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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1991

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GOVT COMMITTED TO IMPROVE KAI TAK EFFICIENCY: GOVERNOR

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ΤΟ GROWTH, MADE DAVID WILSON,

THE GOVERNMENT, TOGETHER WITH COMPANIES COMMITTED WILL WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT KAI TAK AIRPORT CAN MEET THE DEMANDS ON IT UNTIL THE NEW AIRPORT OPENS, THE GOVERNOR, SIR SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

HONG HAD

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF TERMINAL 2 OF THE KONG AIR CARGO TERMINALS (HACTL), SIR DAVID SAID HACTL OBVIOUSLY GOOD REASON TO FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT THE FUTURE AS IT HAD INCREASED ITS

IT SINCE YEARS

BEGAN VOLUME OF BUSINESS BY FIVE TIMES IN THE 15 OPERATIONS.

HE SAID HACTL ALREADY HAD THE LARGEST SINGLE AIR CARGO HANDLING FACILITY IN THE WORLD.

NOW

է 'AND

NEW IT

IN THIS IMPRESSIVE TERMINAL. THE COMPANY IS CLEARLY COMMITTED TO GROWTH," HE SAID.

SECOND

INVESTED HAS

"SO IS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT," HE SAID, GOVERNMENT WAS WORKING TO IMPROVE KAI TAK'S EFFICIENCY.

ADDING THAT THE

PASSENGER HANDLING CAPACITY WOULD INCREASE BY 20 PER CENT THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

OVER

SIR DAVID SAID THE KAI TAK AIRPORT IS NOW THE AIRPORT IN THE WORLD FOR FREIGHT.

FOURTH BUSIEST

"IT

IS A MARK OF HONG KONG'S NOTABLE HISTORICALLY FOR ITS SUPERB DEEP NATURAL HARBOUR HAS MADE SUCH EXCELLENT USE OF AIR FREIGHT," HE SAID.

RESOURCEFULNESS

THAT A

CITY

SIR DAVID NOTED THAT AIR FREIGHT WAY TO MOVE GOODS.

WAS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE

"IT ONLY MAKES SENSE IF THE GOODS ARE TOP QUALITY, KIGH AND NEEDED URGENTLY SOMEWHERE ELSE," HE SAID.

HE ADDED THAT IT WORKED IF ORGANISED AND THOROUGHLY RELIABLE.

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VALUE

DESPATCH AND DELIVERY WERE WELL

THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT THE FACT THAT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF DEAL HONG KONG'S EXPORTS, IN TERMS OF VALUE, LEFT BY AIR SAID A GREAT FOR THE VIGOUR OF HONG KONG BUSINESS AND FOR THE EFFICIENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY HACTL.

SIR DAVID ALSO FORESAW TREMENDOUS PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER OF AIR CARGO ONCE THE NEW AIRPORT OPENS AT CHEK LAP KOK.

OF THE

GROWTH

IN

"THE PLANS FOR THE NEW AIRPORT ENVISAGE A 10-FOLD INCREASE

FREIGHT THAT HONG KONG ALREADY

QUANTITIES OF AIR IMPRESSIVE HANDLES, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

THE

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