XN000022-1989-01-13 — Page 8

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1989

DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES WILL BE INTRODUCED TO OPTIMISE THE USAGE OF KAI TAK'S SINGLE RUNWAY CAPACITY BY SCHEDULING IN NON-PEAK HOURS.

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CONSULTANTS HAVE ALSO RECOMMENDED MEASURES FOR AUGMENTING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND TRAINING FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL STAFF AND MODERNISING THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM ΤΟ ENHANCE HANDLINO CAPACITY TO 32 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS PER HOUR.

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROAD ACCESS SYSTEM TO KAI TAK AIRPORT ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED.

OFF-AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS RECOMMENDED INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING THE SUNG WONG TOI ROAD-OLYMPIC AVENUE FLYOVER, WIDENING OLYMPIC AVENUE AND HAVING A LINK INTO THE HUNG HOM BYPASS.

ON-AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE MODIFYING THE TAXI TERMINUS AND BUS SHELTER, CONSTRUCTING AN EASTERN EXTENSION FOR THE DEPARTURE LEVEL PODIUM AND UPGRADING THE CONCORDE ROAD-EASTERN ROAD FLYOVER.

IN CONSIDERING OTHER CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES, THE CONSULTANTS HAVE EXAMINED THE POSSIBILITY OF BUILDING A SECOND RUNWAY AT KAI TAK.

THEY HAVE CONCLUDED THAT WHILE TECHNICALLY IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO CONSTRUCT A NEW PARALLEL RUNWAY, IT WOULD ONLY ENHANCE THE RUNWAY CAPACITY FROM 30 TO 36 AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS PER HOUR.

CONSTRUCTION AND RECLAMATION WOULD COST $6.9 BILLION. IN ADDITION, EXISTING FACILITIES SUCH AS THE MA TAU KOK GASWORKS WOULD NEED TO BE REPROVISIONED.

THE SECOND RUNWAY WOULD DISRUPT WATER FLOW AND HARBOUR FACILITIES AROUND LEI YUE MUN AND INCREASE NOISE POLLUTION. EFFECTIVELY, IT WOULD CLOSE THE EASTERN APPROACH TO VICTORIA HARBOUR.

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IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONSIDERABLE INVOLVED, THE CONSULTANTS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT A NOT BE JUSTIFIED.

AND FINANCIAL COSTS SECOND RUNWAY WOULD

THE CONSULTANTS ALSO STUDIED THE CONTRIBUTION OF KAI TAK ΤΟ THE HONG KONG ECONOMY BY ASSESSING THE VALUE-ADDED CONTENT OF VISITOR SPENDING, AND ON-AIRPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE AIRPORT DEPENDENT.

THEY THEN ASSESSED THE VALUE-ADDED CONTENT WHICH WOULD BE LOST TO HONG KONG IF PART OF THE FORECAST INCREASE IN AIR TRAFFIC COULD NOT BE MET BEYOND KAI TAK'S SATURATION BY 1996.

FOR THE PERIOD 1997 TO 2010, THE CUMULATIVE ECONOMIC DISBENEFITS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE $101 BILLION IN PRESENT VALUE TERMS.

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