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Wednesday, May 23, 1973

Under the restrictions, no operator would be permitted to programme

flights to arrive or depart after 11.30 p.m. as opposed to the present

midnight.

"The additional half hour restriction on scheduled flights will

enable a high proportion of unavoidably delayed passenger flights to get

in before midnight," Sir Hugh said.

Flights would be permitted from 6.30 a.. although traffic really

began at about 8 a.m.

In addition, Sir Hugh said, it was hoped that from the end of

1974 it would be possible to further curtail engine run-ups between

11.30 p.m. and 7 a.m. The precise date, he added, depended on the arrival

of the necessary equipment.

Sir Hugh said the decision to continue the restrictions would

be reviewed after the completion of a long-term study by consultants of

Hong Kong's air transport system, possibly about the middle of next year.

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