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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1985

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NEW AIRPORT TRANSPORT TERMINUS TO OPEN

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A LANDSCAPED TERMINUS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL BE OPEN FOR USE AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

THE $8 MILLION TRANSPORT TERMINUS IS THE FIRST IN HONG KONG TO INCORPORATE LANDSCAPING IN ITS DESIGN.

LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING, THE TERMINUS PROVIDES ARRIVING PASSENGERS WITH A COVERED AREA FOR TAXIS, MINI-BUSES, LIMOUSINES AND AIRPORT BUSES.

NOT ONLY DOES IT PROVIDE WAITING PASSENGERS WITH A MORE PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT. IT ALSO HELPS TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE ON THE EXISTING ARRIVALS KERB.

THE TERMINUS HAS A TOTAL AREA OF 14 000 SQUARE METRES AND A SPACE FRAME ABOVE THE QUEUEING AREA.

A TAXI QUEUE ING RANK FOR 50 TAXIS AND A LOADING BAY PROVIDES SPACE FOR SIMULTANEOUS LOADING BY UP TO FIVE TAXIS.

THE AIRPORT BUS-LOADING BAY IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THREE VEHICLES AND AN EQUAL NUMBER CAN BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE HOLDING BAY.

THERE IS ALSO SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR LOADING BY MINI-BUSES AND LIMOUSINES.

OTHER FACILITIES AT THE TERMINUS INCLUDE TELEPHONES, PUBLIC TOILET, REFRESHMENT KIOSK AND SEATS.

WORK ON THE TRANSPORT TERMINUS BEGAN IN APRIL LAST YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE TERMINUS FORMED PART OF THE $273 MILLION AIRPORT EXPANSION SCHEME KNOWN AS STAGE V DEVELOPMENT.

+THE OBJECTIVE OF STAGE V DEVELOPMENT IS TO INCREASE THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING CAPACITY FROM THE PRESENT 3 400 TO 5 300 PASSENGERS PER HOUR IN EACH DIRECTION,+ HE SAID.

WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STAGE EARMARKED FOR COMPLETION IN EARLY 1988, THE PASSENGER HANDLING CAPACITY AT THE AIRPORT IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE PRESENT 12 MILLION TO 18 MILLION PASSENGERS A YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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