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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1976
COLONIAL SECRETARY VISITS AIRPORT
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THE COLONIAL SECRETARY SIR DENYS ROBERTS, TODAY (THURSDAY) SPENT SOME TWO HOURS VISITING HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH ITS WORKINGS AND DEVELOPMENTS.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, MR. ROY EDWNING, AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SIR DENÝS FIRST WENT TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE WHERE HE SAW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS BUSILY AT WORK,
HE SHOWED PARTICULAR INTEREST IN THE WORKINGS OF THE NEWLY- INSTALLED SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR WHICH MONITORS ALL FLIGHT MOVEMENTS WITHIN THE HONG KONG FLIGHT INFORMATION REGION.
HE THEN VISITED THE CONTROL TOWER AND THE RESCUE COORDINATION EMERGENCY CENTRE WHERE HE WAS FULLY BRIEFED ON THE AIRPORT'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND CAPABALITIES DURING SEARCH-AND-RESCUE OPERATIONS.
CONTINUING HIS TOUR TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TRAINING UNIT, SIR DENYS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS LICENCES TO TWO YOUNG STUDENT OFFICERS JUST BACK FROM A TRAINING COURSE IN ENGLAND,
• HE ENDED HIS VISIT WITH A TOUR OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING, THE NEW CARGO HANDLING COMPLEX UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THE AIRPORT FIRE STATION.
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