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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1988

OFFER "WE FULLY EXPECT THAT THESE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES WILL

MORE COMFORTABLE STANDARD OF THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC AN IMPROVED AND SERVICE THAT WILL COMPARE FAVOURABLY WITH BUSY INTERNATIONAL ELSEWHERE," SHE NOTED.

THAT IN

AIRPORTS

THE MEANTIME IMPROVEMENTS TO AS ACCESS ΤΟ THE

MRS CHAN POINTED OUT AIRCRAFT PARKING AND CARGO HANDLING AREAS AS WELL PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING WERE PROCEEDING.

TO

"THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT WILL TURN ITS ATTENTION NEXT

FACILITIES OF EXISTING

AS WELL AS LONGER REFURBISHMENT

TERM FOR AIRCRAFT PASSENGER IMPROVEMENTS TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCOMMODATION AND CARGO HANDLING," SHE SAID.

OF OVER

AND

SHE

A

1992-1993 AMOUNTED ΤΟ PROJECTS COMMITTED BETWEEN NOW VALUE

THE TOTAL

ADDING THAT $550 MILLION,

SAID, OF IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED BY GOVERNMENT WS EXAMINING THE PACKAGE

A TOTAL COST OF THE CONSULTANTS TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF KAI TAK, AT ABOUT $2.4 BILLION.

THE MRS CHAN ALSO MENTIONED THAT HOTEL SERVICES CONTRIBUTED TO

THOSE MAKING ABILITY OF HONG KONG TO ATTRACT FIRST TIME VISITORS AND A RETURN TRIP.

"IN MANY WAYS, HONG KONG HAS BECOME A GREAT METROPOLIS THE WORLD COMMUNITY IS BECOMING MORE MOBILE AND MORE TRAVELLERS ARE FINDING THEIR WAY TO HONG KONG," SHE SAID.

EAST.

IN THE

HONG KONG'S HOTELS RANKED AMONGST THE FINEST IN THE INVESTMENT IN THE HOTEL SECTOR HAD REMAINED STRONG YEARS.

OF THE AND MORE

WORLD AND PAST FEW

"TAKING INTO

ACCOUNT

DEMOLITIONS,

THE NUMBER

OF

HOTELS OF JUNE 1988. INCREASED FROM 51 AT THE END OF 1985 TO 58 AT THE END

BUSINESS LATER THIS YEAR, SHE 9IX NEW HOTELS ARE DUE TO COMMENCE

SAID.

ROOMS HOTEL "THE SUPPLY OF

It

WILL INCREASE FROM JUST UNDER

2 000 ROOMS IN 1988 TO OVER 36,000 IN 1992," SHE SAID.

ROOMS WAS VERY WHILE THE SUPPLY OF HOTEL

SATISFACTORY, MRS OVER HONG KONG'S CHAN NOTED THAT THERE WAS GENERAL CONCERN

ABILITY PRESENT TIGHT LABOUR TO STAFF THE VARIOUS FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION.

SHE LABOUR,

SAID THE GOVERNMENT, WAS MAKING A ΤΟ ENCOURAGE GREATER

TO ENSURE A STEADY SUPPLY OF SKILLED HOTEL INDUSTRY, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CONCERTED EFFORT TO TRAIN AND RETAIN STAFF AND PRODUCTIVITY.

SCHEME LAUNCHED IN

UNDER THE REGISTERED HOTEL CAREER TRAINEE

THIS YEAR, OCTOBER

ABOUT 300 TRAINEES WERE ALREADY UNDERGOING TRAINING IN SOME 30 MEMBER HOTELS OF THE HONG KONG HOTELS ASSOCIATION.

/MEANWHILE, THE

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