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Airline check-in counter indicators at Kai Tak Airport

Following is a question by the Hon Howard Young and a written reply by the Secretary for Economic Services, Mr Gordon Siu, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Regarding airline check-in counter indicators along the passage way leading to the vehicle drop-off area at the Departure Hall level of the airport at Kai Tak, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

when such indicators were last updated; and

why indicators of some airlines which have been in operation at the airport for quite some time have still not been put up?

Reply:

Mr President,

(a)

(b)

The airline check-in location signage along the passage-way leading to vehicle drop-off area at the Departure level will be updated when there are changes in the location of the airlines check-in areas. It was recently updated in April 1996.

There is not enough room along this passage-way to provide check-in location signage for all scheduled airlines serving Hong Kong, which at present comes to 52. The Director of Civil Aviation has consulted the Transport Department and the Airlines Operators Committee on this issue. To ensure that the location signage is readable by motorists and passengers in the cars, it has been agreed that check-in location signage be provided for 14 airlines with the highest passenger throughput at Kai Tak. These airlines together carry 83% of the total departing passengers.

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