The first maiden passenger voyage between Xiamen Fujian and Gaoxiong Taiwan via Penghu in 2009
At 7:30 on April 22, 2009, the launching ceremony for the first passenger voyage between Xiamen Fujian and Gaoxiong Taiwan was held at the Cruise Strait Centre in Xiamen Fujian Province China. Present at the launching ceremony were some
top municipal officials like He Lifeng, Liu Cigui, Chen Ping-fat, He Qingqiu, Pan Shi Jian, Huang Ling & Chong Wei as well as Hu Hanxiang,president of the Shipping Exchange Association across the Taiwan Strait. Both Pan Shijian,vice
mayor of Xiamen,and Zhang Yiyuan,Chairman of Taiwan Navigation Co., Ltd., made an inspiring speech at the launching ceremony.
Soon afterwards,Wang Yongjun,director of the Management Bureau of Xiamen Port,issued the ship operating permit to the Taihua ship,which was to travel between the two sides across the Taiwan Strait. Meanwhile,Linwen Zhang,deputy director of the Xiamen Maritime Bureau,issued a departure permit to the Taihua ship. Then, Zheng Yongen,Chairman of Xiamen Port Holding Group, and the captain of the Taihua ship exchanged souvenirs. Finally, Chan Ping-fat,deputy Party secretary of the Xiamen Municipal Committee, and Hu Hanxiang, president of the Shipping Exchange Association across the Taiwan Strait, rotated the wheel of the Taihua ship together.
After the ceremony,the Taihua ship formally set sail and gradually departed the Xiamen Port with the 904 tourists from the Mainland,thus began its maiden voyage towards its final destination Gaoxiong Taiwan via Penghu. It is reported that most of the passengers on board are mostly from Xiamen and a few from Quanzhou, Zhangzhou or Longyan.The ship will stay at Penghu for one night and it will sail towards Gaoxiong on 23rd.The whole voyage will last about ten hours.
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