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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1980

THEREAFTER, PARKING CHARGES WILL BE LEVIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT,

THEY RANGE FROM $15 FOR THE FIRST HALF-HOUR, $15 FOR THE SECOND HALF-HOUR, $12 FOR THE FOLLOWING HOUR AND $12 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR FOR SMALL AIRCRAFT OF LESS THAN 2.5 TONNES, TO $144 FOR THE FIRST HALF-HOUR, $144 FOR THE SECOND HALF-HOUR, $230 FOR THE FOLLOWING HOUR AND $73 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL HOUR FOR LARGE CARRIERS OVER 280 TONNES.

THE NEW METHOD OF CHARGING FOR THE FIRST HOUR OF PARKING ON THE BASIS OF A FEE FOR EACH OF TWO HALF-HOUR PERIODS HAS BEEN INSTITUTED AFTER COMPLAINTS BY THE IATA USER CHARGES COMMITTEE THAT AN AIRLINE WHOSE AIRCRAFT STAYED ONLY A FEW MINUTES OVER THE FREE PARKING PERIOD HAD TO PAY THE $288 FEE FOR A FULL HOUR'S FURTHER PARKING,

THE PEAK PERIOD SURCHARGE OF $500 FOR EACH LANDING OR TAKE-OFF OF AIRCRAFT AT KAI TAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM DAILY AND THE EN-ROUTE NAVIGATION CHARGE OF BETWEEN $1 350 AND $1 730 FOR EACH OVERFLIGHT, DEPENDING ON THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THE IATA USER CHARGES COMMITTEE HAS ALSO BEEN ADVISED THAT A SIMILAR INCREASE OF THE ORDER OF 15 PER CENT IN AIRCRAFT LANDING AND PARKING FEES WILL BE MADE IN MID-1981. THE INCREASES IN AIRCRAFT LANDING AND PARKING FEES WILL THUS BE MADE IN TWO STAGES IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE DESIRED INCREASE ON AIRLINES WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN SOME FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY BECAUSE OF STEEP RISES IN THE COST OF FUEL OVER THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS.

A REVIEW OF LANDING AND PARKING FEES WILL BE MADE IN LATE 1981 TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS OF CHARGES FOR 1982 AND BEYOND.

MP'S MEET THE PRESS ***

THE TWO CONSERVATIVE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AT PRESENT VISITING HONG KONG, DR KEITH HAMPSON AND MR DAVID HUNT, WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY (JUNE 2) BEFORE DEPARTING FOR LONDON THAT EVENING.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD IN THE GIS THEATRE ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG, AT 4.30 PM.

RADIO AND TELEVISION CREWS ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY WILL HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.

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