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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1977

ON COMPLETION OF THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, THE DEPARTURE PASSENGER PROCESSING AREA WILL BE INCREASED FROM 14,000 SQUARE METRES TO 25,000 SQUARE METRES,

THE NEW EXTENSION WILL HAVE TWO CHECK-IN ISLANDS PROVIDING A TOTAL OF 48 CHECK-IN POSITIONS EACH EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERCOM SYSTEM AND A BUILT-IN POSITION FOR THE SECURITY EXAMINATION OF PASSENGERS' CHECKED BAGGAGE. THEY ARE ALL LINKED TO A NEW SEMI-AUTOMATIC BAGGAGE SYSTEM FROM WHERE PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE WILL BE CHANNELLED TO A COMPUTERISED SORTING SYSTEM IN THE BASEMENT WHICH WILL DIRECT EAGS TO A LOCATION DESIGNATED FOR EACH FLIGHT.

THE DEPARTURE IMMIGRATION CONTROLS WILL HAVE 47 DESKS AS AGAINST 19 AT PRESENT TO COMPLEMENT THE EXTENDED DEPARTURE PASSENGER PROCESSING CONTROLS.

IN ADDITION, 12 SHOPS AND A NUMBER OF AIRLINE INFORMATION DESKS AND HOSPITALITY LOUNGES+ WILL ALSO BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE NEW EXTENSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF TRAVELLERS.

THE ARRIVING PASSENGER PROCESSING AREA WILL INCREASE FROM

THE 12,000 SQUARE METRES IN AREA TO 21,000 SQUARE METRES. ENLARGED CUSTOMS HALL WILL HAVE TWO NEW BAGGAGE RECLAIM UNITS WITH AUTOMATIC DISPLAYS TO INDICATE THE LOCATION OF ARRIVING PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE. ONE OF THESE WILL BE BROUGHT INTO USE LATER THIS MONTH.

TO MATCH THE EXPANSION, 44 ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION DESKS FOR PROCESSING ARRIVING PASSENGERS ILL BE PROVIDED TO SUPPLEMENT THE PRESENT 32 DESKS AND 22 MORE +CONVEYOR ISED CUSTOMS BENCHES- WILL BE BROUGHT INTO USE.

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