FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1991
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TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON AND NT REGIONAL OFFICES ON MOVE
THE URBAN (KOWLOON) REGIONAL OFFICE AND THE NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL OPERATE FROM THEIR NEW PREMISES ON THE SEVENTH TO NINTH FLOORS OF MONG KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 30 LUEN WAN STREET IN KOWLOON FROM TUESDAY (MARCH 12).
THE NEW ENQUIRY TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THE KOWLOON OFFICE 13 339 2469 AND THAT FOR THE NT OFFICE IS 339 2532.
THE TWO REGIONAL OFFICES HAVE BEEN HANDLING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MATTERS RELATING TO KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ON THE 25TH FLOOR OF PARK-IN COMMERCIAL BUILDING AT 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON BEFORE THE REMOVAL.
AUXILIARY POWER UNIT CONTROLLED AREA EXTENDED
THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU) CONTROLLED AREA IN KAI TAK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE RECENTLY COMPLETED AIRCRAFT PARKING APRON EXTENSION NEAR RICHLAND GARDENS, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE CIVIL AVIATION (AIRCRAFT NOISE) (LIMITATION ON OPERATION OF ENGINES AND AUXILIARY POWER UNITS) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1991 ARE GAZETTED TODAY TO INCLUDE THE APRON INTO AN APU CONTROLLED AREA.
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"THE EXTENSION OF THE APU CONTROLLED AREA IS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF AIRPORT GROUND NOISE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
OTHER NOISE REDUCTION MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED INCLUDE PHASED INSTALLATIONS OF FIXED GROUND POWER, A QUIET SUBSTITUTE FOR APU, HE
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"OFFENDERS OF THE REGULATIONS ARE LIABLE TO A FINE OF UP TO $50,000, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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AN APU IS A SOURCE OF POWER ON AN AIRCRAFT INDEPENDENT OF THE AIRCRAFT MAIN ENGINES WHICH IS OPERATED TO PROVIDE
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POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT, USUALLY WHEN THE MAIN ENGINES ARE NOT IN USE.
THE OPERATION OF APUS IS NECESSARY DURING AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE AND CARGO HANDLING. HOWEVER, THE HIGH-PITCHED NOISE RESULTING FROM THEIR USE HAS BEEN A MAJOR CAUSE OF COMPLAINT FROM RESIDENTS NEAR THE AIRPORT.
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