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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1975.

SEMI-AUTOMATED BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM

FOR KAI TAK ***

THE PASSENGER TERMINAL AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS TO DE EQUIPPED WITH A HIGH-CAPACITY SEMI-AUTOMATED SYSTEM TO HANDLE AND SORT BAGGAGE FOR DEPARTING AIR PASSENGERS.

THE NEW SYSTEM WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE STANDARD OF ECONOMY, SPEED, ACCURACY AND SECURITY OFFERED BY THE PRESENT MANUAL TROLLEY SYSTEM.

IT WILL BE INSTALLED IN TWO STAGES AS PART OF THE PHASED DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING. INITIALLY IT WILL BE CAPABLE OF TRANSFERRING 3.000 ITEMS OF BAGGAGE PER HOUR FROM THE CHECK-IN COUNTERS IN THE DEPARTURE HALL TO A BAGGAGE MARSHALLING AREA IN THE BASEMENT OF THE BUILDING.

LATER, THE HANDLING CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM WILL BE EXPANDED TO 6,000 ITEMS OF BAGGAGE PER HOUR, WHICH IS EQUIVALENT TO AN HOURLY THROUGHPUT OF 3,000 DEPARTING PASSENGERS.

THIS WILL BE ABOUT THREE TIMES THE CAPACITY OF THE PRESENT MANUAL SYSTEM WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN 1962 AND IS NOW OPERATING ABOVE DESIGNED CAPACITY.

INSTALLATION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY 1977 TO COINCIDE WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING EXTENSION.

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SYSTEM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LAID DOWN BY THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

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