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MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1983

+THE PRESENT ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 350 000 TONNES WILL BE EXHAUSTED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND THE NEW THROUGHPUT CAPACITY WILL BE ADEQUATE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE NEXT DECADE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

IN ADDITION, THE CARGO AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON WILL BE EXTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR MORE PARKING FACILITIES.

AT PRESENT, MORE THAN 150 AIR FREIGHT AGENTS OPERATE IN HONG KONG, THRIVING UNDER ITS FREE PORT POLICY WHICH ALLOWS FLEXIBLE RATES FOR COLLECTIVE TRANSPORT.

WHILE COMPETITION IS KEEN, HONG KONG'S STEADY MOVE-UP TOWARDS HIGH-QUALITY MARKETS SHOULD GENERATE MORE AIR TRANSPORT BUSINESS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

BOARD CANDIDATES TO HOLD FORUM

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FOUR CANDIDATES CONTESTING IN THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD BY-ELECTION WILL OUTLINE THEIR PLATFORMS AND DISCUSS DISTRICT MATTERS WITH PARTICIPANTS IN AN OPEN FORUM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10).

THE FORUM, ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WILL BE HELD AT 8 PM AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING, 15 HENNESSY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, WAN CHAI.

THE FOUR CANDIDATES ARE MR CHUNG YEE-ON, MR CHAN PAK-CHEUNG MR SZETO CHIK AND MR KWONG HON-WAH. THEY WILL CONTEST ON AUGUST 17 THE SEAT IN THE WAN CHAI WEST CONSTITUENCY MADE VACANT FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF AN ELECTED MEMBER, MR NG SAI-YING.

ELECTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE FORUM.

NOTE TO EDITORS.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPEN FORUM AT 8 PM ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 10) AT THE DUKE OF WINDSOR SOCIAL SERVICE BUILDING, 15 HENNESSY ROAD, FIRST FLOOR, WAN CHAI.

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