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It is extremely unfortunate that those who are against equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have to resort to hyperbole and misinformation to justify their fear and discriminatory views on the issue.新蒲崗迷你倉The Bible is not banned in countries with robust legislation that protects LGBT people from discrimination, nor are dissenting views silenced. Violence against anyone should be condemned, period. On the contrary, we continue to see people using religion as a justification for bullying and attacking LGBT people. Is this acceptable in a civil society?Medical statistics do not say there imini storage a higher possibility of gay people contracting HIV.It is a well-known scientific fact that the major risk factors are unsafe sex, multiple sex partners and the use of intravenous drugs.If a gay man follows safe sex guidelines, then his chance of contracting HIV is no higher than a comparable straight man.Homosexuality is not a lifestyle choice, and it is well established that stigmatisation, prejudices and discrimination against LGBT people have significant social and personal costs.This negative scenario is simply unacceptable and should be rejected by anyone who has an ounce of humility.Jerome Yau, Happy Valleyself storage

Malcolm Ong devised an innovative system to help him solve issues plaguing his fish farms, says NG ZHUO YANGTHE Metropolitan Fishery Group (MFG) runs four offshore fish farms along the Straits of Johor.迷你倉 With an annual production capacity of 600 tonnes of fish - working out roughly to 1.2 million fish, each 500g in weight on average - MFG claims to be Singapore's largest production farm.But the going is getting tougher, said its chief executive Malcolm Ong.Besides the usual problems of disease and survivability, there is also the issue of a drop in dissolved oxygen in the seawater, where MFG has its net cages of fish.He is unable to attribute the problem of lower oxygen levels in the water to the rapid development of Malaysia's economic region of Iskandar, or even to broader natural phenomena like climate change, but he is sure of one thing - dips in the level of dissolved oxygen in the waters have become more prevalent since 2007, when MFG started up.Low oxygen levels threaten the lives of fish fry.The company has met this challenge head-on by marrying traditional fish-farming with expertise in IT.That was how state-of-the-art solar panels came to be installed on its farms in 2011. They power a system that monitors the seawater for levels of dissolved oxygen, its pH and its temperature.Mr Ong, the brain behind the system, had spent more than two decades in information technology before he quit to pursue his passion for fish-farming. He believes technology can help fish farmers to overcome an environment which has become increasingly challenging to the business.Sensors in the monitoring system which track the quality of water transmit the data to a cloud-like server, which Mr Ong can access in real time, without even physically being at the fish farm.The former managing director of a software company has also programmed a mobile application that is compatible with the system; using this, MFG's on-site fish farmers can also access the data in real time on their smartphones.The system can even send text messages to alert members of the MFG staff whenever there is a drop in dissolved oxygen. These alerts are timed at varying frequencies, depending on the severity of the situatio文件倉.If dissolved oxygen falls in the wee hours of the morning, the system can activate solar power-driven pumps and aerators to pump oxygen into the seawater automatically, thus relieving the stress on the fish and lowering their death rate.Mr Ong said MFG is working on using technology on other upcoming projects as well. One is a system to track the amount of feed given to the fish to minimise wastage; the other tracks the number of fish in each net cage.If successful, these innovations will be deployed on MFG's new 1 ha farm off the coast of Changi. Now being built, it will enable the company to double its production volume in the next three years when it is up and running.MFG also plans to raise the production capacity of its existing farms; the four farms in the Straits of Johor, which now take up 3 ha of sea space, aim to raise their output by a third to 800 tonnes a year by the end of next year.Besides expanding its farms, MFG is looking to widen the range of fish species it offers to the local market. Supermarkets that buy their stocks from MFG have indicated their demand for a greater variety, said Mr Ong.Three types of local fish are now farmed - the grey mullet, the milkfish and the seawater tilapia. With the opening of its Changi facility, MFG is working towards offering the rabbitfish, red snapper and silver snapper, in time for next year's Chinese New Year.MFG has grown its revenue and production by 20 per cent year on year in the last three years.Mr Ong, estimating that Singapore imports more than 90 per cent of its fish, sees "a good opportunity to service the local market".He is confident that MFG can corner a larger market share by ensuring that its fish meet Singaporeans' demand for safe, affordable and good-quality fish.Add "fresh" to that, for, with a turnaround time of only 12 hours from sea to shelf, MFG's supplies are probably fresher than imported fish.Within the next three to five years, MFG plans to enter the business of filleting and packaging fish for sale to overseas markets.Mr Ong said: "Our ambition is to be a global player, not just a local player. But we'll always give top priority to Singapore because it is where we have a strong customer base."存倉

Source: The Philadelphia InquirerAug.迷你倉沙田 19--No doubt reports of the demise of car ownership in Philadelphia and other metropolitan areas are premature -- just ask any driver idling away a rush hour on the Schuylkill.But the gathering evidence that driving is being seen as something less than a required rite of youthful passage should be welcome in Philadelphia and other cities that offer so many ways to get around -- and in regions whose air quality can only benefit from a drop in the number of people behind the wheel.Driver licensing among 19-year-olds has fallen 20 percent over the last two decades, and nearly half of that decline took place in the last few years. So it's no wonder researchers are popping the hood on this trend and trying to understand it.A study released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute this month showed that many young Americans say they can get around without a car. They even prefer taking mass transit, hopping on a bicycle, or walking. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has reported similar findings.For a walkable city that has experienced a downtown residential boom, the studies underscore the value of public and private initiatives to promote cycling and car-sharing services, keep Center City and nearby neighborhoods clean and safe, expand recreational access along the Delaware River and Schuylkill, and upgrade major public spaces, like City Hall's Dilworth Plaza.Certainly the prospects of the city's pl迷你倉價錢nned bike-sharing program look more promising as more city residents eschew driving. Its launch, expected in the fall of 2014, can't come too soon. Some 35 other cities already offer bikes for short-term rental, linking commuters with transit stops and tourists with historic and other sites.In the coming months, Mayor Nutter's aides should be seeking bids for the bike-sharing system. City capital dollars have been allocated, and there's every reason to expect that state and federal grants are part of the mix of funding needed to assure an ample fleet of bicycles and convenient docking stations around Center City and beyond.Work also needs to continue on the fledgling bike and pedestrian path along the Delaware to catch up with the Schuylkill River Trail, which is being extended southward.For all that, the transportation backbone of a city where it's possible to live without a car will remain SEPTA's extensive train, bus, and trolley network. The agency's operating budget and maintenance are facing an uncertain future, however, in the absence of a comprehensive solution to Pennsylvania's statewide transportation funding problem. Plans have been on the drawing board in Harrisburg for several years, so it's long past time for Gov. Corbett and Republican legislative leaders to map out a plan to pay for roads and transit.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer Visit The Philadelphia Inquirer at .philly.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉庫

By He Na and Hu Meidong ( China Daily) Clockwise: The tea-themed open-air live show Impression Dahongpao has boosted Wuyishan's tea industry.新蒲崗迷你倉 Women are picking tea leaves in Xiamei village. Staff members of a tea company perform at a tea ceremony. Photos by Zou Hong / China Daily Local economy benefits from boom in demand for a taste of Dahongpao, report He Na and Hu Meidong in Wuyishan, Fujian province Peng Longfu, 72, never imagined that he would own a five-story house and that each member of his seven-strong family would have their own bedroom. Nor did he ever dream of owning two sedans costing more than 300,000 yuan ($49,000) each.A few hundred meters from Peng's home, his daughter-in-law has been busy hiring workers to build another five-story house.While memories of hard times remain vivid, many of Peng's fellow villagers, tea farmers in Tianxin village close to the north entrance of Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve, are still attempting to adjust to the dramatic rise in wealth that has come in just a few years.Their cramped, shabby bungalows have been replaced by four- and five-story houses and, rather than carts or tricycles, Mercedes-Benz and BMWs are parked in the shade of trees.The villagers attribute the change in fortune to the sudden popularity of Dahongpao tea, which means "Big Red Robe" and is one of the most famous brands in China.With huge signs displaying the characters for Dahongpao hanging outside almost every building, the village resembles a tea market rather than a residential community. The importance of the local brand is reflected in the names of the companies, which are often based on poems dedicated to Dahongpao tea. While the signs vary in size, color and font, they all have one thing in common; every one contains the word Zhengyan, which signifies that the village tea plantation is located in the key growing area of the Wuyi Mountain National Nature Reserve.The limited yield means tea grown in Tianxin village is very expensive. The wholesale price of this year's newly blended Dahongpao is at least 1,600 yuan per kilogram unpackaged. That price will more than double once the tea has been packaged by one of the large local businesses, with each bag bearing the company's logo."In 2007, our family had debts of more than 100,000 yuan. However, just six years later, the family's annual net income is more than 600,000 yuan. Our plantation is just two hectares, but families with larger plots of land can make much more money," said Yin Qi'an, a local producer.The Yin family's workshop opened in 1993. "It's called a tea plant, but it's really just a family workshop and we only hire outside workers in the busy seasons, when the leaves are being picked or blended," he said."Thanks to the recent rise in demand for Dahongpao tea and my father-in-law's excellent blending skills, our tea always sells out every year, even before the leaves are picked," added Yin.Peng's 20-year-old granddaughter is majoring in management at a college in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and the elderly grower hopes she will return to the village after graduation to help him develop their brand and expand the family business."Combining her modern management methods with my tea blending skills is not just a dream," Peng said.Growing market Dahongpao tea makes high demands on the environment and mainly grows in Wuyi Mountain, according to Huang Xiangeng, director of the Wuyishan Shengdong Tea Culture Institute.Wuyi Mountain is known for its danxia landform, a geological term describing a continental red bed landform with many escarpments. The multi-hued land is full of minerals and features high mountains and deep valleys and a good covering of countless varieties of plants.In addition to the geology, abundant water vapor and moderate sunshine are major factors in producing the unique taste of Dahongpao, Huang Xiangeng said.The blending process, the procedure for making Dahongpao tea, is complicated and each of the separate 18 steps is crucial to the taste.Only experienced blenders with more than five or six years experience ever have the opportunity to practice these skills because the yield of Dahongpao is comparatively low."We have many diligent tea farmers, but working hard is just one of the requirements for making good tea; a good understanding of the tea-making method and tea culture plays a much more important role. And there are still very few people who meet all the requirements," said Huang.Demand for Dahongpao was low before 2010, when the price was between 600 to 1,000 yuan per kg. Even tea from Tianxin village only cost around 2,000 yuan per kg."To guarantee the quality of the tea, we used organic fertilizers and weeding machines instead of pesticides, which greatly increased the cost. So, despite the family's hard work over the course of the year, the income was very low. Many young people went away to work because the income was so low," said Huang Xianyi, a villager of Tianxin.However, at the beginning of 2010, money began to flow into the Dahongpao tea industry and Impression Dahongpao was launched. The show was China's first tea-themed open-air live performance. It combined tea culture with visual highlights and was the brainchild of cinematic maestro Zhang Yimou, director of Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern. The market reaction was swift and the price of Dahongpao more than tripled.Not only have the tea farmers benefited from the boom in demand for Dahongpao, the local economy has also flourished.Wuyishan city is home to some 9,300 hectares of tea plantations, of which 8,000 hectares are grown from cuttings from six "mother" trees, according to the local tea bureau. In 2012, the yield of Dahongpao tea reached 6,200 metric tons, with an market value of 1.55 billion yuan.With more than 1,800 registered tea companies in the area, approximately 80,000 people are employed in tea-related jobs. That's boosted mini storagehe employment prospects of the large, rural labor force, but also promoted the development of related industries, such as packaging, logistics and tertiary industries, particularly services.The per capita net income of tea farmers in Wuyishan city reached 2,486 yuan in 2012, an increase of 78 percent from 2009, according to the local tea bureau. That saw the city's tax income soar to 51.19 million yuan, a jump of almost 110 percent jump from 2009.The city of tea Wuyishan can be regarded as a large tea-themed tourist park. The shops sport different decorations, but every one contains a large wooden table, complete with a teapot and a set of cups ready for brewing the beverage.Hailed as the "King of Chinese Tea", Dahongpao has been grown for centuries on the rugged Wuyi Mountain and was offered as a tribute or gift to the imperial courts in ancient times.According to Ye Qitong, a well-known tea expert and master blender, many fascinating stories about Dahongpao add to the charm of this prestigious tea."One popular legend has it that during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), a young scholar on his way to the imperial civil examinations was laid low by abdominal pain and fainted in front of a temple on Wuyi Mountain. A monk treated him with tea grown on the mountainside," explained Ye.Cured by the tea, the scholar continued his journey and took first place in the exam.Returning to the mountain as a high-ranking official, he expressed his gratitude by covering the tea tree with his new, flamboyant red court robe, and since then the tea has been called Dahongpao, explained Ye.Another anecdote that highlights the value of Dahongpao occurred in 1972, when then-US president Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China.During the visit, Nixon was presented with 200 grams of Dahongpao tea by Chairman Mao Zedong. However, the amount was so small that Nixon thought the gift trivial.Sensing Nixon's doubt, Zhou Enlai, China's premier at the time, explained that the total annual yield of the six mother trees, which have survived for hundreds of years, was a mere 400 grams and joked that the chairman had already given him "half of the country".Retaining its status as a premium gift, the tea boasts a high market price. In 2002, 20 grams sold for a record 180,000 yuan at an auction in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.Healthy development The promising market for Dahongpao in recent years has resulted in tea companies springing up all over the city."Competition is the engine that has driven the industry to upgrade technologically and pursue a higher level of quality. However, disorderly competition could ruin the industry, especially in terms of the environmental toll," said Huang Shenghui, chairman of the Ruiquan Tea Co."The high quality of Wuyi rock cliff tea mainly lies in the well-preserved natural environment and ecological chain," he said.The Ruiquan brand is more than 300 years old. Although the company owns more than 67 hectares of tea plantations, the annual yield is restricted to just 20,000 kg to ensure the quality remains as high as possible. Ruiquan is one of the very few tea companies in Wuyishan that conducts business overseas, with 20 percent of its products exported."Tea plantations make high demands on a place. It needs the right environment and the correct amount of sunshine, which means not every place is suitable to be a tea plantation. Blind expansion will destroy the ecological balance and that could deal a devastating blow to the local industry." Huang's comments were echoed by Yu Daihua, president of Jiulongpao Tea Co, one of Wuyishan's top 10 tea businesses."Wuyi Mountain is the best advertisement for the city's tea industry and to protect our own interests, we need to safeguard our best asset," said Yu, referring to the fact that unrestricted competition has caused confusion in the market for Dahongpao tea, because the high-quality leaves are now being mixed with inferior teas."The best way to solve the problem is to build consumer confidence by only using the best brands," Yu said.He stressed that a common misunderstanding should be cleared up; many consumers believe that unless tea comes from one of the six mother trees, it is not real Dahongpao. Yu emphasized that this is simply untrue: "Currently most Dahongpao tea trees are vegetative-propagated, which means they have been grown from cuttings from the mother trees. They maintain the high quality associated with the mother trees and we can honestly say that the tea we're producing now is even better than before." Zhang Guangcheng, manager of Lyuzhou Tea Co, said the popularity of Wuyi Mountain tea has prompted other companies and farmers in the areas surrounding Wuyishan and even further afield to cite Wuyi Mountain as their point of origin. That has greatly harmed the development of Wuyishan's tea industry, he said. He urged the government to take measures to ensure that the genuine brands are protected.According to Huang Shoushan, director of the Wuyishan Xianming Tea Plant: "Food safety has attracted increased attention in recent years, as a result of several scandals, so safety should always be our top priority. Although organic fertilizers greatly increase costs, history shows that consumers are always happy to pay for healthy products." He called on the government to strengthen measures to crack down on counterfeit products and the substitution of high-quality goods with inferior items.He also suggested that the Wuyishan government should learn from the measures taken by the Guangdong No 1 Tea Trade Market, which demands valid certificates of product inspection as an entry qualification for traders.To guarantee the validity of the certificate, the market conducts random inspections of the goods to ensure that they are of the highest quality and that consumers are not cheated.Sun Li contributed to this story.Contact the writers through hena@chinadaily.com.cn.self storage

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【本報訊】警方先後查獲兩宗航班上盜竊案，迷你倉沙田分別拘捕三名涉案「飛機老鼠」，起出贓款，將三嫌犯送交檢察院處理。上周五晚上七時，警方接機場通知，指有由上海飛抵澳門的客機上發生竊案，遂派員登機調查，航班服務員指出兩名乘客涉嫌串謀偷竊他人財物，並稱於飛機途中，有乘客陳某(男，卅六歲，江蘇人)向服務員稱失竊財物，陳指在登機時將手拉袋放上行李架，途中曾睡著，醒後取物時發覺放在內裡三萬九千元人民幣，失去兩萬六千三百元。在陳投訴時，服務員見有兩人(一姓張，男，卅一歲，另一姓桂，男，卅一歲，兩人同為河南人)神色慌張，且張在較早時從洗手間走出，丟下一張百元面額人民幣。警員在機上調查後，在洗手間一個紙盒內搜出一萬四千元人民幣，另在桂某所坐的座位前椅迷你倉價錢，搜出一萬一千四百元人民幣，又發現在兩人身上搜出的手機電話上，有多次互通話的訊息紀錄、懷疑兩人串謀作案，將他們拘捕。另於周六下午四時半，一架由新加坡飛抵澳門的客機亦發生盜竊案，一名男乘客上機後將行李袋放在座位前地上，飛行途中其姨甥告知，前座乘客翻開其行李袋搜索，事主發覺袋內盛有一千五百元港幣的銀包失去，相信是該名前座乘客所為，遂告知服務員報案追究。當警員登上飛機調查時，一名女乘客始知航班發生竊案，遂查看自己手提行李袋，發覺失去四千九百元人民幣，記起在飛行途中，受警查問的疑人曾在其座位上的行李架翻動物件，疑是該男子盜去她款項，警方搜後在疑人座位上，搜獲四千九百元人民幣，料是其所為，遂將之拘捕。被捕疑犯姓倪，四十一歲，黑龍江人。迷你倉庫

【特訊】澳大橫琴新校區發生首宗涉及打架案件。治安警消息稱，self storage昨日下午，兩名在同一公司任職水電工人的本澳男子在橫琴澳大校區施工期間，發生爭執繼而動武，二人均受輕傷送院。治安警從海島警務廳派員到場處理。

【特訊】8月19日是“中國邊檢•陽光國門”服務品牌集中宣傳日。當天，儲存倉珠海邊檢總站在拱北口岸舉辦“澳門各界人士進邊檢”系列活動，通過與澳門各界人士開展互動交流，集中宣傳中國邊檢服務品牌，擴大邊檢服務品牌在澳門社會的公眾知曉度，並廣泛徵求澳門各界人士對邊檢工作的意見建議，切實改進工作，進一步提高邊檢服務水準。澳門區全國人大代表劉藝良、李沛霖、梁玉華、林笑雲、容永恩，澳門區全國政協委員吳小麗、何玉棠、王彬成、梁少培，澳門街坊會聯合總會、澳門中華教育會、澳門婦女聯合總會、澳門歸僑總會、澳門工會聯合總會等澳門社團代表共40餘名各界人士參加了此次活動。珠海邊檢總站陳錫源總站長、李明總站長助理和拱北邊檢站主要領導全程陪同參觀並參與了座談交流。當天上午10時，參加活動的澳門各界人士到達拱北口岸執勤現場，首先在口岸入境大廳外側參觀全國邊檢機關文明使者圖片展，感受邊檢隊伍的良好風貌和服務理念，瞭解邊檢機關提高邊檢服務水準工作取得的成效和為國家、為地方經濟社會發展所做的貢獻。隨後，澳門各界人士一行在陳錫源總站長等領導的陪同下，前往拱北口岸兩翼新出境大廳參觀，實地體驗客流高峰期間邊檢民警執勤工作情況。在拱北邊檢站黨委會議室，澳門各界人士與邊檢總站領導的座談交流將此次活動推向高潮。與會代表在座談交流時氣氛熱烈、暢所欲言。澳門立法會議員、澳門中華教育會會長何少金高度讚揚了珠海邊檢總站在口岸設立澳門走讀學童專用通道的做法，並表達對邊檢機關迷你倉沙田年來與時俱進、不斷提高服務水準以方便兩地人員往來的敬意。澳門弱智人士家長協進會會長劉玫瑰女士代表澳門弱智人士家長對珠海邊檢長期以來為澳門弱智人士入出境提供便利表示衷心謝意。澳門區全國人大代表李沛霖發言表示，希望邊檢總站繼續在人員素質培訓、服務定式養成和科技強警等工作上下功夫，提高邊檢服務品牌的社會影響力。與會代表還就下一步如何加強溝通交流、暢通回饋管道、改進工作措施、確保通關順暢等工作提出意見、建議30餘條。珠海邊檢總站陳錫源總站長表示，這次舉辦“澳門各界人士進邊檢”活動，體現了邊檢機關改進工作、進一步提高邊檢服務水準的決心，邊檢總站會認真對待澳門各界人士提出的意見建議，迅速研究改進措施，能做到的馬上抓緊落實，對於不屬於邊檢職權範圍內的問題，將積極向相關部門反映，爭取協調解決，全力以赴確保口岸出入境的安全暢通，為促進澳門與內地的交流合作做出新的更大的貢獻。據介紹，當天，珠海邊檢總站除在拱北邊檢執勤現場舉辦邊檢服務品牌集中宣傳活動外，所屬的九洲、橫琴、灣仔、高欄、萬山、斗門、茂盛圍邊檢站也根據口岸實際舉辦了相關宣傳活動。各邊檢站以“中國邊檢•陽光國門”為宣傳主題，通過在口岸執勤現場設立“陽光服務諮詢台”回答出入境人員諮詢，在現場顯著位置張貼海報、擺放易拉寶、發放宣傳折頁和紀念品，並充分挖掘口岸戶外廣告螢幕、公益看板等宣傳陣地，利用口岸媒體播放設備滾動播放服務品牌宣傳片、廣告片和通關指南片等，擴大服務品牌宣傳覆蓋面。迷你倉價錢

　　作為出差旅人，迷你倉出租我的其中一句格言就是「出Trip當做Gym」，因為出門時常要攜�重甸甸的背包早出晚歸不斷行走，這不是做Gym是甚麼？只是萬料不到這趟甫在倫敦希斯路機場下機，大清早便要來一趟奪命狂奔式晨運！　　話說這趟受到強颱風尤特少許的影響，導致航班出現輕微延誤，抵達希斯路機場時，距離轉機登機時間已不到一小時。我們抵達的是三號客運大樓，轉機地是一號客運大樓，要靠巴士連接，可是由下機處到巴士站，便有一大段路程，結果我們一行人便跑了這朝早的第一趟。　　抵達一號客運大樓，時間雖說有點緊逼，其實還是可以的，誰料同行友伴中竟有人不幸地遇上可惡的英國海關，給折騰了超過十分鐘，令我儲存倉又要跑得死去活來。　　事後據這位友伴憶述，原來不知是那位關員歧視華人，還是真的要換班，檢查手提行李時，態度卻是愛理不理的，既延遲了許久也不檢測，就是最終願意「動起來」，速度也是如慢鏡重播般逐件逐件處理，完全無視旅客真的要趕登機的需要，這樣的害群之馬，實在損害一個大國給予旅客的形象，是極為不要得的事，還望這只屬偶爾情況，否則實非大不列顛帝國之福！　　給這位關員一搞下，我們便要作這朝早的第二次狂奔，幸好航空公司職員都能理解我們的情況，沒有把我們掃出機門，我們一行人等也能順利登機，來到目的地預備迎接一整天的緊湊行程。　　（lamyatjp@hotmail.com）逢周二及五見報迷你倉沙田

本報南寧訊（記者╱何明 通訊員╱以曾令瑤 黎修日）進入暑期以來，自存倉我區開始進入旅遊旺季，來桂外籍遊客出現井噴狀態。為更好地服務國際友人，我區桂林、南寧、柳州三大國際旅遊集散地火車站增設外賓服務窗口，24小時對外開放。近年來，廣西成功開發了一批以自然山水、濱海休閒、邊關攬勝、民族風情等為主的面向東南亞、面向世界的旅遊景點，旅遊優勢不斷凸現。桂林灕江山水、大新德天跨國瀑布、印象·劉三姐、巴馬盤陽河等一大批著名旅遊景點景區對國際友人有著無可比擬的吸引力，廣西外籍遊客數量年年高升。為此，南寧鐵路局依據旅遊旺季售票特點，靈活設置售票窗口，繼推出學生、軍人、殘疾人、農民工售票專窗後，因時制宜推出外賓服務窗口。廣西旅遊部門統計數據顯示，廣西主要國際旅遊客源來自越南、馬來西亞、新加坡、美國等地，國際遊客主要語言為越迷你倉新蒲崗語和英語。為加強與外賓交流溝通，方便他們購票、咨詢，解決以前外賓服務語言不通、大部分依靠手勢進行交流的障礙，南寧鐵路局重點加強對專業英語、越南語等語種培訓，聘請專業培訓機構人員前來授課，力爭工作交流“國際化”，讓外籍旅客有更好的體驗和感受。由於外籍遊客對旅遊景點、路線不熟，一定程度上對異國之旅造成麻煩。為讓國際友人在廣西境內旅行高效、舒適、安全與通暢，南寧鐵路局重點加強對工作人員禮儀、服務等方面的培訓，要求盡可能為遊客出謀劃策，根據他們出游目的地選擇最優乘車路線，辦好中轉票業務，提供“一站式”服務。此外，南寧鐵路局還進一步加強對外賓服務窗口工作人員業務技能、服務意識、服務態度、作業標準等方面培訓力度，提高工作人員整體素質，努力將窗口打造成一張面向國際的服務名片，讓國際友人擁有一個良好的“廣西印象”。迷你倉出租

　【特訊】統計暨普查局資料顯示，迷你倉新蒲崗2013年第2季旅客總消費(不包括博彩)為139億元(澳門元，下同)，較去年同季的114億元大幅上升23%；留宿旅客消費為117億元，不過夜旅客消費為22億元。　今年第2季旅客人均消費為1,973元，按年升幅為15%。中國大陸旅客人均消費最高，為2,511元，個人遊內地旅客人均消費更達2,819元；新加坡旅客人均消費有1,719元。長途旅客則以澳洲旅客較高，人均消費1,261元。　按消費結構分析，旅客消費主要用於購物(49%)、住宿(24%)及餐飲(19%)。購物迷你倉出租目包括手信食品(21%)、成衣(19%)及珠寶手錶(19%)；內地旅客購物消費為1,403元，個人遊內地旅客購物消費達1,796元。長途旅客消費主要用於住宿及餐飲。　第2季留宿旅客人均消費為3,396元，按年上升17%；不過夜旅客人均消費為614元，按年增加3%。中國大陸留宿及不過夜旅客人均消費分別為4,436元及752元，個人遊內地旅客更達4,885元及1,256元。　根據旅客評價調查結果，有93%及92%旅客滿意酒店和旅行社服務。另一方面，認為公共交通服務須改善和觀光點不足夠的旅客各佔7%。◇儲存倉

前一陣子，迷你倉庫香港環境局撤回擴建將軍澳堆填區的撥款申請，引發了一些討論。堆填區設在哪�是個問題，但堆填區終有一日會滿更是需要正視的問題，我們除了要解決廢物，其實更應設法減少製造垃圾。數星期前，我和女兒在家看由Chris Jordan 拍攝的短片Midway-Message From the Gyre （.midwayfilm.com）。片首是位於太平洋中部偏遠、細小優美的中途島（Midway Island），湛藍長空，浪濤拍岸，漫天信天翁在飛翔。往後卻是千萬隻信天翁雛鳥在島上奄奄一息，小頭顱緩緩抬起無力叫喊，死去。Jordan 解剖雛鳥的胃部，內�全是太平洋垃圾帶（The Pacific Garbage Patch）的各式各樣垃圾。當下想到「我和你都有份，我們都是兇手」。在我們丟垃圾時，當中有多少是會被處理，又有多少是棄到大海�讓它們隨歲月飄流，成為殺害無數無辜動物的兇器？垃圾丟了，眼看不見，但它們其實還在某角落長久存在。柏林人習慣在家中先把廢物分類，好使廚餘、廢紙、木具、玻璃等等循環再造再用，大大減低垃圾量。但即使如此，人們還是被迫製造垃圾。簡單如在超級市場購買青瓜，為何每條青瓜都要獨立膠套包�？為何一串番茄要用膠碟盛�然後又加膠袋包裹？這些塑膠包裝廢料不能分解，我們購物就成垃圾兇手。所以，我和友人們都會選擇到不會為蔬果包裝的小店購物，有包裝的加工食物更是少吃。習慣廢物分類大減垃圾量我很吝嗇又很捨不得丟東西，無論什麼壞了都會設法修理，舊衣會補到不能再補時才把所有配件拆下待用，然後當抹地布。我們兒時在街頭看到伯伯替人補鑊補瓦煲，還有補儲存修電器舖，現在很多修理店也不見了，很是懷念。昨天我到了一間「修理咖啡店」看看，那�有專業的電器師傅、裁縫、木匠和單車維修師傅等，免費幫助和教導人們修理各類大大小小的東西，還有交流心得和聚腳之意。修理咖啡店這概念最先在荷蘭發起，現於美加、南美和歐洲多國皆有當地人自發義務組織咖啡店。發起人教路應付「自動死」電器柏林的發起人Peter Sommer 說，很多年輕人已沒有「修理」這個概念，壞了便買新的。即使有心修理，很多產品在設計製造時，卻特意讓人不能簡單地自行修理，或是換零件比買全新更貴。這固然是為了多賺錢，更壞的卻是製造了大量本可避免的垃圾。例如，昂貴的電動牙刷的充電池在兩三年後便「自動死」，但牙刷的結構使電池不能拆下更換，人們便要買新的。Peter 說，其實只要小心鋸下外殼便可以拆下電池更換，然後黏回外殼即可再用。又如打印機，不少牌子的生產商在機內設定，打印了三千張便會自動顯示油墨耗盡，其實油墨通常是還沒用完；而一盒新油墨的價錢卻往往和一台新打印機相若，人們便索性買台新機。本身是電腦工程師的Peter 說，只要懂得更改打印機的內置設定，便不用平白浪費油墨，或是頻買新機。修理咖啡店的宗旨，就是重拾逐漸失落的修理概念和技能，珍惜用品，更要為減少製造廢物盡分力。期望香港都會有修理咖啡店吧。修理咖啡店：.repaircafe.org免費指導「修理咖啡店」於每月首個星期日舉行，每次約有廿多名街坊前來。人們可以免費使用店內各式工具和配件，不懂的可請教在場的義工師傅。文、圖：阮志盈（香港人，現居柏林）請來異地生活女子，分享客居他鄉的見聞、得�與反省新蒲崗迷你倉