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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1985

ATLA TO CONSIDER AIR LICENCES

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A PUBLIC INQUIRY TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS BY TWO LOCAL AIRLINES FOR LINCENCES TO OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND POINTS IN CHINA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY (ATLA) STARTING ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 2).

THE INQUIRY, TO BE HELD IN THE FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, IS EXPECTED TO RUN FROM DECEMBER 2 TO 6 AND 9 TO 13.

BOTH HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED (DA) AND CALEDONIAN FAR EAST AIRWAYS LIMITED (CFEA) HAVE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND POINTS IN CHINA. AT THE SAME TIME, CFEA HAS ALSO SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES TO OTHER POINTS IN THE REGION.

MEMBERS OF ATLA ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE AIR TRANSPORT (LICENSING OF AIR SERVICES) REGULATIONS. MR JUSTICE PENLINGTON IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUTHORITY AND

ITS MEMBERS FORMING THE PANEL FOR THE FORTHCOMING INQUIRY ARE MR MICHAEL S.H. CHAN, MR FAN SAI-YEE, MRS MAXINE KWOK,

MR EDMOND T.C. LAU, MR MA CHING-YUK, MR FRANK PONG FAT AND MR N.A. RIGG.

DURING THE HEARING, REPRESENTATIVES AND WITNESSES CALLED BY THE APPLICANTS WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE AUTHORITY. DA HAVE LODGED OBJECTIONS TO ALL OF CFEA'S APPLICATIONS, WHILE THE LATTER HAVE OBJECTED IN RESPECT OF FOUR OF THE 10 POINTS IN CHINA FOR WHICH DA ARE SEEKING A LICENCE.

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, WHO HAVE OBJECTED TO A NUMBER OF POINTS IN CHINA SOUGHT BY BOTH OTHER AIRLINES AND TO ALL BUT ONE OF CFEA'S APPLICATIONS FOR NON-CHINA POINTS, WILL ALSO BE REPRESENTED AT THE INQUIRY.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO ATTEND THE INQUIRY WHICH WILL BE HELD BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 430 PMSHOULD MAKE USE OF THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE- SEATS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

THERE WILL BE A 10-MINUTE PHOTOCALL FROM 9.30 AM TO

9.40 AM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE HEARING ON MONDAY (DECEMBER 2). AFTER THAT, PHOTOGRAPHS CAN ONLY BE TAKEN FROM THE BOOTHS. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

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