FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1981
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KITE-FLYING DANGER TO PLANES STRESSED
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KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT COMMUNITY LEADERS TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HAVE A LOOK AT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH A MONTH-LONG SAFE-KITE- FLYING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED JOINTLY BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE,
KOWLOON CITY, THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT.
ACCOMPANIED BY MRS CLARIE LO, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (KOWLOON CITY), THE TEN MEMBERS OF THE TO KWA WAN NORTH AND SOUTH AREA COMMITTEES WERE RECEIVED AT THE AIRPORT BY MR PETER LOK, AIR TRAFFIC GENERAL MANAGER, CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT.
THEY TOURED THE CONTROL TOWER AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND SAW HOW AIRCRAFT WERE GUIDED IN AND OUT OF HONG KONG.
THE VISITORS WERE BRIEFED ON THE BASIC RULES FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AND ON REGULATIONS GOVERNING KITE-FLYING. THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF KITE-FLYING, PARTICULARLY WHEN AIRCRAFT ARE IN THEIR FINAL APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, WAS STRESSED AT THE MEETING.
THREE MORE GROUPS OF AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS FROM HUNG HOM, HO MAN TIN, SAI TAU, KOWLOON CITY, KOWLOON TONG AND MA TAU WEI WILL BE MAKING SIMILAR VISITS TO THE AIRPORT BEFORE THE CAMPAIGN ENDS IN LATE NOVEMBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT, THROUGH THE IR COMMUNITY LEADERS, RESIDENTS WOULD REALISE THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF KITE FLYING TO AVIATION SAFETY AND WOULD NOT ALLOW THEIR CHILDREN TO FLY KITES NEAR THE AIRPORT.
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