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MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1988

ARRIVALS

AND DEPARTURES

DURING THEIR TOUR OF THE NEW MEMBERS LEARNED THAT PASSENGER TRAFFIC THROUGH KAI TAK VERY STRONG GROWTH IN RECENT YEARS.

FOLLOWING THE ALMOST 20 PER CENT INCREASE IN ANNUAL PASSENGER THROUGHPUT SHOULD EXCEED 15 MILLION THIS YEAR.

ARRAS,

HAD SUSTAINED

1987. THE ΤΟΤΑΙ, BY THE END OF

V PROJECT OFFERS A BUILDING WHICH HAS FOR THE IT'S DESIGN CAPACITY OF 12 MILLION

THE COMPLETION OF THE $273-MILLION STAGE TIMELY RELIEF TO THE ORIGINAL, TERMINAL PAST YEAR BEEN OPERATING ABOVE PASSENGERS A YEAR.

RAISED FROM

HOUR THE PEAK

3,400 TO

PASSENGER

5,300

PER

PROCESSING

HOUR,

HAS CAPACITY AND INCREASED

NOW THE

BEEN ANNUAL

CAPACITY TO 20 MILLION PASSENGERS.

THE TWO NEW AIRLINE MEMBERS OBSERVED PASSENGER CHECK-INS AT

HALL, BEFORE PROCEEDING THROUGH CHECK-IN ISLANDS IN THE DEPARTURES

WATCH THE THE BASEMENT TO COACH TRANSFER

TERMINUS NEW OPERATION OF THE ELEVATED DEPARTURE BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM.

THE

TO

CUSTOMS AND NEW WORKING

AT THE END OF THEIR TOUR, MEMBERS VISITED THE ARRIVALS

OF THE THEY SAW A COMPARISON

OLD WHERE ENVIRONMENT AND THE TWO NEW BAGGAGE RECLAIM UNITS IN USE.

HALL

THEY WERE TOLD THAT

BUILDING FINISHES AND

AN MODERNISE

PROJECT TO

THE EXTENSIVE

REFURBISH VARIOUS FITTINGS OF THE ORIGINAL IN THE TERMINAL TERMINAL WOULD BEGIN SHORTLY SO THAT ALL FACILITIES WOULD BE BROUGHT UP TO THE STANDARD OF THE STAGE V EXTENSION.

VIGILANTE GROUPS NOT NECESSARY

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THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON, SAID TODAY {MONDAY) THAT THE POLICE WERE ENTIRELY CAPABLE OF PRESERVING LAW AND ORDER TN TUEN MUN AND THAT VIGILANTE GROUPS WERE UNNECESSARY.

MR HANSON HOPED THAT THE RESIDENTS REPORT ANY INCIDENTS OF DISORDER ΤΟ THE GENERAL CONCERNS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

OF SIŲ HONG COURT WOULD POLICE AND DISCUSS THEIR

HE ADDED THAT THE PACE 01/ THE LIBERALISATION PROGRAMME FOR REGUGEE CENTRES IN TUEN MUN COULD BE ADJURIFD IF MAJOR LAW AND ORDER DIFFICULTIES DEVELOPED.

HE SAID ......a

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