Chinese Culture Center.“Chinese travelers are espe- cially interested in historical sites, or those whose local his- tory relates to a larger global backdrop,” said He Sheng- kang, vice-manager at the China International Travel Service.“In this sense, although Athens and Valletta are com- paratively less popular with Chinese tourists than other cities, they’re ideal places for culture-minded tourists.”222mini storage
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 16:55
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發出工業遺產再造設計的“好聲音”
self storage digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/2013-09/15/content_224128.htm?div=-1...本報記者 華凌 日前,英國駐華使館文化教育處和中國建築學會並行舉辦了兩個活動:一是在清華大學建築設計研究院召開“中英工業建築...迷你倉
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 16:36
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韓扣押中國郵輪 2309人滯留濟州島
● 江蘇一公司因債務糾紛向韓國地方法院申請扣押海航旗下“海娜號”郵輪,存倉要求交1690萬保證金● 乘客滯留超30小時,國家旅遊局要求韓方儘快放行“海娜號”;海航準備派飛機接遊客回國新京報訊 昨日中午,海航集團旗下公司海航旅業對外通報稱,公司郵輪“海娜號”被韓國濟州地方法院扣留,導致1659名遊客及650名員工滯留。海航旅業稱,中國江蘇沙鋼集團旗下公司以法律糾紛為由,向韓國濟州地方法院申請扣押船舶。針對此事,國家旅遊局14日晚與韓國文化體育觀光部取得聯繫,要求韓方儘快放行該郵輪。昨晚截稿時,郵輪仍未獲准離開濟州港,乘客在郵輪上滯留30多個小時。昨晚,記者從海航旅業獲悉,今天海航將派八個航次飛機將遊客悉數接回。沙鋼方面要求海航旅業交1690萬保證金昨日中午時分,海航旅業發佈公告稱,公司旗下“海娜號”被韓國濟州地方法院扣留。當時,船上2300多人已滯留20多個小時。海航旅業稱,“海娜號”郵輪原定于當地時間9月13日16時由韓國濟州開往仁川,但在離港時,被濟州地方法院扣留。海航旅業在公告中稱,江蘇沙鋼集團有限公司旗下的沙鋼船務有限公司以法律糾紛為由,向濟州地方法院申請扣押船舶。被扣留時,船上有遊客1659人及員工650人。中國駐濟州總領事館工作人員介紹,沙鋼方面要求繳納30億韓元(約合人民幣1690萬元)保證金才能釋放船隻,但事發周末,繳納保證金不順利。由於郵輪上游客很多,一時沒找到交通工具轉移遊客,造成了人員滯留的客觀情況。對於船上游客在滯留期間的活動情況,領館工作人員表示,現在乘客從手續上說已經辦理了離境的手續,再下船的話需要辦理入境手續,如果乘客有下船的需要,領館會與韓方部門協調。目前,據使館工作人員瞭解,船上的遊客有可能在第二天下船繼續在濟州旅遊。海航旅業稱將給乘客適當補償據介紹,郵輪被扣留後,海航旅業立即成立了應急小組,�動應急預案。並將事件報告給中國外交部、國家旅遊局、中國駐韓使領館等單位,與韓國方面展開協調,確保遊客境外權益。同時開始安排乘客船上生活,安撫客人情緒。海航旅業表示,“海娜號”已免費開放船上娛樂場所,餐廳提供24小時不間斷餐飲服務,所有供給充足,避免客人在船上某些場地過於集中、擁擠,引發乘客傷害。另外,該航次船上所有領隊,正在進行安撫客人情緒的工作。另據韓國媒體報道,郵輪上的乘客多為中國公民,只有3名韓國人。此外,海航旅業表示,正加緊與韓國方面協調,爭取儘快安全離港。上述負責人也表示,公司正在制定賠償方案,針對旅客造成的損失給予適當補償。■ 回應海航旅業:韓扣船違反國際公約海航旅業稱,事件原因是江蘇沙鋼集團旗下沙鋼船務與海航集團旗下大新華輪船公司發生經濟糾紛。韓國法院對非涉案船隻乃至非涉案當事人旗下資產強行進行扣押,涉嫌違反國際公約。海航旅業稱,大新華輪船與江蘇沙鋼集團旗下沙鋼船務之間的糾紛是正常的經濟糾紛,當事各方已約定適用英國法律,由英國法院管轄。沙鋼船務在管轄法院尚未作出判決的情況下,通過濟州法院扣留“海娜號”郵輪。海航旅業稱,沙鋼船務不顧及2300多人安全與健康,單方面強行扣留船隻,事實上限制船上人員人身自由,嚴重損害了船上無辜乘客合法權益,將保留通過法律途徑追究其責任的權利。沙鋼集團:海航旅業欠債5800萬美元記者14日晚從江蘇張家港市有關方面瞭解到,債務人相關船隻被韓國地方法院扣留影響旅客正常出行後,沙鋼船務有限公司高度重視,表示積極配合有關方面妥善處理此事。據有關人員介紹,沙鋼船務有限公司與海航旗下發生債務糾紛的一個公司的註冊地都是香港;海航旗下這家公司欠沙鋼船務有限公司5800萬美元的債務,且瀕臨破產。據介紹,按照兩家公司的合同約定,產生債務糾紛時,適用于倫敦法院裁定,債權方發出申請後,債務人或擔保方的船隻在任何一個港口都可以被扣留。 據新華社電■ 親歷遊客吃喝無影響可自由活動常虹女士是“海娜號”郵輪上的一名乘客。北京時間14日晚上6點,新京報記者與她取得聯繫時,她和3歲半的兒子已經在船上滯留了27個小時。11日,常女士從天津坐船出發,和兒子開始了期待已久的韓國游。本來預計的行程是5晚6天,從天津抵達濟州島,然後抵達仁川港,遊覽仁川和首爾,下周一從首爾返回天津。前兩天行程如常,但是周五下午3點,他們在濟州島登船準備去仁川時,發生了扣押這樣的事情。“我們昨天(周五)下午3點(當地時間)上了船,本來3點半多應該開船�程去仁川的,但是因為船務糾紛。”她介紹道,剛剛被扣留時,船上的人都不了解情況,各種消息都有,還有傳言說什麼時候糾紛雙方談攏了,什麼時候韓國法院才放他們走。“第一天根本沒有人過來。今天下午,我們知道海航的人飛過來了,而且在談判,但是談什麼我們都不知道。船上非常吵,大家都在船上圍著,但是對進展一無所知。”提到在船上的生活,她表示,船上生活設施很齊全,吃喝等都沒有受到影響,在船上可以自由活動,“幹什麼都行,也可以游泳。我的兒子才3歲半,什麼都不知道,在船上玩得很開心。除了他,全船的人都很焦急。”期待已久的韓國游變成這樣,船上的乘客心情都很鬱悶,而且船上通信信號不穩迷你倉,她不能接打電話,只能通過微信和老公聯繫,“也不知道什麼時候才能走。”常女士的老公任先生得知是經濟糾紛導致船被扣押後,反而松了一口氣。“至少沒有生命危險了,”任先生說道,但他表示,經濟糾紛扣船還可以理解,但把乘客當做人質,“太野蠻了。”船上老人和小孩比較多昨日20時左右,新京報記者電話採訪了一位被困“海娜號”的遊客,來自天津的趙先生。趙先生對記者表示,這次航程是韓國六日游,兩個靠岸城市是濟州和首爾。團費在兩三千元人民幣,船上老人和小孩比較多。據趙先生介紹,前日下午三點,遊客們登船,準備前往首爾。昨日早間,遊客獲得通知,因“港務原因”,郵輪暫時不能離開濟州。隨後,部分遊客獲知,郵輪被扣留原因是由於海航與江蘇一家公司間的矛盾。對於昨晚郵輪上游客的狀況,趙先生表示,船上的海航管理人員,應對還是可以的。八九成遊客是持理解態度的,只有一小部分遊客在郵輪五層的遊客服務中心,向海航要求開通免費電話,跟家里報平安。通話時,趙先生說,遊客們都在井然有序地排隊就餐,導遊們也在儘量安撫各自的客人。據介紹,海航昨晚的飲食充足、娛樂設施都處於開放狀態。可能出于安撫的顧慮,晚餐較平時也更豐盛。“現在最想要的就是趕緊回國,不要耽誤正常工作”,趙先生對記者說道。“只是不明白為什麼國內兩家公司的糾紛要鬧到國外,還要扣留遊客當人質”,趙先生對新京報記者表示,他跟同行的人都對申請扣船的一方很憤慨。■ 律師說法“扣船或為沙鋼訴訟策略”據資深律師向新京報記者介紹,中國的一家公司向韓國法院申請,扣押另一家中國公司的船舶,在法律上是可行的。國際訴訟律師郝俊波此前曾處理過多起國際海事海商訴訟,他對記者表示,海事海商案件中,扣船並不罕見。在國外扣船,也時有發生。對於原告,即申請扣船一方而言,扣船是常見的訴前財產保全的方法。原告方通過向法院提交保證金,申請法院扣住被告的船。被告迫于壓力或避免更多的損失,往往會向法院提交擔保金,讓法院歸還船舶。此後,若兩家公司要進行訴訟,也會在上述已接受擔保金的法院進行。如果原告勝訴,被告已經繳納的擔保金就可以成為賠償的組成部分。“如果原告方此前未採取申請扣船的方式,就算官司贏了,被告方應該執行的賠償可能遲遲不予兌現。所以,扣船往往等於官司贏了七成。”針對此次事件,海航旅業郵輪需在韓國港口靠岸,如無特殊情況,此時,韓國法院對郵輪就有管轄權。“船開到了他國領海,對方的法院就享有司法主權。”也就是說,韓國的法院有權扣留上述郵輪。至於沙鋼船務為何會選擇在韓國的法院申請扣船,郝俊波猜測,這可能是沙鋼船務的一種訴訟策略。“韓法院休息日扣船欠考慮”北京卓緯律師事務所合伙人錢文婕律師表示,在跨國貿易糾紛中,對司法管轄權有嚴格規定,涉及糾紛發生地、被告所在地等多項因素。韓國濟州地方法院是否有權扣押“海娜號”存在疑問。錢文婕律師認為,海航和沙鋼雙方法律糾紛需視具體情況分析,但法院對一方相關財物採取保全措施必須提前通知被保留一方,同時給予對方一定時間處理。濟州地方法院扣留“海娜號”後,正值休息日,海航方面無法及時處理保證金繳納、結匯等手續,致使數千名中國公民滯留。法院這一做法有欠考慮。韓國司法機構眼下已經受理沙鋼方面提出的訴訟,下一步將對案件進行審理。錢文婕律師說,如果原告最終敗訴,法院和起訴一方有可能要承擔“海娜號”遭扣、遊客滯留引發的相關法律責任。 據新華社電■ 背景資料海娜號內地首艘豪華郵輪海娜號,隸屬於新成立的海航旅業郵輪遊艇管理有限公司,是由海航集團從總部位於美國邁阿密的世界最大郵輪公司嘉年華引進的,引入中國後成為內地第一艘豪華郵輪。全長223米,船身寬28米,最大寬度31米,容積總噸4.7萬噸,最大航行速度19海里/小時。海娜號在中國的首航時間為2013年1月份,今年海娜號首航天津至韓國兩地航線。從天津出發到濟州再到仁川一線,乘坐海娜號旅遊價格大約5000元,以其低廉的價格得到普通消費群體的歡迎。海娜號的遊客大部分是居家出游,老人、孩子居多。為迎合中國本土遊客習慣,船上配備了中文指示牌,也配備了中國服務員,餐廳也提供中餐。船上甲板層數共12層,設有客艙739間,最大可載客1965名。船內公共設施齊全,包括餐廳、免稅店、娛樂場、劇院、SPA中心、宴會廳、酒吧、多功能會議室、棋牌室、兒童中心、健身房、游泳池等,可滿足遊客海上生活和娛樂需求。網友聲音兩家國內企業為何要通過韓國執法機構來解決?沒法保證遊客權益,還帶大家出國門?兩家公司對那些尚被扣留的國人該有個說法!——@雲起1733自己國家企業糾紛,為啥要求外國介入?還扣押客輪,那上面載的是人不是貨物啊!——@竹溪春色流山外國內經濟糾紛,申請外國法院干預,侮辱了誰?——@才讓多吉A04-A05版採寫(除署名外)/新京報記者 趙嘉妮 高美 郭超 韓旭陽 劉溪若昨日,滯留在韓國濟州島的中國豪華郵輪“海娜號”。新華社發昨日,“海娜號”免費開放船上娛樂場所,餐廳提供24小時不間斷餐飲服務,所有供給充足,以安撫遊客情緒。新華社發昨天,“海娜號”郵輪開通免費國際電話,遊客在排隊給家人打電話報平安。自存倉
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 16:04
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逾8成上班族有意投入觀光
儲存 【中央社台北十四日電】根據一一一一人力銀行調查,有八一•七%的上班族有意投入觀光產業,投入的主要原因是興趣嗜好、看好未來產業發展及喜歡服務人群等。一一一一人力銀行今天公布「上班族投入觀光旅遊業意願」問卷調查。根據調查結果,有八一•七%的上班族有意投入觀光旅遊相關產業,包含七•四七%已經任職、七四•二三%有意投入。進一步了解有意投入觀光產業的上班族,在可複選情況下,七六•六六%是因為興趣嗜好想要投入,四四•七九%則是看好產業發展。新蒲崗迷你倉
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 15:47
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經濟糾紛致郵輪遭韓扣押 海航擬派飛機到濟州 接海娜號滯留遊客
【中新社海口9月14日電】(記者 王辛莉)14日22時,迷你倉新蒲崗記者從海航旅業郵輪遊艇管理有限公司獲悉,海航擬調度飛機前往濟州接滯留在「海娜號」郵輪的遊客回國,目前正在協調航線時刻。該公司稱,本次事件原因是江蘇沙鋼船務與海航集團旗下的大新華輪船公司發生經濟糾紛。韓國法院對非涉案船隻乃至非涉案當事人旗下資產強行扣押,涉嫌違反國際公約。 另據中國官方媒體報道,國家旅遊局14日晚與韓國文化體育觀光部取得聯系,要求韓方盡快放行該郵輪。 海航旅業郵輪遊艇管理有限公司14日中午發佈通報稱,該公司屬下「海娜號」郵輪9月13日原定從韓國濟州開往仁川,離港時被濟州地方法院扣留。船上人員2309人,其中游客1659名。目前滯留船上已逾27小時。 海航旅業郵輪遊艇管理有限公司董事長韓錄海表示,目前旅客情緒比較穩定。海航迷你倉出租在盡最大可能、最大努力、最快速度調飛機前往濟州接滯留遊客回國,目前正在協調航線時刻。 關於本次事件的起因,韓錄海稱,大新華輪船與江蘇沙鋼集團旗下沙鋼船務之間的糾紛是正常的經濟糾紛,當事各方已約定適用英國法律,由英國法院管轄。沙鋼船務在管轄法院尚未作出判決的情況下,通過濟州法院扣留「海娜號」郵輪,導致中國遊客的人身自由受到限制,危害了中國公民人身財產安全,涉嫌觸犯法律。該公司保留通過法律途徑嚴厲追究其責任的權利。 韓錄海說,根據《1999年國際扣船公約》規定「船舶祗能因海事請求而不能因任何其它請求被扣押」,韓國法院在沒有管轄權、沒有扣船依據的情況下,僅憑一紙保函,對非涉案船隻乃至非涉案當事人旗下資產強行進行扣押,涉嫌違反國際公約,致使郵輪上2300多名中國公民失去人身自由,侵犯了中國公民權益。◇迷你倉
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 15:22
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從郊野的前世今生 到整個香港的未來想像
「青山綠水普羅大眾都可享受,迷你倉高爾夫球場和遊艇則只屬於少數人的玩意。」麥理浩在1974 年如是說。然而,郊野公園的成立,並非愛好遠足的港督單純感念自然珍貴博大而施行的德政;四成郊野地的設立,有其當下的歷史處境,實是香港整體規劃下的其中一個環節,只是往往被人忽略。陳茂波一句開發郊野,即引來四方猛轟,各界力保郊野;然而在守住四成綠蔭地的同時,港人亦不得不進一步思考,在政商聯盟的霸權和中港融合的宏大規劃下,應如何開發「我們的土地」。郊野公園從來都是物質資源殖民者腳踏新的殖民地上,首要掠奪的,是天然資源。作為隔絕於中國沿海的殖民地,對港英政府來說, 「供水是纏繞香港的問題」。規劃師杜立基說,自給自足的清潔水源,是一個戰略考慮。英國工程師在香港多處山野廣建水塘水庫,1863 年建成首個位於港島的薄扶林水塘,及後每隔幾年都有水塘落成,直到最後一個大型水庫萬宜水庫於1978 年完工。為引集更多雨水到水塘中,五六十年代開始有集水區出現,而為了阻止集水區中因水土流失而令容量下降的情�,林務部開始於靠近集水區的山坡植林;而植林的另一個目標,便是解決柴薪木炭的需求,在1953 年林務主任A.F. Robertson 在《檢討本港林木情�:建議推行的政策》中便提到香港的林業有利可圖( 「there is profit inforestry」) 。今日萋萋繁茂的自然生境,曾是當日港英政府眼中的功利性天然資源。港英政府眼中有利可圖除了資源利用,亦有政治考慮。六七暴動後,在《九龍騷亂調查委員會報告書》提出應為青年提供更多戶外康樂場所以防止其反社會行為,當年的總督戴麟趾率先成立委員會研究郊野公園的規劃,及後繼任的麥理浩實行改良主義,推出房屋、社區康樂活動等政策,並承接前人思維力推郊野康樂,楊家明在《郊野三十年》中引述學者L. B. Thrower所說, 「(麥理浩)了解到,戰後出生的一代在那時漸漸踏入青少年階段,需要宣泄活力,如果能正確管理及善用郊區,便是解決問題的方法」。1976 年制定《郊野公園條例》至1979 年間,完成了21 個合共佔全港四成面積的郊野公園。杜立基指出,70 年代成立郊野公園,只依照現成的集水區和植林區圈出已成事,在郊野功利性資源供給的基礎上,加上觀賞、康樂、教育等用途和價值。除了資源和政治的說法,有說郊野公園的設立與新市填發展及高地價政策有關。60 年代新界新市鎮包括荃灣和沙田相繼落成後,政府作出內部檢討,認為在公私營合作的情�下,土地運用上有被牽�走的情�,政府失去了機建配套、道路網絡的全權決定,被私人發展商控制。有見及此,政府內部便醞釀了應劃出一些不被發展的土地的想法,以免被私人發展商影響規劃時間表及資源投放。另一說法是,港英政府力推郊野公園目的是為了抬高巿區土地價格,維持高地價政策,務求在撤離香港前以賣地方式賺錢。以上說法的真實程度難以定論,但40 年來,郊野公園雖然處於「被凍結」的狀態,但這四成綠地從沒有在香港的土地發展與整體規劃中離場。開發郊野=增加土地及房屋供應=市民有屋住?回歸前後,亦有行政會議成員提出開發郊野公園,以解決香港城市土地不足、樓價高企的問題。有意見認為,開發郊區以增加土地供儲存,可令樓價下跌,甚至使政府放棄高地價政策。然而,房產發展研究中心研究員姚松炎指,郊野公園與高地價政策實際上並無直接關係, 「土地的業權是屬於香港政府的,高地價政策其實也不需要透過郊野公園條例(實施),本身政府自己賣的土地,他有話事權,將土地劃為非郊野公園,政府都可以不賣」。高地價政策的維持,決定權始終在「大地主」政府手上;樓價跌不跌,也要看地產商會否囤積居奇。回歸初期,政府對土地供應情�的評估甚為樂觀,不但有工業用地轉型、填海大計等,以為不停有土地供應,但怎料後來原有的大計都在民間的巨大阻力下難以實行, 「新政府成立時,各個利益團體已傾掂數,所以當時沒有所謂土地不足的議題,而家利益團體講唔掂數,有些地唔郁得,土地不足的議題就走出來了」。開發郊野得益者是誰?有說開發郊野,又是益了地產商,姚松炎對此並不同意, 「幾大地產商其實非常頭痛,(他們)早年囤積咁多新界土地農地,但放了30 年都未能動,有些甚至打了幾場官司,已頭崩額裂。他們想發展農地,不是很想發展郊野公園。郊野公園的業權又不是他的,不是直接得益,多了供應反而令農地更加死」。他亦指出,即使「四大」利益受損, 「四小」地產商得益亦不大, 「郊野公園的土地都不是他的,多了建造工程,利潤亦有限」。那到底開發郊野最大得益者是誰? 「第一,香港政府本身會多了很多土地供應,香港政府一定係得益者,其次,中港融合的擁護者得益最大。」姚松炎說。07 年政府發表《香港2030 規劃遠景與策略》,在第五章「國家層面」就提到粵港澳政府首次共同合作的《大珠三角洲城鎮群協調發展規劃研究》,並標明香港將配合跨境合作發展成「多核心區域城市群體」。該研究在09 年正式發表,其中建議把新界東北開發為「旅遊合作區」, 「將香港境內的濕地、公園、海島等資源…… 統籌考慮」, 而新界西北定位為「協作開發區」,更會設置碼頭口岸,方便旅遊人士出入境,並「由口岸建設帶動周邊土地開發」。姚松炎指,未來中港融合建立的核心區需要大量土地供應,然而現存新界土地非常缺乏,民間阻力亦強,在此背景下, 「如果讓郊野公園開綠燈,成件事都好容易」。思考如何規劃免「被規劃」身為規劃師的杜立基則認為,一個城市不能只說當前,更要思考10 年、20 年後的景象。「要講,就攤開�講。」就像攤開一幅規劃圖,逐個逐個細節去構思整合, 「民間不要單獨抽土地供應來說,要用一種假設你能夠當家作主,你是否有一套整體香港的願景呢?是否能夠符合香港現實的政治時空和框架?」例如我們說城市不能無限度地發展,應該設立發展上限, 「訂一個上限也要有依據,政治依據好、科學依據好、經濟依據也好,訂了上限就要做�,如何制訂措施去不突破這個上限?」又例如中港融合, 「融到哪兒? 你不可以ignore(無視)他的,你點都要看到這個關係,完全分割是沒可能的」。杜立基說:「拒,即是抗拒,那個『拒』,位置在哪兒呢?你可以做,但你不可以說。」那個「你」,指的是誰? 「官方不能說,但民間大鑼大鼓地說,是要的」。無論是政治或經濟的推力,中港之間的交往溝通、互為倚賴正激烈進行中,除了敵我想像,民間能否思考一種可行於未來的方式,與這個近在咫尺的龐大經濟體及政權實體共存?新蒲崗迷你倉
- Sep 15 Sun 2013 15:09
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Dayton Daily News, Ohio, Tom Archdeacon column
Source: Dayton Daily News, OhioSept.迷你倉 14--SPRINGFIELD -- SPRINGFIELD --For the first time in 50 years, Davey Moore and Sugar Ramos will be together.The last time -- at their much-trumpeted, turned-tragic 1963 meeting for the world's featherweight title at Dodger Stadium -- Ramos stood tallest.This time -- next Saturday afternoon in a gala dedication celebration at the small Southern Gateway Wedge Park just across from old South High School in Springfield -- Moore will tower above everyone:Literally, figuratively ... finally.That's when a six-year project fraught with financial struggle will culminate with the unveiling of a stunning, eight-foot bronze statue of Moore that will be set atop a massive eight-ton, five-foot-high boulder that has been positioned on the grassy knoll near where South Limestone Street and East Pleasant Street come together.A half century after his death, Moore remains one of the Miami Valley's greatest sports legends. He is still our only Olympic boxer and our only professional world champion. After taking the featherweight crown from Hogan "Kid" Bassey in 1959, he fought and won and was celebrated all over the world including England, Venezuela, Italy, Spain, Japan, Finland and throughout Mexico.He was a 2-to-1 favorite when he defended his crown in the nationally-televised bout against Ramos, a 21-year-old Cuban exile with a 38-1-3 record. In what Ramos' co-trainer Angelo Dundee called a "rock-'em, sock-'em affair," the young challenger finally took control in the 10th round when he landed several unanswered punches. As Moore tumbled backward to the canvas, his neck hit the bottom ring rope which actually was a rubber-coated steel cable.He was up by the count of three but got caught again and was draped on the ropes as the bell ended the round. His corner stopped the fight, Moore gave a TV interview while still in the ring and then retreated to the dressing room, where he quietly talked to reporters before suddenly announcing, "My head hurts something awful."He lay down on a rub-down table, fell into unconsciousness and was rushed to White Memorial Hospital in East Los Angeles.As his wife Geraldine kept a bedside vigil there, she was visited by a tearful Ramos, who told over and over: "Lo siento...Lo siento (I'm sorry...I'm sorry)."Geraldine told him he was not at fault -- that it was "God's act" -- and some 72 hours later Moore died without ever regaining consciousness.Before escorting her husband's body back home, Geraldine heard from the Hollywood crowd that had so taken to the gallant featherweight -- folks like Bob Hope and Sammy Davis Jr. all offered condolences -- and once back in Springfield, Moore's body was viewed by more than 5,000 people at Mt. Zion Church.Thousands more then lined the streets for a funeral procession of 100-plus cars as Moore was taken to Ferncliff Cemetery and buried beneath a simple, flat gravestone that proclaimed "Featherweight Champ of the World."In the months that followed, several people -- politicians, songwriters, even the pope -- questioned the deadly nature of boxing. Bob Dylan penned a famous song "Who Killed Davey Moore?" that Sports Illustrated recently voted the No. 1 sports-themed song of all time.Ramos eventually went on to fight another nine years, was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and now, at age 71, lives in Mexico.Geraldine, meanwhile, took a job in Columbus as a notary clerk for the state of Ohio, working there more than three decades as she raised the couple's five children and later some grandkids.Although much of Davey's memorabilia was destroyed in a fire at the Springfield Cultural Center many years ago, memory of him wasn't totally lost, especially since Geraldine moved back to town 18 years ago.There's now Davey Moore Park and the gym at Fulton Elementary, his old school, was renamed after him and the Chamber of Commerce sells t-shirts bearing his likeness and one of his nicknames, "The Springfield Rifle."And yet, he never quite attained the towering status he deserved ... until now.Community effortSome 11 years ago Springfield launched a project downtown to erect bigger-than-life statues of prominent figures from the city and surrounding Clark County.With Mike Morris heading the Sculpture Advisory Committee and The Turner Foundation and a couple of private donors providing much of the funding, nationally-acclaimed Urbana sculptor Mike Major was hired to make the likenesses.Morris said the project had several purposes. One was the belief that pedestrian foot traffic -- as people walk from statue to statue and take in the city's architecture and stop in various busi文件倉esses -- adds to a city's vibrancy downtown."Another point, and these are my words, is that Springfield, like a lot of Midwestern cities, has taken it in the gut the last 50 or 60 years with job losses," Morris said. "And because of it you sometimes get people who now say, 'There's nothing here.'"But they forget the people this community has and still does produce, people like John Legend, Jonathan Winters, Lillian Gish, Harvey Haddix, Johnny Lytle, Davey Moore ... the list goes on and on. People say a lot of those were a long time ago and we say, 'No, it's in our DNA. This shows what our city can produce.' "The first five statues honored George Rogers Clark, Tecumseh, industrialist O.S. Kelly, Wright Brothers attorney Harry A. Toulmin and 4-H Founder A.B. Graham.The Davey Moore idea began six years ago, but then came the economic downturn of 2008 and private funding dried up after just over half of the necessary $92,000 for the statue was raised. Various money-raising efforts were tried, including the Punchers & Painters reception and fight show in downtown Dayton, but the project remained mostly stalled.In the past several months, though, John Landess, the well-connected executive director of The Turner Foundation, and Rod Hatfield, the foundation's creative director who had come back home a few years earlier from Seattle and years of world travel as a photographer and videographer, entered the picture and things began to happen."John thought it was a travesty that the project had gone unfinished this long and began to contact folks in the community and ask for donations," Morrs said.That effort was helped by Hatfield's involvement in Springfield 50th anniversary remembrance of the March 1963 fight. He put together a slide show of Moore photos set to Johnny Lytle music and showed fight films he had digitalized, including the tragic final bout and the TV interview in the ring afterward.Geraldine -- who never liked boxing's brutality and had sat ringside at only two of Davey's 67 pro bouts -- said she'd never seen the film of that Dodger Stadium fight."I watched as much as I could and when the parts got tough I just closed my eyes," she said.Her eldest daughter, Denise, who now lives with her, had a similar reaction:"I had my head down and didn't really want to see it. I had talked to him the night before the fight. I was a little girl then but I still get emotional about things like that."'A certain beauty'Talk about a cosmic confluence. Morris said one of Ramos' handlers contacted Ferncliff Cemetery early this year and wanted to know exactly where Moore was buried:"He said Sugar Ramos wanted to come from Mexico and pay his respects. They gave him the information, but they also said, 'Hey, they are having a 50th anniversary remembrance in March and they are unveiling a statue of Davey later in the year.' And so Sugar put the trip on hold and planned to come to the dedication."Ramos is scheduled to arrive in Springfield on Friday and take part in Saturday's festivities."I'm glad he's coming," said Geraldine, who will be seeing him for the first time since they huddled in the hospital 50 years ago. "We've been in touch these past few months and I feel good about it. I don't have any hard feelings. People keep asking me about the song 'Who Killed Davey Moore?' Nobody killed Davey Moore. He got in the ring. It was an accident. I'm not mad at anybody."Right now, I'm just very excited about all this. Everybody is."Mike Major, the sculptor, has a similar reaction: "There's actually a certain beauty to a project that takes longer than expected. You get to know the family more. You get to contemplate the history and for me at least it's made for a deeper, more enticing experience."With the help of Maine's Towing, Major hopes to erect the statue atop the boulder on Monday, then quickly cover it with a veil."If you don't want your surprise ruined, don't drive by that day," Morris said teasingly to Denise and Geraldine as they stood with him alongside the boulder the other evening. "That way you won't really know what's happening out here."Denise laughed and shook her head: "Oh, we'll know. People will be driving by and seeing it. They'll be coming to our house to tell us. They'll be calling and leaving messages. It's been so long coming and people are so excited that it would be hard not to notice."And rightly so. Davey Moore now will tower above everyone in Springfield:Literally, figuratively ... finally.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) Visit the Dayton Daily News (Dayton, Ohio) at .daytondailynews.com Distributed by MCT Information Services存倉
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Fire dragons and concerts to bring carnival atmosphere to the streets this week (with photos
Fire dragons and concerts to bring carnival atmosphere to the streets this week (with photos)**********************************************************A huge 67-metre fire dragon will parade through the streets of Tai Hang this Mid-Autumn Festival.新蒲崗迷你倉Covered with 72,000 burning incense sticks and carried by nearly 300 performers, the dragon will bring colour and a carnival atmosphere to the festive celebrations.Organised by the Tai Hang Residents' Welfare Association, the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance takes place on three days from September 18 to 20 and is a highlight event of the "Hong Kong: Our Home" Campaign this week.On September 18, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Ormsby Street at about 7.30pm, the fire dragon will dance through the streets and lanes of Tai Hang and wind its way to the last stop at Wun Sha Street at about 10.30pm.On the evening of September 19 the fire dragon will roam into the Causeway Bay area to greet revellers at the 2013 Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival at Victoria Park.The fire dragon dance was first staged in the 1880s in the hope of stopping a plague in Tai Hang Village. The Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance was inscribed onto the Third National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.For further information, please visit .taihangfiredragon.hk. For enquiries, please call 2577 2649.*******Also on September 19, from 7pm to 11.30pm, the Southern District Tourism and Culture Festival Organising Committee will celebrate the Mid-autumn Fire Dragon Festival in Pok Fu Lam Village and Aberdeen.At 7pm, the first eye-dotting ceremony for a large fire dragon and two small fire dragons will be held at the Pok Fu Lam Village, followed by a parade around the village.At 8.15 pm in Aberdeen another eye-dotting ceremony for five small fire dragons will be held at Island Road Government Primary School on Tsung Man Street before joining a street parade around Aberdeen.At about 10pm, the two groups of fire dragons will meet and dance around Wah Fu Estate, Pok Fu Lam, depicting the scene known as the "Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon".All eight fire dragons will dance in circles twice before proceeding to Waterfall Bay Park, where they will dive into the sea to symbolise the legendary dragons' return to the sea.According to tradition the villagers believe that the fire dragon dance can help to drive away misfortune and bring unity. For more details on the festival, please visit the website: .travelsouth.hk/en.*******The "Hong Kong Caring Family Selection 2013" award presentation ceremony will be held in the afternoon on September 20 at Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Centre.Jointly organised by the Home Affairs Department and Radio Television Hong Kong's Putonghua Channel, and co-organised by the Social Welfare Department, the ceremony recognises the contributions to society made by families of new immigrants from the Mainland.Five outstanding families will receive their awards at the ceremony - a trophy and a cash coupon of $5,000 each. They have been selected by a panel for their efforts in achieving family harmony, serving the community, and successful integration into society. Videos of the winning families will also be shown at the ceremony.The selection criteria focused on families of Hong Kong residents which included at least one family member who had moved to Hong Kong from the Mainland after July 1, 1997.*******To promote family-friendly employment policies and practices, the Family Council will launch the 2013/14 Family-Friendly Employers Award Scheme on September 18 at the Central Government Offices, Tamar. The Award Scheme is held every two years.The Award Scheme aims to recognise employers who respect the spirit of family-friendliness, and have put in place measures to raise awareness in the community of the mini storagemportance of core family values, and have fostered a pro-family culture and environment.Companies and organisations registered in Hong Kong are welcome to apply. Companies with 100 or more employees in Hong Kong can apply under the Corporations Category while those with less than 100 employees can apply under the Small and Medium Enterprises Category. Non-governmental organisations and social enterprises can apply under the Organisations Category.The deadlines for nominations and applications are December 17, 2013 and January 17, 2014 respectively. For enquiries, please call 3583 4311.*******An ensemble of 10 musicians from the group "CCC & Music Friends" would like to invite residents in the Yau Tsim Mong area to their concerts titled "Sounds of Silk and Bamboo - A Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration".In addition to some popular Chinese classical music including Ren Guang's "Beautiful Clouds Chasing the Moon", the ensemble will perform the Hong Kong premiere of the "Song of Welcome", recently written by Mainland composer Mr Gu Guanren.The first of three concerts will be held on September 18, at 7.30pm, at the Urban Renewal Resources Centre. The second and third concerts will be held at the Mong Kok Community Hall on September 20, at 5pm and 7.30pm respectively.Free admission tickets can be obtained at Urban Renewal Resource Centre, 6 Fuk Tsun Street, Tai Kok Tsui, on a first-come, first-served basis. For enquiries, please call 6795 0101.*******A total of 43 car models made from discarded and used materials will be on display at an exhibition at the Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre, from September 17 to 19.The models are entrants in the Model Design Competition organised by the Po Leung Kuk Mrs Tam Wah Ching Kindergarten, which aims to raise public awareness of reducing waste and promote a low carbon lifestyle.Under the theme "Land Transports", car models in the competition are made from waste materials such as carton boxes, plastic bottles, tin cans and compact discs.Awards will be presented to the winners at the opening ceremony on September 17 afternoon. Admission is free.*******Fourteen teams vying for the top three titles of the Dancing for Hong Kong - Joint School Dance Competition 2013 will compete in the final at Maritime Square, 33 Tsing King Road, Tsing Yi, on September 22, from 4pm to 6pm. All are welcome to enjoy the dance performances.Organised by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG), the competition is a Co-create Hong Kong programme.The champion and two runners-up will each receive a trophy and cash prizes from $2,000 to $5,000. The competing teams will also have the chance to win the Best Costume Award and the Best Style Award.The HKFYG has also organised online voting for videos of 18 groups of young people who danced on the streets of the 18 districts during August.The public can cast their votes for the best dance group at: m21.hk/cocreatehk/dance_vote.php. The group that receives the greatest number of votes will win the Popularity Award. Online voting will close on September 22 at 11.59pm.People who have voted for the winning team will have a chance to win one of 10 coupons each worth $300.*******All these events support the "Hong Kong: Our Home" public participation campaign, which aims to inject positive energy into society, foster social cohesion and promote care, mutual help and solidarity in the community.More than 220 Partner Organisations have so far pledged support for the Campaign.Altogether, the Government and Partner Organisations are organising more than 1,000 events/activities under the four themes of the Campaign from the end of April to the end of December this year.Full details of the Campaign can be found on the website .hkourhome.gov.hk.Ends/Sunday, September 15, 2013Issued at HKT 11:00NNNNself storage