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FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1996

AIRPORT PARKING CHARGES REVISED

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A NEW SCALE OF PARKING CHARGES WILL BE LEVIED AT THE PUBLIC CAR PARKS AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FROM MAY 1.

THE REVISED CHARGES WILL BE $5 PER HOUR FOR THE FIRST TWO HOURS AND $10 PER HOUR FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT HOUR.

THE EXISTING RATES ARE $4 AND $8 RESPECTIVELY. REMAINED UNCHANGED SINCE APRIL 1983.

THESE HAVE

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT SAID THE FEES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED MAINLY TO OFFSET RISING OPERATING COSTS AND TO REFLECT THE CURRENT MARKET VALUE OF HOURLY OCCUPANCY.

FROM THE SAME DAY, THE MONTHLY FEES FOR THE USE OF SPECIAL CAR PARKS WILL ALSO BE INCREASED.

NEW VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL APPOINTED *****

MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, SUCCEEDING MR FRANCIS Y.H. TIEN WHO RETIRED FROM THE POSITION ON MARCH 31 AFTER FOUR YEARS' SERVICE.

THE COMPOSITION OF THE NEW COUNCIL UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF MR CHAN IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY). IT IS AS FOLLOWS:

CHAIRMAN

* MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

MR WONG PO-YAN

MEMBERS

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MR P.F. BARRETT

MR E.A. BLACK

MR GRAHAM CHENG CHENG-HSUN

DR DAVID