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TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1994

ADDRESSING THE TRANSDELTA CONFERENCE ORGANISED BY THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT IN HONG KONG, MR LOK SAID A COMPREHENSIVE

HONG KONG NETWORK WAS ESSENTIAL TO EFFICIENT

TRANSPORT AIR REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF CIVIL AVIATION IN THE ECONOMIC INTEREST OF HONG KONG.

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HE SAID IN THE PAST DECADE, AIR TRAFFIC IN HONG KONG GREW AT AN YEARLY RATE OF 10 PER CENT.

BY

FLOW REACHED 24.5 THE END OF 1993, THE ANNUAL PASSENGER

TWO YEARS MILLION,

THE CAPACITY ORIGINALLY DESIGNED SOME EXCEEDING EARLIER THAN FORECAST,

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THERE IS A DAILY AVERAGE OF 370 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS LANDING AND TAKING OFF ON THE SINGLE RUNWAY KAI TAK, REPRESENTING 83 PER CENT OF ITS TOTAL

CAPACITY.

ON BUSY DAYS, THERE ARE OVER 400 FLIGHTS, OR 90 PER CENT OF THE CAPACITY OF THE RUNWAY.

VIRTUALLY ALL TIME SLOTS FROM 9.30 AM TO 11.30 PM AVAILABLE FOR FLIGHT SCHEDULING HAVE BEEN TAKEN UP. NEW FLIGHTS CAN ONLY BE FITTED INTO THE SLOTS BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 9.30 AM.

"HOWEVER, THERE ARE PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES IN USING THESE SLOTS REQUIRING PASSENGERS TO SET OFF FROM HOME IN THE SMALL HOURS THEIR PLACE OF DEPARTURE," HE SAID.

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HE ADDED THAT THIS ALSO HAD A BEARING ON THE WELL-BEING OF NEW AIRPORT AS FLIGHTS LOST TO OTHER AIRPORTS WOULD NOT COME BACK HONG HONG.

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"IN THE FEW YEARS BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW AIRPORT, ARE UNDER PRESSURE TO ENHANCE THE FACILITIES AND MAXIMISE THE CAPACITY OF KAI TAK TO MEET THE EVER-GROWING DEMAND," MR LOK SAID.

"WE ARE TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES AND STAFFING TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF THE RUNWAY WHILE MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF OPERATIONAL SAFETY.

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"TO THIS END, TWO SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR WILL BE ACQUIRED

OUR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS TO ENABLE

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USE AIRCRAFT AND SO MAKE MORE EFFICIENT SEPARATION AIRSPACE, HE ADDED.

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MBANWHILE, HE SAID THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONTROLLERS AT

TO SHARE TAK WOULD BE EXPANDED AND NEW WORK STATIONS WOULD BE ADDED THE INCREASING WORKLOAD.

AIR TRAFFIC MEASURES

A COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE BUILD-UP OF FIVE HOURS IN ADVANCE IS BEING DEVELOPED SO THAT REGULATING MAY BE TAKEN TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC FLOW OCCURRING.

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ON THE DESIGN OF THE RUNWAY, THE DEPARTMENT IS CONSIDERING CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL EXIT TAXIWAY INVOLVING A GENTLE CURVE TO REDUCE THE RUNWAY OCCUPANCY OF EACH FLIGHT.

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