XN000022-1981-03-24 — Page 8

7

TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1981

HK REPRESENTED AT AIRPORT OPERATORS' CONFERENCE

*****

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE 1981 ECONOMIC SPECIALTY CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE AIRPORT OPERATORS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL OPENING IN GULFPORT-BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

MR C.E. JONES, SEN FOR TREASURY ACCOUNTANT OF THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT, WILL ATTEND THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE WHICH IS SPECIALLY ORGANISED FOR DELEGATES REPRESENTING AIRPORTS, AIRLINES, CONCESSIONA IRES, CONSULTANTS, FINANCIERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND OTHERS HAVING A DIRECT INTEREST IN THE ECONOMICS OF AIRPORTS.

THE CONFERENCE WILL MAINLY DEAL WITH AIRPORT FINANCING, AIRPORT LEASING AND PRICING POLICIES, GROUND TRANSPORTATION" AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A SESSION ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION.

ABOUT 200 DELEGATES FROM AIRPORTS AND GOVERNMENTS WILL PARTICIPATE.

NT LAND SALES FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS

***

THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT IT WILL OFFER MORE THAN 29 HECTARES OF LAND FOR SALE DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING APRIL 1.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTA SAID THIS WAS FIVE HECTARES MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OFFERED DURING THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS, NINE HECTARES MORE THAN THAT DURING THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR, AND DOUBLE THAT OFFERED 18 MONTHS AGO.

A TOTAL OF 32 SITES ARE TO BE PUT UP FOR SALE 15 IN SHA TIN, SIX IN YUEN LONG, FIVE IN TUEN MUN, THREE IN ISLANDS, TWO IN TAI PO AND ONE IN TSUEN WAN

THERE WILL BE AUCTIONS IN JULY, AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER AT WHICH A TOTAL OF 15 SITES MEASURING 6.6 HECTARES WILL BE SOLD.

ELEVEN SITES MEASURING 2.54 HECTARES WILL BE RESERVED FOR HOLDERS OF LAND EXCHANGE ENTITLEMENTS (LETTERS 'A' AND 'B') AND THE REMAINING SIX SITES MEASURING 20.2 HECTARES WILL BE SOLD BY CASH TENDER.

INDUSTRIAL,

THE LAND TO BE SOLD IS FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL, NON-INDUSTRIAL, HOSPITAL, FISHPOND AND DANGEROUS GOODS STORAGE PURPOSES.

RESIDENTIAL