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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1979

'CHECK IN EARLY AT KAI TAK APPEAL

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HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO WILL BE TAKING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS ABROAD ARE ASKED TO CO-OPERATE BY CHECKING IN EARLY ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT KAI TAK AIRPORT AND MOVING TO THE IMMIGRATION AND SECURITY CONTROLS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

MAKING THIS APPEAL A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT CO-OPERATION FROM THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC WILL HELP RELIEF CONGESTION IN THE DEPARTURE HALL TREMENDOUSLY.

+ IT WILL ALSO BE OF GREAT HELP IF HOLIDAY-MAKERS WILL ALSO DISSUADE THEIR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES FROM SEEING THEM OFF AT THE AIRPORT, HE SAID,

HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS AMONG THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. IT HANDLES AN AVERAGE OF OVER 15,000 PASSENGERS A DAY.

+CONGESTED CONDITIONS ARE UNAVOIDABLE WHEN LARGE CROWDS OF HOLIDAY-MAKERS LEAVE BY AIR, MOST OF THEM TO TAIPEI, SINGAPORE AND MANILA, IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL DAILY TRAFFIC, SPOKESMAN SAID.

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TO COPE WITH THE SITUATION, ALL PASSENGER FACILITIES AT KA! TAK WILL BE FULLY STAFFED AND AN ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION DEPARTURE CONTROL CHANNEL WILL BE OPENED TO HELP SPEED UP PASSENGER PROCESSING.

+WE HOPE TO MAKE THE PASSENGER PROCESSING FLOW AS SMOOTHLY AND SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID CONGESTION BUT THIS IS PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT DURING THE PRESENT TIME WHEN EXTENSIVE TERMINAL AND APRON DEVELOPMENT IS STILL TAKING PLACE, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

LUNAR NEW YEAR DUTY FREE BRANDY

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THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT TRAVELLERS ARRIVING FROM MACAU DURING THE TWO DAYS FOLLOWING LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY, JANUARY 29 (MONDAY) AND JANUARY 30 MAY EACH BRING INTO HONG KONG FREE OF DUTY ONE BOTTLE OF PORTUGUESE BRANDY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE LITRE INSTEAD OF THE ONE-QUART BOTTLE OF GRAPE WINE NORMALLY ALLOWED.

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