37
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1988
DIVISION OF THE MR JACOBS SAID THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT
CIVIL AIRPORT AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAD PROVISION FOR 17 NEW POSTS COMPRISING
STAFF ΤΟ MANAGERS AND OTHER
DEAL WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS IN THE STAGE 5 EXTENSION.
IN THIS WOULD BE AUGMENTED BY A FURTHER 13 POSTS FINANCIAL YEAR.
WAS 599.
THE CURRENT ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRPORT
THE 1989-90
DIVISION
IMMIGRATION
TOTAL OF 658,
WHEN
THROUGHPUT AT KAI
TAK
WAS
THIS WOULD BE INCREASED BY 59 POSTS TO A THE STAGE 5 EXTENSION CAME INTO OPERATION.
CURRENTLY, THE ANNUAL
PASSENGER
ABOUT 14.4 MILLION.
THE STAGE 5 EXTENSION WOULD INCREASE THE HANDLING 20 MILLION PASSENGERS.
CAPACITY TO
TO
MAINTAIN THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE STANDARD OF SERVICE AS THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC INCREASED.
EFFORTS TO REDUCE ROAD WORKS NOISE
ΤΟ REDUCE HOSPITALS, THE
CONTINUED EFFORTS WERE BEING MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT NOISE LEVELS GENERATED BY ROAD WORKS NEAR SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
THE LEGISLATIVE
IN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON DAVID CHEUNG, MR LEUNG SAID WORKS WERE REQUIRED ΤΟ THAT CONTRACTORS EMPLOYED TO CARRY OUT ROAD USE SOUND MUFFLERS ON NOISY ROAD CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT.
WAS OFTEN PLANNED OUTSIDE
ROAD
WHICH MAINTENANCE, HE SAID THAT FOR ROUTINE INTERMITTENT AND MIGHT LAST FOR SEVERAL DAYS, OPERATIONS WERE NOISY OPERATIONS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO AVOID PEAK TRAFFIC AND SCHOOLS.
WERE PROGRAMMED THE EFFECT
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, MAJOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO TAKE PLACE DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IN ORDER TO MINIMISE OF NOISE ON SCHOOL CLASSES.
BUT FOR CAPITAL WORKS PROJECTS, IT WAS NOT ALWAYS
PLANT NOISE WITHOUT PROGRAMME THE
TO SUPPRESS WORKS DISRUPTING THE PROGRESS OF THE WORKS, WHICH WERE COMMONLY EXTREMELY TIGHT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES, MR LEUNG SAID.
POSSIBLE ΤΟ
SERIOUSLY
SUBJECT то
/38