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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1979
REVISED PARKING CHARGES FOR AIRPORT
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A NEW SCALE OF CHARGES WILL BE LEVIED ON PARKING AT THE MULTI-STOREY AND OPEN AIR CAR PARKS AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM NEXT SATURDAY (OCTOBER 6).
THE REVISED PARKING FEES WILL BE $2 PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS AND $4 PER HOUR THEREAFTER AS AGAINST THE PRESENT RATE OF $1.50 PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS, $3 PER HOUR FOR THE THIRD TO EIGHTH HOURS AND $4 PER HOUR FOR THE NINTH AND SUBSEQUENT HOURS.
THE PRESENT STRUCTURE OF PARKING FEES WAS BROUGHT INTO EFFECT IN JULY 1975 AND HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SAID THAT THE FEES WERE ADJUSTED MAINLY TO OFFSET RISING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.
+THE PARKING FEES FROM THE THIRD HOUR ONWARDS ARE DOUBLED TO DISCOURAGE LONG-TERM PARKING AND TO MAKE AVAILABLE MORE PARKING SPACES FOR SHORT-TERM USERS,+ HE SAID.
SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SHOW THAT NEARLY 90 PER CENT OF THE CAR PARK USERS LEAVE THE IR VEHICLES THERE FOR TWO HOURS OR LESS.
MAJOR SEWER FOR KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION
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TENDERS ARE ABOUT TO BE INVITED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR SEWER ALONG HOI BUN ROAD ON THE KOWLOON BAY RECLAMATION.
A P.W.D. SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) SAID: +AT PRESENT THERE ARE NO MAIN PUBLIC SEWERS ON THE RECLAMATION. AS IT IS INTENDED TO DEVELOP THIS AREA IN THE NEAR FUTURE A MAIN SEWER WILL BE REQUIRED.+
HE SAID THE SEWER WOULD COLLECT SEWAGE FROM FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND WOULD ALSO SERVE THE KAI TAK PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE FORMER RAF SITE.
THE SEWER TO BE LAID WILL BE ABOUT 2 700 METRES-LONG WITH DIAMETERS RANGING FROM 525 MM TO 1 650 MM.
THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO START IN DECEMBER AND TAKE ABOUT
16 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
THE WORKS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE DRAINAGE WORKS DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE OF THE P.W.D.
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