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+THE CONCEPT HAS SUFFICIENT MERIT TO DEMAND FURTHER EXAMINATION. OF COURSE, THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING ANY FUTURE REGISTER AND MONITORING ADHERENCE TO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND SO ON, AND THE MAKING AND ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SAFETY OF SHIPS AND THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL MUST REST WITH THE GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.
TURNING TO THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF HONG KONG'S AIR TRANSPORT, MR JACOBS NOTED THAT MUCH COULD BE DONE TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND ABILITY OF KAI TAK TO HANDLE MORE PASSENGERS AND CARGO.
EXPANSION OF THE AIRPORT IS TAKING PLACE. A DEVELOPMENT PLAN KNOWN AS STAGE V WILL START IN APRIL 1985.
THE DESIGN OBJECTIVE OF STAGE V IS TO INCREASE THE HOURLY CAPACITY OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING TO A LEVEL WHICH BROADLY MATCHES THE RUNWAY CAPACITY OF 30 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS AN HOUR,
THE HOURLY THROUGHPUT IN BUSY PERIODS HAS ALREADY REACHED THE AIRPORT'S DESIGN CAPACITY OF 3 400 PASSENGERS.
STAGE V WILL CATER FOR 5 300 PASSENGERS PER HOUR, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO AN ANNUAL TOTAL OF BETWEEN 17 AND 18 MILLION PASSENGERS. THE LEVEL OF PASSENGERS FOR 1983 WAS ALMOST 9 MILLION.
WHEN STAGE V IS COMPLETED IN MID-1987 IT SHOULD PROVIDE CAPACITY AT AN ADEQUATE STANDARD OF SERVICE TO MEET DEMAND FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS.
+WHAT WILL HAPPEN THERE AFTER IS, OF COURSE, NOT EASY TO ANSWER. WE WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE TRAFFIC VERY CAREFULLY IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT FALL BEHIND IN TERMS OF QUALITY OF SERVICE, MR JACOBS SAID.
HK GROUP TO SEE SHENZHEN WATER WORKS
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A GROUP OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS SUB-COMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE TOGETHER WITH SENIOR GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL STAFF WILL VISIT SHENZHEN TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE GROUP WILL LOOK AT WORKS PROJECTS IN SHENZHEN AND HONG KONG CONNECTED WITH THE AGREEMENT SIGNED IN MAY 1980 BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLES GOVERNMENT OF GUANGDONG PROVINCE TO SUPPLY WATER TO HONG KONG AND KOWLOON.
/THE HONG