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SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1990

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THE RELATIVELY SMALL INCREASE IN THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR WAS LARGELY DUE то THE SMALL INCREASE EN THE NOMINAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IN BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR (BY 5.5%).

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OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE REAL INDEX OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED REGISTERED AN INCREASE OF 3.6 PER CENT FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, 4.7 PER CENT FOR THE WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES AND RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS SECTOR, BUT A DECREASE OF 0.3 PER CENT FOR THE FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES SECTOR.

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DETAILED BREAKDOWNS OF THE ABOVE STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL STATISTICS, MARCH 1990, WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT $11 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND AT THE SALES COUNTER OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT AT 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER 1, 12 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI.

NEW AIRPORT MASTER PLAN CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT SIGNED

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THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (PAA) TODAY SIGNED THE FIRST MAJOR CONTRACT MARKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN TAKING FORWARD THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT.

THE CONTRACT, WHICH IS FOR THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN CONSULTANCY, WAS SIGNED ON BEHALF OF THE PAA BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SIR PIERS JACOBS, AND ON BEHALF OF THE GREINER-MAUNSELL JOINT VENTURE BY THE DIRECTOR OF GRIENER INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, MR SAM MILITELLO, AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA LIMITED, MR FRANCIS BONG.

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FOR THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, THE CONSULTANTS WILL REVIEW TRAFFIC DEMAND FORECASTS; DEFINE THE SERVICE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES; PLAN THE AIRPORT CONFIGURATION AND LAYOUT: DEFINE THE AIRSPACE STRUCTURE AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM; IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR GENERATING CONCESSION REVENUE AT THE AIRPORT; AND ESTABLISH THE PROGRAMME AND THE COST FOR THE PROJECT, INCLUDING THE FUTURE AIRPORTS OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE COSTS.

FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING ASSIGNMENT, THE CONSULTANTS WILL UNDERTAKE FURTHER SITE INVESTIGATION; PREPARE PRELIMINARY DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS FOR THE ENTIRE AIRPORT; PREPARE TENDER DOCUMENTS FOR THE INITIAL PHASE(S) OF THE AIRPORT SITE PREPARATION; AND OVERSEE THE CONTRACT FOR THE FORMATION OF AN ADVANCE WORKS SITE ON CHEK LAP KOK.

FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, THE CONSULTANTS WILL EXAMINE METHODS TO MINIMISE POLLUTION AND NUISANCE ARISING FROM THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE NEW AIRPORT; IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ARISING FROM CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT; AND IDENTIFY AND SPECIFY MEASURES TO MITIGATE THESE IMPACTS AND REDUCE THEM ΤΟ ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.

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