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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1988
IN THE FINDINGS, THE CONSULTANT CONFIRMED THAT NOISE FROM GROUND ACTIVITIES, MAINLY THOSE INVOLVING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND FREIGHT HANDLING AT THE AIRPORT, WAS LIKELY TO CAUSE SOME PROBLEMS NIGHT TO THE RESIDENTS IN THE RICHLAND GARDENS AREA.
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THE MAJOR SOURCES OF GROUND NOISE WERE FOUND TO BE TEST RUNNING OF AIRCRAFT MAIN ENGINES, AND THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY POWER UNITS REQUIRED FOR AIR-CONDITIONING AND SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL AND PNEUMATIC POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT.
MR TANG TOLD THE MEETING THAT THE STUDY REPORT RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING NOISE REDUCTION MEASURES:
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INSTALLING A SYSTEM OF FIXED GROUND POWER, WHICH WILL SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE NEED FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OPERATION AND ELIMINATE THE USE OF MOBILE GROUND POWER UNITS.
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RELOCATING THE ENGINE TESTING SENSITIVE AREAS.
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ACTIVITIES AWAY FROM NOISE
POSITIONING AIRCRAFT SO AS TO DIRECT NOISE CAUSED BY THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT AWAY FROM RICHLAND GARDENS AND LIMITING AUXILIARY POWER UNIT RUNNING TIME.
EMPLOYING ACOUSTIC TREATMENT ON APRON GROUND SERVICE VEHICLES AND MOBILE GROUND POWER UNITS, OR REPLACING THEM WITH QUIETER EQUIPMENT.
THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT HAS PLANS ΤΟ INSTALL FIXED GROUND POWER IN THE APRON AREAS EAST OF THE ΚΑΙ TAK NULLAH IN TWO PHASES.
THE FIRST PHASE, COVERING THE CARGO KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS LIMITED, WILL BE 1989 AND THE SECOND PHASE WILL COVER THE AREAS BY MID-1991.
APRON IN FRONT OF THE HONG COMPLETED BY THE END OF REMAINING AIRCRAFT PARKING
THE CONSULTANT ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE RESTRICTIONS PROVIDED IN THE TEMPORARY EXEMPTION ORDER UNDER THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE, WHICH REGULATE THE OPERATION OF AUXILIARY POWER UNITS AND MOBILE GROUND POWER UNITS AT NIGHT WERE EFFECTIVE AND PRACTICABLE NOISE REDUCTION MEASURES.
IT WILL THEREFORE BE EXTENDED UNTIL PERMANENT LEGISLATION REPLACING SECTION 13 OF THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE IS IN OPERATION.
IN THIS CONNECTION, THE WORKING GROUP IS CONSIDERING MAKING NEW REGULATIONS UNDER THE CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT NOISE) ORDINANCE TO CONTROL AUXILIARY POWER UNIT OPERATIONS AND ENGINE TESTING ACTIVITIES.
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