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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1991

PAC HEARING NEXT WEEK

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BE HELD OF

THE DIRECTOR

AN OPEN HEARING OF THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE WILL NEXT WEEK FOLLOWING THE TABLING OF THE REPORT OF AUDIT IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).

FOR THE YEAR

THE REPORT IS ON THE ACCOUNTS OF THE GOVERNMENT ENDED MARCH 31, 1991 AND THE RESULTS OF VALUE FOR MONEY AUDITS.

THE HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, STARTING AT 8.30 AM.

CHAMBER

CONTROLLING

OFFICERS

WILL APPEAR BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE

IN

RELATION TO POINTS MADE IN THE REPORT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES

OF

THE

DIRECTOR

OF

AUDIT'S

REPORT WILL

BE BOXED HEARING NEXT :

TOMORROW. PLEASE NOTE THAT REPORTERS ATTENDING THE OPEN WEEK SHOULD TAKE A COPY OF THE REPORT WITH THEM.

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ATLA PUBLIC INQUIRY TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK

THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY (ATLA) WILL HOLD THE SECOND PHASE OF THE INQUIRY NEXT WEEK TO CONSIDER ON A POINT-BY-POINT BASIS AIR HONG KONG LIMITED'S (AHK) APPLICATIONS TO OPERATE SCHEDULED ALL-CARGO AIR SERVICES TO 80 DESTINATIONS WORLDWIDE.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE TWO-PHASE PUBLIC INQUIRY WAS HELD BETWEEN MARCH 11 AND 14 THIS YEAR. THREE APPLICATIONS BY АНК WERE CONSIDERED (INCLUDING 17 POINTS WHICH AHK HAS ALREADY BEEN LICENSED TO SERVE).

AHK'S APPLICATION, WHILE SUPPORTED BY 17 REPRESENTORS, WAS OPPOSED BY CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED (CPA) AND HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED (HDA).

A TWO-PHASE APPROACH WAS ADOPTED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF DESTINATIONS AND PARTIES INVOLVED.

CONSIDER THE GENERAL APPLIED FOR AND THE

PHASE I OF THE INQUIRY WAS CONDUCTED TO ABILITY OF AHK TO MOUNT THE EXTENSIVE SERVICES NEED FOR AN ALL-CARGO AIR SERVICE BASED IN HONG KONG.

DURING THE PHASE I INQUIRY ATLA DECIDED THAT IT COULD NOT CONSIDER LICENSING AIR CARGO SERVICES TO 25 DESTINATIONS WHICH AHK ONLY PROPOSED TO SERVE BY TRUCKS RATHER THAN CARGO AIRCRAFT.

/AS FOR