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PUBLIC INQUIRY OF AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY

TO START NEXT WEEK

THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY (ATLA) WILL HOLD A PUBLIC INQUIRY NEXT WEEK TO CONSIDER THREE APPLICATIONS BY AIR HÙNG KONG LIMITED (

(AHK) TO OPERATE SCHEDULED ALL-CARGO AIR SERVICES TO 80 CITIES WORLDWIDE (63 NEW POINTS AND 17 POINTS WHICH ANK HAS ALREADY BEEN LICENSED TO SERVE).

THE NEED FOR THE INQUIRY IS PROMPTED BY OBJECTIONS FROM CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED AND HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED.

SEVENTEEN SUPPORTERS LARGELY FREIGHT FORWARDERS, EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR THE AHK'S APPLICATIONS.

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JOINING THE CHAIRMAN OF ATLA, MR JUSTICE R.J. PENLINGTON, THIS INQUIRY WILL BE PANEL MEMBERS MESSRS N.A. RIGG; STEPHEN LAU LUNG; DENNIS LAM HAW-SHUN AND RONALD J. ARCULLI.

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THE INQUIRY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WILL TAKE PLACE IN COURT 12, SIXTH FLOOR, SUPREME COURT, QUEENSWAY.

THE HOURS OF THE SITTING WILL BE FROM 9.30 AM TO 1 PM AND 2.15 PM TO 5 PM EACH DAY.

THE COMING INQUIRY WILL CONSIDER AHK'S GENERAL PLANS FOR LAUNCHING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF SCHEDULED AIR SERVICES TO 80 CITIES.

THE ATLA WILL MEET AGAIN AROUND LATE APRIL/EARLY MAY то CONSIDER THE AHK'S APPLICATIONS ON A POINT-BY-POINT BASIS.

SUCH A TWO-PHASED APPROACH IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF DESTINATIONS AND PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE AHK'S CURRENT APPLICATIONS AND IS ACCEPTED BY THE. AHK AND THE TWO OBJECTORS.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MEDIA

PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE A FIVE-MINUTE PHOTO SESSION

RIGHT REPRESENTATIVES AT 9.30 AM ON MARCH 11 (MONDAY), THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE INQUIRY.

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