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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1988
OUT
"WHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED TO CARRY
CERTAIN ESSENTIAL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE WORKS AT KAI TAK DURING THE NIGHT, GOVERNMENT REMAINS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT DISTURBANCES TO NEARBY RESIDENTS ARE REDUCED AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE," MR TANG SAID.
ΤΟ GOVERNMENT THE
"IN CONSULTATION WITH THE AIRLINES AND THE AIRPORT INDUSTRIES CONCERNED, THE WORKING GROUP WILL RECOMMEND MITIGATION OPTIONS TO BE IMPLEMENTED, HE ADDED.
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AIRPORT GROUND NOISE EXEMPTION ORDER GAZETTED
THE GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY) THE SUMMARY OFFENCES ORDINANCE ( EXEMPTION FROM SECTION 13) (NO. 4) (AMENDMENT) ORDER WHICH EXTENDS THE EXISTING EXEMPTION ORDER OCTOBER 31, 1989.
ΤΟ
OF
"THIS WILL BE AN INTERIM MEASURE PENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE AND INTRODUCTION OF CONTROL UNDER THE CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT NOISE) ORDINANCE AROUND MID-1989," GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"THE ORDER EXEMPTS FROM NOISE RESTRICTION ACTIVITIES RELATED TO AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND CARGO HANDLING, AND AT THE SAME IMPOSES CERTAIN CONDITIONS SO AS TO REDUCE THE EFFECT
TIME OF SUCH NOISE DURING NIGHT HOURS ON ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
THE
BY
"THE STUDY ON AIRPORT GROUND NOISE PROBLEMS, COMMISSIONED CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED, AND ALTHOUGH THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE STILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNMENT, SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED."
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FAREWELL DINNER FOR AMS COMMISSIONER
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FOR
THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES WILL HOLD A FAREWELL DINNER ITS OUTGOING COMMISSIONER, DR K.L. THONG, TOMORROW (SATURDAY) EVENING.
DR THONG, WHO IS GOING ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE ON
NOVEMBER 1,
HAS BEEN COMMISSIONER OF THE AMS FOR 12 YEARS.
ATTENDING THE DINNER WILL BE THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, LEE, THE CHIEF STAFF OFFICER, MR JOHN DUNN, AND OTHER SENIOR AND MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE.
DR
S.H. OFFICERS
/DR THONG