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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1990
ALSO SPEAKING AT THE COMMISSIONING CEREMONY, THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR PETER LOK, NOTED THAT KAI TAK NOW HANDLED NEARLY 17.2 MILLION INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS AND 99,700 INTERNATIONAL AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS A YEAR.
"IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF SUCH A SCALE BE EQUIPPED WITH A MATCHING AIRCRAFT CRASH AND RESCUE SERVICE TO INCIDENT OCCURRING
ENABLE US TO RESPOND TO ANY AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OR AT, OR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.
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"THIS WE CERTAINLY HAVE AND WE ARE PROUD OF SCALE OF EQUIPMENT AND THE STANDARD OF ITS CREW," MR LOK SAID.
THE NEW RESCUE VESSEL JOINED THE EXISTING FLEET OF APPLIANCES IN KAI TAK'S AIRPORT FIRE CONTINGENT WHICH COMPRISES 10 VEHICLES AND THREE VESSELS.
IN MARCH NEXT YEAR, ANOTHER VEHICLE WILL BE ADDED TO THE FLEET. IT WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH A JACKLESS HYDRAULIC WORKING PLATFORM TO ENABLE THE FIRE-FIGHTING TEAM TO COMBAT TAIL ENGINE FIRES ON TRIJETS.
MR LOK SAID THE COMMISSIONING OF THE NEW VESSEL REPRESENTED THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN AND UPGRADE THE AIRPORT'S FIRE FIGHTING AND RESCUE CAPABILITY.
IT ALSO EPITOMISES THE CLOSE CO-OPERATION AMONG THE FIRE SERVICES, THE MARINE AND CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENTS WHO TOGETHER EVOLVE THE SPECIFICATIONS, WITH THE MARINE DEPARTMENT SUPERVISING THE CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE TRIALS.
PROPOSED ROAD IMPROVEMENT SCHEME IN KOWLOON CITY
THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT AN IMPROVEMENT SCHEME AT FU NING STREET AND SHING TAK STREET, KOWLOON CITY ΤΟ ENHANCE TRAFFIC CIRCULATION AT THE JUNCTION OF MA TAU CHUNG ROAD AND SUNG WONG TOI ROAD, WHICH IS CURRENTLY THE MOST CRITICAL JUNCTION THE VICINITY OF HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
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THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES RECONSTRUCTION AND CONVERSION OF FU NING STREET BETWEEN MA TAU CHUNG ROAD AND SHING TAK STREET TO ONE-WAY WESTBOUND, SHING TAK STREET TO ONE-WAY SOUTHBOUND AND THE RELOCATION OF THE BUS TERMINUS IN SHING TAK STREET TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ASSOCIATION WITH FOOTPATH WIDENING.
THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED TO COMMENCE IN APRIL 1991 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TO COMPLETE. THE EXTENT OF THE WORKS IS DESCRIBED IN A NOTICE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).
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