MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1991
ALSO ON WEDNESDAY, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO ALL PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM DUR TO SUSPENSION OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.
THE AREAS TO BE AFFECTED ARE TSUEN WAN, KWAI CHUNG INCLUDING SHEUNG KWAI CHUNG, HA KWAI CHUNG AND THE CONTAINER TERMINALS.
ATLA'S PRELIMINARY DECISIONS ON AHK'S APPLICATIONS ANNOUNCED
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THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY (ATLA) TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED ITS PRELIMINARY DECISIONS ON AIR HONG KONG'S (AHK'S) APPLICATIONS OF AUGUST 20 LAST YEAR FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE SCHEDULED ALL-CARGO SERVICES TO 80 DESTINATIONS WORLDWIDE.
AHK'S APPLICATIONS, WHICH WERE OBJECTED TO BY CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES BUT SUPPORTED BY 17 REPRESENTORS, WERE THE SUBJECT OF A PRELIMINARY INQUIRY HELD BETWEEN MARCH 11 AND 14 TO CONSIDER EVIDENCE FROM THE PARTIES CONCERNED AS TO THE ABILITY OF AHK TO MOUNT A SERVICE TO ALL 80 DESTINATIONS APPLIED FOR AND AS TO THE NEED FOR AN ALL-CARGO AIR SERVICE BASED IN HONG KONG.
FURTHER TO THIS INQUIRY, ATLA HAS DECIDED THAT IT COULD NOT CONSIDER LICENSING AIR CARGO SERVICES TO 25 (OF THE 80) DESTINATIONS WHICH AHK ONLY PROPOSED TO SERVE BY TRUCKS RATHER THAN AIR SERVICES.
AS FOR THE REMAINING 55 OUTSTANDING DESTINATIONS, ATLA HAS DECIDED THAT MORE EVIDENCE SHOULD BE PRODUCED EITHER BY THE APPLICANT (AHK) OR THE OBJECTORS (CATHAY AND/OR DRAGONAIR) AT THE NEXT PHASE OF THE INQUIRY TO BE RESUMED IN DUE COURSE, AND THAT RELEVANT INFORMATION TO BE PRODUCED BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT AND ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH IN RELATION ΤΟ REGULATION 11 OF THE AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE ATLA WOULD DECIDE ON THE LICENSING OR OTHERWISE SCHEDULED ALL-CARGO SERVICES FOR AHK FOR THESE POINTS.
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THE SECOND PHASE OF THE INQUIRY TO CONSIDER FURTHER EVIDENCE FROM THE PARTIES CONCERNED WOULD BE HELD IN DUE COURSE. AIRLINES AND the REPRESENTORS CONCERNED HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF ATLA'S DECISIONS.
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