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TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1992

APCO NOO

DASO

MR FRANKLIN CHUNG MR STEVEN HO MR PATRICK LEI

TEL NO. 810 2907 TEL NO. 810 2800 TEL NO. 782 7280

WPCO

CASE 15, 22.

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DR MICHAEL CHIU

TEL NO. 417 4101

WPCO

MR MURRAY LUO

DR DANIEL LAU

MR MICHAEL WU

CASE 17, 18 WPCO CASE 26

WDO

HOWEVER, ENQUIRIES ON GENERAL ISSUE SHOULD CONTINUE BE DIRECTED TO THE EPD'S PUBLIC RELATIONS SECTION.

TEL NO. 835 1184 TEL NO. 782 7282 TEL NO. 685 1132

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AIRCRAFT CRASH AND RESCUE EXERCISE AT KAI TAK

AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AND RESCUE EXERCISE IS EARLY HOURS OF THURSDAY AT KAI TAK AIRPORT.

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CIVIL AVIATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE EXERCISE WOULD BE HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION FIFTH AIRPORT EMERGENCY PLANNING WORKSHOP NOW BEING HELD IN HONG KONG.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE EXERCISE IS TO PROVIDE CONTINUED TRAINING AND FAMILIARISATION IN AIRCRAFT CRASH AND RESCUE TECHNIQUES FOR THOSE PERSONNEL WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH OPERATIONS AND TO TEST CO-ORDINATION AND CONTROL PROCEDURES OF THE ORGANISATIONS.

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IN ADDITION, THE EXERCISE WILL PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANISATION AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES TO OBSERVE THE SIMULATED ACCIDENT.

THE SCENARIO FOR THE EXERCISE IS THAT OF AN AIRCRAFT ABORTING TAKE-OFF DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND LEAVING THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A COLLAPSE OF ITS UNDERCARRIAGE AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID SINCE THE EXERCISE WAS TO BE HELD IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING AND IN THE RESTRICTED AREAS OF THE AIRPORT, NO INCONVENIENCE WOULD BE CAUSED TO THE PUBLIC.

HE ADVISED THE PUBLIC. ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT, NOT TO BE ALARMED WHEN THEY SAW ACTIVITIES BY EMERGENCY SERVICES ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE TIME OF THE EXERCISE.

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