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Friday, August 31, 1973

MORE PARKING SPACES AT KAI TAK

Temporary parking facilities will be provided at Hong Kong

International Airport as an interim measure pending the construction of

a permanent multi-storey car park which will eventually provide 1,400 spaces.

In the short term, three car parks are to be built providing

a total of 1,170 spaces. Work on the project is expected to start in

October and should be completed in four months.

The scheme involves the expansion of the existing airline industry

and staff car park at the western side of the terminal to provide 570

parking spaces for use by the general public.

with an

For airline industry and staff, two small car parks

accommodation of 600 cars and lorries will be built at the permit area.

The whole scheme comprises the construction of 25,000 square

yards of asphalt pavement together with associated security and drainage works.

Commenting on the project, a spokesman for the Public Works

Department noted that the arrangements were only temporary and said that

the existing airline staff and industry car park would revert to that

use once the multi-storey car park was completed.

The majority of the parking areas to be provided at the Permit

area would be retained for use in association with maintenance and

catering, he added.

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