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FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1981
THE SAMPLE TABULATIONS OF THE 1981 POPULATION CENSUS, WHICH ARE NOW AVAILABLE, ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THE BASIC SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION. FINAL AND MORE DETAILED RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OCTOBER THIS YEAR.
THE COMMISSIONER SAID THAT A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE LABOUR FORCE BASED ON THE PROVISIONAL FINDINGS OF THE 1981 POPULATION CENSUS IS NOW AVAILABLE AND COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.
JOINT WORKING SESSION OF AIRPORT MASTER PLAN
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A WEEK-LONG JOINT WORKING SESSION WAS HELD TO REVIEW THE FIRST STAGE OF THE WORK BY RMP ENCON LTD., THE CONSULTANTS ENGAGED TO CARRY OUT THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.
THE SESSION, THE FIRST IN A SERIES, WAS ATTENDED BY THE CONSULTANTS, THE PLANNING STAFF OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES CONCERNED,
AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AFTER DETAILED GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON THE CONSULTANTS' PROPOSED LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE FIRST RUNWAY AND PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT IN GENERAL TERMS OF THE LAYOUT OF AIRPORT FACILITIES AND LOCATION AND LENGTH OF THE SECOND RUNWAY.
THE ONGOING WORK PROGRAMME OF THE CONSULTANTS TO DETERMINE AND DESIGN THE AIRPORT FACILITIES AND ROAD ACCESS WAS ALSO APPROVED AT THE JOINT WORKING SESSION.
MEANWHILE, A SERIES OF STUDIES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT OTHER THAN THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN CONSULTANCY ARE EITHER BEING CARRIED OUT CONCURRENTLY OR IN THE PIPELINE.
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THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN STUDY, COMMISSIONED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT IN MID-APRIL, IS PROGRESSING AS SCHEDULED. GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY WILL LEAD TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A TEST EMBANKMENT IN ABOUT SEPTEMBER.
THE METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES BEING CONDUCTED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ARE PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.
THE SELECTION OF CONSULTANTS TO CARRY OUT BASELINE ENVIRONMENT STUDIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IS PROCEEDING.
THE FINANCIAL EVALUATION STUDY IS SCHEDULED TO BE CARRIED OUT EARLY NEXT YEAR.
RESULTS OF THESE STUDIES AS WELL AS OTHERS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED NORTH LANTAO DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION TOWARDS THE END OF 1982.