FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991
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GOVT COMMITTED TO IMPROVE KAI TAK EFFICIENCY: GOVERNOR
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ΤΟ GROWTH, MADE DAVID WILSON,
THE GOVERNMENT, TOGETHER WITH COMPANIES COMMITTED WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT KAI TAK AIRPORT CAN MEET THE DEMANDS ON IT UNTIL THE NEW AIRPORT OPENS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HONG HAD
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TERMINAL 2 OF THE KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS (HACTL), SIR DAVID SAID HACTL OBVIOUSLY GOOD REASON TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE FUTURE AS IT HAD INCREASED ITS
IT SINCE YEARS
BEGAN VOLUME OF BUSINESS BY FIVE TIMES IN THE 15 OPERATIONS.
HE SAID HACTL ALREADY HAD THE LARGEST SINGLE AIR CARGO HANDLING FACILITY IN THE WORLD.
NOW
է 'AND
NEW IT
IN THIS IMPRESSIVE TERMINAL. THE COMPANY IS CLEARLY COMMITTED TO GROWTH," HE SAID.
SECOND
INVESTED HAS
"SO IS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT," HE SAID, GOVERNMENT WAS WORKING TO IMPROVE KAI TAK'S EFFICIENCY.
ADDING THAT THE
PASSENGER HANDLING CAPACITY WOULD INCREASE BY 20 PER CENT THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
OVER
SIR DAVID SAID THE KAI TAK AIRPORT IS NOW THE AIRPORT IN THE WORLD FOR FREIGHT.
FOURTH BUSIEST
"IT
IS A MARK OF HONG KONG'S NOTABLE HISTORICALLY FOR ITS SUPERB DEEP NATURAL HARBOUR HAS MADE SUCH EXCELLENT USE OF AIR FREIGHT," HE SAID.
RESOURCEFULNESS
THAT A
CITY
SIR DAVID NOTED THAT AIR FREIGHT WAY TO MOVE GOODS.
WAS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE
"IT ONLY MAKES SENSE IF THE GOODS ARE TOP QUALITY, KIGH AND NEEDED URGENTLY SOMEWHERE ELSE," HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT IT WORKED IF ORGANISED AND THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.
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VALUE
DESPATCH AND DELIVERY WERE WELL
THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THE FACT THAT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF DEAL HONG KONG'S EXPORTS, IN TERMS OF VALUE, LEFT BY AIR SAID A GREAT FOR THE VIGOUR OF HONG KONG BUSINESS AND FOR THE EFFICIENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY HACTL.
SIR DAVID ALSO FORESAW TREMENDOUS PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER OF AIR CARGO ONCE THE NEW AIRPORT OPENS AT CHEK LAP KOK.
OF THE
GROWTH
IN
"THE PLANS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT ENVISAGE A 10-FOLD INCREASE
FREIGHT THAT HONG KONG ALREADY
QUANTITIES OF AIR IMPRESSIVE HANDLES, THE GOVERNOR SAID.
THE
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