SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1984.
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HOLIDAY RUSH AT HONG KONG AIRPORT
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THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED PEOPLE WHO WILL BE TRAVELLING BY AIR DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY PERIOD TO OBSERVE A FEW SIMPLE GUIDELINES TO HELP EASE CONGESTION AT HONG KONG AIRPORT.
FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY), THE DEPARTING PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND WILL REACH ITS PEAK ON LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY,
THE ARRIVING PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UP GRADUALLY ON THE THIRD OR FOURTH DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
+PASSENGERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT EARLY AND CHECK-IN EARLY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SAID.
HE ALSO URGED THEM TO TRAVEL TO THE AIRPORT BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT INSTEAD OF PRIVATE CARS, AND TO KEEP THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SEEING THEM OFF TO THE MINIMUM.
A SPECIAL CHECK-IN AREA FOR GUANGZHOU-BOUND PASSENGERS ON EXTRA FLIGHTS WILL BE SET UP AT THE WESTERN-END OF THE DEPARTURES HALL TO PROCESS THE LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS EXPECTED.
DIRECTIONAL SIGNS WILL BE PLACED TO GUIDE THESE PASSENGERS TO DISEMBARK FROM VEHICLES AT THE FAR END OF THE DEPARTURE LEVEL FRONTAGE ROAD NEAREST TO THE SPECIAL CHECK-IN AREA.
THE ARRANGEMENT WILL HELP REDUCE UNNECESSARY CROSS-FLOW
OF PEOPLE AND BAGGAGE MOVEMENT IN THE DEPARTURES HALL.
+CONGESTION IS UNAVOIDABLE DURING THIS HEAVY TRAFFIC HOLIDAY PERIOD. HOWEVER, THE AIRPORT WILL BE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE IF PASSENGERS WILL ADHERE TO THE GUIDELINES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THE EFFICIENCY OF AIRPORT OPERATION WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON THE DEGREE OF CO-OPERATION FROM THE PUBLIC, HE ADDED.