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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1974
ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT CATERING FACILITY AT KAI TAK
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ONE MORE SITE FOR AN AIRCRAFT CATERING FACILITY IS TO BE OFFERED FOR SALE AT KAI TAK AIRPORT TO COPE WITH THE EXPECTED INCREASES IN AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
IT WILL BRING TO THREE THE NUMBER OF INSTALLATION ON THE AIRPORT PRESENTLY PROVIDING AIRCRAFT CATERING FACILITIES. THE OTHER TWO EXISTING ONES ARE THE DAIRY FARM CO. LTD. AND AIR CATERERS LTD. GOURMET ENTERPRISES LTD. ALSO PROVIDE A SERVICE FROM KITCHENS OFF THE AIRPORT.
A SITE ON WHICH THE NEW AIRCRAFT CATERING FACILITY MAY BE BUILT HAS BEEN OFFERED FOR PUBLIC TENDER. SITUATED IN THE NORTH- EASTERN PART OF THE AIRPORT, IT MEASURES ABOUT 26,000 SQUARE FEET.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID: THE ADDITIONAL CATERING FACILITIES ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE EXPECTED DEMAND AND PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT SERVICE TO AIRLINES.
+IN THE PAST THREE YEARS,+ HE NOTED +AIR PASSENGER TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED BY ABOUT 70 PER CENT,+
HE SAID THE THREE COMPANIES PRESENTLY OPERATING PROVIDED CATERING SERVICES FOR OVER 1.7 MILLION PASSENGERS LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH ABOUT 1.38 MILLION IN 1972 AND 1.1 MILLION IN 1971.
+IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THIS YEAR, HE ADDED, THEY HAVE ALREADY RENDERED CATERING SERVICES TO OVER ONE MILLION PASSENGERS.+
THE NEW AIRCRAFT CATERING FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 'READY FOR OPERATION EARLY IN 1978.
NEW PREMISES FOR WESTERN BIRTHS AND MARRIAGE REGISTRY
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THE WESTERN BIRTHS AND MARRIAGE REGISTRY WILL MOVE AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH INTO NEW PREMISES ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF JOHNSON MANSION, 428-438 QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.
AS FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 1) NOTICES OF MARRIAGE WILL BE GIVEN AT THE NEW REGISTRY, AND MARRIAGE CEREMONIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN A MARRIAGE ROOM ON THE PREMISES. A SEPARATE BRIDE'S ROOM IS ALSO PROVIDED.
THE NEW REGISTRY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FULL FACILITIES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS.
OFFICE HOURS AT THE REGISTRY WILL BE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS, AND FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM ON SATURDAYS, THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 5-463911.
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