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IMPACT OF AIRPORT NOISE TO BE MINIMISED

ONLY 1S COMMITTED NOT

TO

PROVIDING MINIMISING THE NOISE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL

THE ADMINISTRATION IMPROVEMENTS TO AIRPORT FACILITIES BUT ALSO TO IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASINGLY BUSY AIRPORT.

TO A

BARNES, SAID THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, THE HON GRAHAM

TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY THIS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTION FROM THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG.

MR BARNES HAD BEEN ASKED WHAT ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN

GIVEN THE PROBLEM OF NOISE POLLUTION, INDICATED ITS INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT

A

то COMBAT THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD COMPREHENSIVE IMPROVEMENT

STUDY

REPORT,

TO

EXPAND

THE

THE NOISE IMPACT," MR BARNES SAID.

PACKAGE,

BASED

ON A

CONSULTANCY

FACILITIES OF THE AIRPORT.

"THE CONSULTANCY ALSO RECOMMENDED MEASURES WHICH

WOULD REDUCE

OF ACOUSTIC INSULATION ΤΟ CURFEW FOR AIRCRAFT

POWER SOURCE IN ΤΟ ELECTRICITY

THESE MEASURES INCLUDED PROVISION

AND

PRESENT MAINTAINING THE AFFECTED SCHOOLS LANDING AND TAKEOFF AT NIGHT.

THEY ALSO INCLUDED INSTALLING A FIXED GROUND

TO WOULD PROVIDE EXISTING AND EXPANDED APRON AREAS

ON THE AIRCRAFT AUXILIARY AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS WHICH OTHERWISE RELY POWER UNITS..

UNITS

BEEN HAD

ONE OF

THE

PRIMARY

THE OPERATION OF THESE SOURCES OF NOISE NUISANCE TO THE NEIGHBOURING HOUSING ESTATES.

MR BARNES SAID ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAD BEEN ACCEPTED THE ADMINISTRATION AND WERE BEING IMPLEMENTED.

"IN

ADDITION, THE

AVIATION

BY

HAS BEEN AT

OF CIVIL DIRECTOR REQUIRING AIRLINE OPERATORS TO RELOCATE NOISY AIRCRAFT ENGINE RUNS

DISTURBANCE TO ADJACENT NIGHT TO THE WEST OF THE NULLAH TO MINIMISE DWELLINGS.

"SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

UNDER THE

CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT

VIEW TO INCORPORATING NOISE) ORDINANCE IS ALSO BEING DRAFTED WITH A VIEW THESE AND OTHER FORMS OF CONTROL IN A STATUTORY FRAMEWORK," HE ADDED.

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