31.   The equipment used in handling cargo are old and unable to meet the growing demand of import and export.

32.   They include Shah Alam, Pasir Gudang, Kertih in the East Coast, and Port Klang which handles hazardous cargo.

33.   He added that Hong Kong would become increasingly focussed on handling cargo to and from southern China.

34.   He said clearance procedures at airports should be simplified, cargo shipments handled better, and rail, air and highway corridors between the two countries multiplied.

35.   Besides handling cargoes, the new company will offer customer services, such as information on freight transport, the official said.

36.   Mitsui OSK Lines, a major Japanese shipping company, said Tuesday it had set up a subsidiary in Indonesia to handle cargo.

37.   The new port would mainly handle containerized cargo from export-oriented factories across the border in southern China.