SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1981
HOLIDAY RUSH AT KAI TAK
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THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE TO SPEND THEIR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY ABROAD TO OBSERVE A FEW GUIDELINES TO HELP KEEP CONGESTION AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DOWN.
THEY ARE ADVISED TO TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF USING PRIVATE CARS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FRIENDS AT DEPARTURE TO RECOGNISE SIGNS FOR LOCATIONS OF PASSENGER PROCESSING FACILITIES AND TO CHECK IN AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SAID THE EFFICIENCY OF AIRPORT OPERATION DEPENDS GREATLY ON THE DEGREE OF CO-OPERATION FROM THE PUBLIC.
+ IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE NUMBER OF DEPARTING PASSENGERS WILL BE BUILDING UP IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS FROM ABOUT 12 000 A DAY TO ABOUT 22 000 ON THE LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THERE WILL BE ABOUT 15 000 DEPARTING PASSENGERS A DAY IN THE FEW DAYS PRIOR TO AND AFTER THE NEW YEAR DAY. IT IS THEREFORE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO HAVE THE CO-OPERATION OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC DURING THIS PERIOD TO MAINTAIN A THROUGH TRAFFIC FLOW OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER TERMINAL AND TO REDUCE TO THE MINIMUM THE HEAVY CONGESTION EXPECTED INSIDE THE TERMINAL BUILDING,+ HE ADDED.
DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD LAST YEAR, ALMOST 20 000 PEOPLE LEFT BY AIR ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND THE AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER OF DEPARTING PASSENGERS IN THE TEN DAYS AROUND THE NEW YEAR CAME TO ABOUT 14 500.
LUNAR NEW YEAR TO BE CELEBRATED IN
SAI KUNG WITH FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL ****
SAI KUNG WILL CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH A FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL.
A TOTAL OF 10 EVENTS WILL BE HELD STARTING WITH MARATHON RACES ON FEBRUARY 8 AND ENDING WITH A MUSICAL PROGRAMME ON FEBRUARY 14.
THE FESTIVAL IS BEING ORGANISED BY SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU RURAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, WITH DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD ASSISTANCE.
A HIGHLIGHT WILL BE A VARIETY SHOW AT MAN YI REHOUSING PLAYGROUND ON THE FIRST EVENING OF THE FESTIVAL.
THE TWO-AND-A-HALF-HOUR SHOW, FEATURING DANCES, OPERAS AND FOLK SONGS, WILL BE ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY.
/THE HAPA