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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1979

BIGGER RESTAURANT FOR AIRPORT

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THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL HAVE A NEW AND MUCH BIGGER RESTAURANT NEXT YEAR.

THE NEW RESTAURANT, WITH A SEATING CAPACITY OF 800, WILL BE HOUSED IN A NEW THREE-STOREY BLOCK TO BE BUILT AT THE WESTERN END OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

MR. T.T. SIU, PROJECT ARCHITECT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, SAID PILING WORK FOR THE BUILDING WAS PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT MONTH.

TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE THREE- STOREY STRUCTURE, THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS OF WHICH WILL BE LINKED TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING.

MR. SIU SAID THE NEW RESTAURANT, MEASURING ABOUT 800 SQUARE METRES, WOULD BE TWICE AS BIG AS THE PRESENT ONE.

IT WILL BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR WHILE THE FIRST FLOOR WOULD HOUSE

A SNACK BAR AND OFFICES OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT.

MR. SIU ADDED THAT WORK ON THE PROJECT WOULD START IN MAY AND WOULD TAKE JUST OVER A YEAR TO COMPLETE.

ON COMPLETION, THE AREAS NOW OCCUPIED BY THE EXISTING RESTAURANT AND SOME OF THE OFFICES OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WOULD BE USED FOR PASSENGER PROCESSING FACILITIES, COUNTERS FOR BAGGAGE RECLAIM AND SHOPS.

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY PIER TO CLOSE

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THE MARINE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY PIER AND THE EASTERN LANDING OF THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER AT TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE PERMANENTLY CLOSED FROM MONDAY (MARCH 5) FOR RECLAMATION WORKS.

OWNERS, COXSWAINS AND OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO USE LANDING FACILITIES AT MA TAU KOK PUBLIC PIER, TO KWA WAN, TO PREVENT CONGESTION AT KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS DURING THE SUMMER.

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