41. In this role, TPG maintains quasi-municipal authority over port areas . 42. The Tanggu port area was one of the earliest modern shipbuilding areas of China. 43. The port areas , however, only occupy about 50 hectares. 44. On Tuesday, British officials said the port area was secure, but not the surrounding city. 45. Yemeni police and soldiers sealed off the port area , preventing vessels from approaching the warship. 46. The army statement did not say specifically whether the sea port area had been targeted. 47. Soldiers armed with machine guns patrolled the quays and searched vehicles entering the port area . 48. The natural coastline in the port area is while the water is over in depth. 49. Both he and Aidid remained trapped inside the port area near Mogadishu's war-shattered old town. 50. By 22 April 1948 the British were only in control of the Haifa port area .
