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USS Abraham Lincoln makes port call in HK

www.chinaview.cn 2004-12-24 17:26:34


HONG KONG, Dec. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- The USS Abraham Lincoln and three other ships from its strike group pulled into Hong Kong portFriday morning to get replenishment and spend the Christmas holidays.

The aircraft carrier, with more than 70 planes on board, will stay in Hong Kong for three to four days, said Doug Crowder, commander of Abraham Lincoln Strike Group.

"We have a flexible schedule due to weather concerns," he told reporters of a media tour.

There are a total of 6,500 crew members on the four ships, including 5,000 on USS Abraham Lincoln. Most of sailors came to Hong Kong for the first time, and each of them will get to the shore over the next a couple of days, said Crowder.

"It is a holiday period. I imagine most of people will spend quite a lot of money here, and more important to develop some goodmemories of Hong Kong," he said.

For him, it is the eighth time to visit Hong Kong. "I came to Hong Kong for the first time in 1975, almost 30 years ago. I'm so amazed to come to the harbor to see this beautiful city."