N
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1989
IN DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE STAGE V EXTENSION TO THE PASSENGER
PER TERMINAL BUILDING WAS OPENED, OFFERING 50
CENT MORE SPACE AND FACILITIES FOR PASSENGERS AND INCREASING THE STANDARD BUSY HOUR PASSENGER THROUGHPUT CAPACITY TO 5,300 PASSENGERS IN EACH DIRECTION.
CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND AIR CARGO TERMINAL HAS STARTED AND ON COMPLETION IN MID-1991 THE ANNUAL CARGO HANDLING CAPACITY AT KAI TAK WILL BE DOUBLED TO 1.4 MILLION TONNES.
ALSO IN PROGRESS IS AN APRON EXTENSION SCHEME WHICH IS AIMED TO ADD THREE MORE PARKING BAYS FOR WIDE-BODIED AIRCRAFT OR Stx FOR NARROW-BODIED AIRCRAFT BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR, AND TO PROVIDE FURTHER ADDITIONAL PARKING POSITIONS FOR AIRCRAFT OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
A PROGRAMME OF DEVELOPMENTS WAS RECENTLY RECOMMENDED BY THE KAI TAK CAPACITY STUDY CONSULTANT IN ORDER TO FURTHER IMPROVE AIRPORT FACILITIES AND REALISE KAI TAK'S ULTIMATE POTENTIAL CAPACITY, WHICH IS PROJECTED TO BE REACHED BY THE MID-1990'S BASED UPON THE CONSULTANT'S LONG-TERM FORECAST.
WERE HOWEVER, A CAD SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT ALL INDICATIONS
THAT 1989 WOULD SEE THE CONTINUATION OF HIGH GROWTH RATES AND RECORD THROUGHPUT. IN WHICH CASE THE CONSULTANT'S TRAFFIC LEVEL FORECAST FOR 1990 WILL IN FACT BE EXCEEDED BY MID-1989.
FURTHER TALKS ON BOUNDARY MATTERS
SPOKESMAN A GOVERNMENT
SAID TODAY
THAT (TUESDAY)
FURTHER
HONG KONG ON
BETWEEN HONG KONG FEBRUARY 22 TO 23 PROVINCIAL GUANGDONG
DISCUSSIONS ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE BOUNDARIES AND GUANGDONG WILL TAKE PLACE IN BETWEEN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AND THE AUTHORITIES.
THE HONG KONG TEAM WILL BE SECRETARY, GENERAL DUTIES.
LED
BY MR
DONALD TSANG, DEPUTY
THE GUANGDONG TEAM WILL BE LED BY MR FU OF THE GUANGDONG FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICE.
FEN,
DEPUTY
DIRECTOR
13