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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1980

+DESPITE THESE ARRANGEMENTS, GULLIES AND STORMWATER DRAINS CAN STILL BE BLOCKED BY RUBBISH WASHED FROM THE ROAD OR

FOOTPATH SURFACES IN THE INTERVALS BETWEEN CLEARINGS AND, IF THIS COINCIDES WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN, FLOODING CAN OCCUR, + MR STEAN SAID.

+HOWEVER, PROBLEM SPOTS ARE GENERALLY KNOWN AND BY PAYING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THESE, THE FREQUENCY OF LOCAL FLOODING IS MINIMISED.+

IN THIS CONNECTION, HE SAID, THE CO-OPERATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN KEEPING THE ROADS AND FOOTPATHS FREE OF LITTER WOULD GO A LONG WAY IN REDUCING THE RISK OF FLOODING.

CHANNEL FOR COMMENT IN AIR ROUTE APPEAL ******

UNDER THE U.K. CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY REGULATIONS THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO MAKE A RESPONSE TO THE BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS' SUBMISSION IN THE LONDON/ HONG KONG AIR ROUTE APPEAL, THE ACTING FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON.

HE WAS REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ALEX WU WHO ASKED WHAT RESPONSE, IF ANY, HAD BEEN OR WOULD BE MADE TO THE AIRWAYS' REPRESENTATIONS.

MR JEAFFRESON POINTED OUT THAT BOTH CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS AND LAKER AIRWAYS HAVE APPEALED AGAINST THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY'S DECISION TO GRANT TO BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS ONLY A LICENCE TO OPERATE ON THE ROUTE.

NOTICES OF THE APPEALS, SETTING OUT THEIR GROUNDS AND ARGUMENTS WERE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CAA REGULATIONS, SERVED UPON, AMONG OTHERS, BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, HE SAID.

BOTH SUBMITTED WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED BY THE REGULATIONS, HE ADDED.

HE SAID HOWEVER THAT THE REGULATIONS DO NOT MAKE PROVISION FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT NOR THE BRITISH CALEDONIAN AIRWAYS TO MAKE A RESPONSE TO EACH OTHER'S SUBMISSION.