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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1990
THE
WAS THAT ONE CONSULTANT "THE REASON WHY THE CONFUSION AROSE ALSO
OTHER ESTIMATES OF
ECONOMIC COST BASED ON FORMULATED COMPARISON WITH A SCENARIO IN WHICH GROWTH AT KAI TAK WAS CONSTRAINED AIRPORT CHARGES TO AN UNREALISTICALLY BY MEASURES SUCH AS RAISING HIGH LEVEL AND DRASTICALLY LIMITING ACCESS BY AIRLINES," SHE SAID.
AVOIDED
THE SECRETARY SAID COMMON SENSE DICTATED THAT A SITUATION WHERE
BE WAS AIRPORT
CHRONIC RESTRAINT SHOULD UNDER COMPETITORS WOULD QUICKLY SNAP UP THE RESULTING LOST BUSINESS.
THE
"AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WE CAN ONLY OBTAIN AIRLINES TO FLY TO EXISTING OR NEW DESTINATIONS OFFER RECIPROCAL RIGHTS TO FLY TO HONG KONG TO AVIATION PARTNERS.
MORE
IF
THE
RIGHTS FOR OUR WE ARE ABLE то AIRLINES OF OUR
RIGHTS IF MORE ARRIVALS
"IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT WE CAN ONLY OFFER SUCH WE HAVE AN AIRPORT WITH ENOUGH CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE AND DEPARTURES.'
"
IMMEDIATE
MRS CHAN SAID THE NEW AIRPORT WOULD OFFER TREMENDOUS
LONGER TERM BENEFIT ADVANTAGES OVER KAI TAK AS WELL AS CONSIDERABLE TO HONG KONG'S AVIATION INDUSTRY AND THE ECONOMY AS A WHOLE.
"EVEN WITH ONLY ONE RUNWAY OPEN THE AIRPORT WILL GREATER CAPACITY THAN KAI TAK AS A RESULT OF ITS BETTER ABILITY TO OPERATE ON A 24-HOUR BASIS.
PROVIDE MUCH LOCATION AND
PATH WILL "THE 350,000 PEOPLE LIVING UNDER THE KAI TAK FLIGHT
THEY CURRENTLY ENDURE BE RELIEVED OF THE VERY HIGH LEVELS OF NOISE AND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH HAVING A MAJOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLOSE TO DENSELY POPULATED URBAN AREAS WILL IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEAR.
SO
WILL OFFER
"THE POTENTIAL FOR ROUND-THE-CLOCK OPERATION PARTICULAR OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANDING HONG KONG'S ROLE AS A LONG-HAUL DESTINATIONS," SHE SAID.
HUB FOR
IN THE VOLUME OF 'WE CAN ALSO EXPECT TO SEE LARGE INCREASES
THAT CARGO SERVICES FREIGHT BEING HANDLED AT THE NEW AIRPORT, GIVEN CAN MAKE USE OF TAKE-OFF AND LANDING SLOTS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHICH ARE NOT ATTRACTIVE TO PASSENGER SERVICES," SHE ADDED.
WOULD
BE THE
AVAILABILITY
ANOTHER BENEFIT AIRPORT-RELATED BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKINGS.
NIGHT
OF
LAND
FOR
"PRESENT PLANNING ENVISAGES
AIRCRAFT
INCREASING AND
THE
THE TERMINALS AND MAIN AIRPORT RUNWAYS, THEREBY CUTTING SUPPORT FACILITIES LOCATED BETWEEN THE TWO
TAXIING TO
FROM THE MAIN DOWN ON THE TIME SPENT BY
AND LOADING
EFFICIENCY
OF
AND ROUTINE
RUNWAYS MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS, MRS CHAN SAID.
ON CRITICISM OF THE PROJECT,
MRS CHAN SAID: "I AM FRANKLY SEEM ΤΟ DOUBT
SURPRISED AND DISMAYED THAT SO MANY IN THIS COMMUNITY THE NECESSITY FOR A NEW AIRPORT AND OUR ABILITY TO COMPLETE IT.
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