HUTCHISON UNIT BUYS CONTAINER CRANES FROM JAPAN Container port operator, <Hong Kong International Terminals Ltd>, a 89 pct held unit of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd <HWHH.HK>, said it has placed a 164 mln H.K. Dlr order for seven quayside container cranes of 800 tons each with Japan's Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding Co Ltd <MSET.T> for May 1988 to August 1989 delivery. Hong Kong International Terminals operates 32 cranes.