XN000022-1979-08-13 — Page 3

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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1979

NEW KAI TAK CAR PARK OPENS ON WEDNESDAY

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PARKING SPACES AT KAI TAK AIRPORT WILL BE MORE THAN DOUBLED WITH THE OPENING OF ITS NEW MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK ON WEDNESDAY,

THE NEW CAR PARK, ADJACENT TO THE PASSENGER TERMINAL EXTENSION, CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 450 CARS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE 350 PARKING SPACES AVAILABLE AT THE OPEN-AIR CAR PARK.

ENTRY TO THE MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK WILL BE VIA THE GROUND FLOOR FRONTAGE OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL, AND EXIT WILL BE VIA THE PODIUM ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL.

EACH FLOOR HAS A SPECIAL BAY FOR MOTORISTS TO STOP FOR PASSENGERS. THESE BAYS ARE LINKED BY COVERED WALKWAYS TO THE LIFT LOBBY WHERE TWO LARGE LIFTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGERS AND THEIR BAGGAGE. THE LIFTS STOP AT THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE AREAS.

THE NEW CAR PARK WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY. BUT THE OPEN-AIR FACILITY WILL ONLY BE OPEN DURING THE PEAK HOURS FROM NOON TO 8 P.M. TO HANDLE THE USUALLY HEAVY DEMAND.

PARKING CHARGES, SAME AS THOSE FOR THE OPEN-AIR CAR PARK, ARE ON A SLIDING SCALE FROM $1.50 AN HOUR FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS $3 AN HOUR FROM THE THIRD TO EIGHTH HOUR AND $4 AN HOUR THEREAFTER.

THE PURPOSE IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE MORE SPACES FOR SHORT-TERM PARKING AND DISCOURAGE LONG-TERM PARKING.

THE PAYMENT OFFICE IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR LIFT LOBBY.

THE MULTI-STOREY CAR PARK HAS BEEN DESIGNED SO THAT IT CAN BE BUILT AND OPERATED IN TWO STAGES.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND STAGE, INVOLVING THE BUILDING OF AN EXTENSION, IS ALREADY IN HAND AND SHOULD BE READY LATE NEXT YEAR OR IN EARLY 1981. IT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER 450 PARKING SPACES.

WHEN THIS NEW EXTENSION IS OPEN, THE OPEN-AIR CAR PARK WILL BE CONVERTED INTO A BUS CONCOURSE AND COACH PARKING AREA.

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