TNAG-1016-FCO40-1266-Quarterly-progress-reports-on-Hong-Kong-1981 — Page 80

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1. Eolacement

international airport

To consider

(i)

whether an inter- national airport

to replace Kai Tak should be

constructed.

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(ii) CAAC agreed to unc-month extensions

for enhanced capacity on HK/Shanghai. serviccs for August, September and October. They appear reluctant to agree to further extensions, as they have introduced a thrice-wookly Nanjing/K service and appear intent on bending additional true Shanghai/ HK traffic over Nanjing rather han let it accrue to CPA's and, indeed, their own direct services,

(iii) As from 1 November 1981, CAAC will have a total of 42 services a week to HK from 7 Chinoso cities. This leaves a balance of two cities from which they may mount scrvicos: one of these is likely to be Xian.

As to Chek Lap Kok :

(a) progress on the airport master

plan, metcorological, and civil enginering design

tudies continued satisfactorily on the whole. Only the 14-

onth slippage in the schedule for the test-fill in the last- mentioned study gives rise for Gore concem, and this is being examined in detail for any effects it may have on The overall programmo ?

(b) arine environment, and flore

and fauna studies, were started and arrangemonts were put in hand for launching a rolated hird study;

o koop in view and, if necessary, contimo to support CPA's proposals for chancod capecity (which, on the basis of post load factors and forward bookings, is justified) for both airlines on the dirocu HK/Shanghai scrvice.

To ensure that theo programme of studies zemains on schedule.

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