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COMMUNICATIONS

In addition to two runways NW-SE (5,418′ × 200′) and E- W (4,756′ × 200') the following facilities. and services are provided in accordance with Inter- national Civil Aviation commitments :

Air Traffic Control,

Telecommunications and Air Navigational

Aids,

Meteorological Information,

Aeronautical Information,

Air Sea Rescue, Fire, Crash and Safety

Services,

Air Registration Board Examination, Custom, Health and Immigration.

The Department of Civil Aviation submitted proposals for a new airport to meet modern operational requirements, and this, in conjunction with the report of the consulting engineers, Messrs. Scott and Wilson, was examined by a Government interdepartmental com- mittee appointed to report on the financial and economic aspects. The report of this committee, which proposed certain modifications, was approved and work is to commence early in 1955 on the construction of a new runway 7,200′ x 200′ on a promontory of a 8,200 × 800', projecting into Kowloon Bay which will enable all types of aircraft to operate in Hong Kong by day and night.

Facilities provided by the Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited, for overhauls, and by the Far East Flying Training Schools for the training of pilots, aircraft maintenance and radio engineers, continue to uphold the high reputation of aviation in Hong Kong. Appendix XVI lists airlines using Hong Kong.

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