XN000022-1981-12-12 — Page 4

SATURDAY, JEELER 1-, 1981

IN ORDER TO SPEED UP PASSENGER PROCESSING, THE NUMBER OF IMMIGRATION CLEARANCE COUNTERS AND CUSTOMS CHECK-POINTS WERE GREATLY INCREASED OVER THE YEARS.

AS MORE SPACE WAS MADE AVAILABLE UNDER THE STAGE 4 DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC AREAS ON BOTH ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES LEVELS WERE MUCH ENLARGED AND A NUMBER OF NEW SHOPS WERE ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE LAST-MINUTE PURCHASES BY DEPARTING PASSENGERS.

THE CATERING FACILITIES WERE ALSO GREATLY IMPROVED WITH THE COMMISSIONING OF A NEW AIRPORT RESTAURANT AND BAR AT THE DEPARTURES LEVEL AND A NEW SNACK BAR AT THE ARRIVALS LEVEL. THE AIRSIDE SNACK BAR WAS ALSO EXTENDED TO TWICE ITS ORIGINAL SIZE.

IN ORDER TO MEET THE EVER INCREASING NUMBER OF AIR TRAVELLERS AND TO SOLVE THE EXPECTED CONGESTION OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL AFTER THE MID-1980'S, AIRPORT PLANNERS ARE WORKING ON THE NEXT PHASE OF EXTENSION OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING, TO BE KNOWN AS STAGE 5 DEVELOPMENT.

BIG CLEAN UP AT TAI PO VILLAGES

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VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THE TAI PO DISTRICT WILL BE GIVEN A FACELIFT IN A SERIES OF CLEAN-UP EFFORTS DURING THE MONTH.

COINCIDING WITH THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN, AN INTENSIVE CLEAN-UP WAS LAUNCHED TODAY (SATURDAY) AT THE REFUSE BLACKSPOTS OF TAI HANG TSUEN, ABOUT FOUR-KILOMETRES FROM THE TAI PO TOWNSHIP.

THE OPERATION IS AIMED AT IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AND AROUSING THE PEOPLE'S AWARENESS OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES TO HELP KEEP THEIR VILLAGE A PLEASANT PLACE TO LIVE IN, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

MORE THAN 30 CLEANSING WORKERS OF THE TAI PO URBAN SERVICES OFFICE REMOVED MORE THAN 10 TONNES OF REFUSE AND JUNK DUMPED ON OPEN SPACES AND VILLAGE PATHS DURING THE EXERCISE.

VILLAGERS OF TAI HANG TSUEN WERE URGED TO USE AN ADJACENT BIN SITE AND LITTER CONTAINERS FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD REFUSE.

REFUSE BLACK SPOTS AT OTHER 13 VILLAGES AT TAI PO WILL ALSO

BE CLEARED DURING THE MONTH, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

MEANWHILE, THE NTSD WILL STEP UP ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST LITTER OFFENDERS.

VILLAGERS WERE REMINDED THAT THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR LITTERING HAS BEEN INCREASED TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.