SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 1985
HOWEVER, ALL THESE EARLY PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT WERE COMPARATIVELY MODEST AND WERE PLANNED TO SMOOTH OUT THE AIRPORT OPERATION AND MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS, HE SAID.
THE HEAVY BUILDING PROGRAMME UNDER STAGE 4 BEGAN IN 1974 AND A PASSENGER TERMINAL EXTENSION SUPER-STRUCTURE WAS COMPLETED THREE YEARS LATER, MAKING THE BUILDING TWICE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE.
IN 1976, THE NEW AIR CARGO COMPLEX
OF ALL AIR CARGO HANDLING UNDER ONE ROOF
ALLOWING THE INTEGRATION
WAS COMPLETED.
+BEYOND STAGE 5 WE FEEL THERE IS LIMITED SCOPE FOR FURTHER EXPANSION, BECAUSE THE RUNWAY WILL BE OPERATING AT CAPACITY,+ SAID THE CAD'S CHIEF PLANNING OFFICER, MR PETER BODILEY,
THE COST OF FURTHER WORK ON THE AIRPORT RUNWAY, TAXIWAY AND APRON PAVEMENTS WILL BE AROUND $200 MILLION, BUT THIS EXPENDITURE WILL BE SPREAD OVER A LONGER PERIOD, MR BODILEY SAID.
PROGRESSIVE REPLACEMENT OF AEROBRIDGES AND OTHER FEATURES, THE UPGRADING AND COMPUTER ISATION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT, AND THE PROVISION OF NEW VISUAL AND ELECTRONIC LANDING AIDS AND RADARS ARE EXPECTED TO COST A FURTHER $150 MILLION.
PEOPLE URGED TO AVOID CROWDED BEACHES ****
CLEAR WATER BAY BEACH IN SAI KUNG AND LIDO BEACH IN TSUEN WAN HAVE BEEN GROSSLY OVERCROWDED, PARTICULARLY DURING WEEKENDS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
ON AVERAGE, AS MANY AS 50 000 AND 20 000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VISITING THE BEACHES EACH SUNDAY.
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THE BEACHES HAVE BEEN SO CROWDED THAT IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND SPACE FOR A FAMILY TO SIT TOGETHER AND THERE HAVE BEEN LONG LINES WAITING FOR THE USE OF TOILETS AND SHOWERS.
A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WAS THE DIFFICULTY THAT LIFEGUARDS WOULD ENCOUNTER IN CARRYING OUT THEIR WORK OF LOOKING OUT FOR THE SAFETY OF SWIMMERS. HE URGED PEOPLE TO GO TO OTHER BEACHES THAT WERE LESS CROWDED.
/THE RSD