Report of the Legislative Council Select Committee to inquire into the circumstances leading to the problems surrounding the commencement of the operation of the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok since 6 July 1998 and related issues

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The Report of the Legislative Council Select Committee comprises six volumes :




Volume I

Main Report and Minutes of Proceedings

Volumes II to VI

Minutes of evidence comprising the verbatim transcripts, in their original language, of the public hearings of the Select Committee

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Volume I

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - Main Report

Chapter	Contents	Page
1	Introduction	8 ~17
	A. Background
	B. The Report
2	The Select Committee	18~22
	A. Appointment of the Select Committee and its terms of reference
	B. Membership of the Select Committee
	C. Scope of inquiry
	D. Collection of documents
	E. Procedures for conducting the inquiry
	F. Appointment of consultants
	G. Schedule of meetings, visit, public hearings and witnesses
3	Key bodies, persons and dates	23~32
	A. Key bodies and persons
	B. Key dates
4	Finding of Facts I	33~101
	A. Choice of 6 July 1998 as the opening date of the new airport
	B. Flight Information Display System
	C. Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited
5	Finding of Facts II	102~161
	A. Building Works and Installation of Systems
	B. Building Services
	C. Baggage Handling System
	D. Ramp Handling
	E. Telephones
	F. Public Address System
	G. Airbridges
	H. Signage
	I. Training and Trials
	J. Contingency Planning for and Crisis Management on Airport Opening Day
6	Finding of Facts III	162~179
	A. Security
	B. Noise under the flight paths
	C. Overall economic loss in Hong Kong
7	Responsibilities	180~237
8	Lessons to be learned	238~248
Acknowledgement		249~250
Signatures of the Chairman, Deputy Chairman and members of the Select Committee ( Hardcopy Only )		251
Abbreviations		252
Appendices		253
Appendix 1	List of documents obtained from the 18 relevant bodies and consultants from August 1998 to January 1999
Appendix 2a Appendix 2b	Legislative Council resolution passed under section 15 of the Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges) Ordinance, Cap. 382
Appendix 3	Consultancy report on "FIDS and FIDS-Related Problems Surrounding the Commencement of Operations at the Chek Lap Kok Airport" by the consultancy team of the University of Hong Kong academics, Part I - The Main Report, 12 November 1998 (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 4	Summary Reports dated 20 November 1998 to the Legislative Council by IATA's Consultants, Mr BOURKE and Captain JONASSON - The Result of the Review of the Documentation on Flight Path Designs - The Result of the Review of the Documentation on Environmental Issues (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 5	"LegCo - Reply to Questions" dated 1 December 1998 from Mr BOURKE and Captain JONASSON (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 6	E-mail message dated 2 December 1998 at 2:09 am from Captain JONASSON (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 7	E-mail message dated 2 December 1998 at 10:52 pm from Captain JONASSON (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 8	Summary Report to Legislative Council by Mr BOURKE and Captain JONASSON on "Meeting on 17 December 1998 with the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department and Environmental Protection Department concerning the Report by the LegCo Consultants on Documentation on Flight Path Designs and Noise Abatement Measures" (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 9	Letter dated 9 December 1998 from the Director of Civil Aviation (DCA) to Clerk to the Select Committee - DCA's response to the Summary Reports by IATA's consultants (Attachment I) - DCA's response to the conclusions and suggestions made by IATA's consultants (Attachment II) (Hardcopy Only)
Appendix 10	The Select Committee's schedule of meetings, visit, public hearings and witnesses
Appendix 11	The problem logs of the Flight Information Display System on 6 July 1998 (Hardcopy Only)
Part II - Minutes of Proceedings		254

Volume II to VI

Date	Public Hearings	Witnesses
21/9/1998	1st	Mrs Anson CHAN Chief Secretary for Administration and Chairman Airport Development Steering Committee	Volume II
24/9/1998	2nd	Mr WONG Po-yan Chairman, Airport Authority	Volume II
26/9/1998	3rd	Mr KWOK Ka-keung Director New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office	Volume II
28/9/1998	4th	Mr KWOK Ka-keung Director New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office	Volume II
29/9/1998	5th	Mr Anthony CHARTER Managing Director Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited	Volume II
30/9/1998	6th	Mr Peter JOHANSEN Former Chairman Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited	Volume II
3/10/1998	7th	Mr Richard SIEGEL* Director of Civil Aviation	Volume III
15/10/1998	8th	Mr Douglas OAKERVEE Project Director Airport Authority	Volume III
16/10/1998	9th	Mr Douglas OAKERVEED Project Director Airport Authority	Volume III
17/10/1998	10th	Mr Billy LAM Chung-lun# Deputy Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority and Former Director New Airport Project Co-ordination Office	Volume III
19/10/1998	11th	Mr Billy LAM Chung-lun# Deputy Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority and Former Director New Airport Project Co-ordination Office	Volume III
23/10/1998	12th	Mr Billy LAM Chung-lun# Deputy Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority and Former Director New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office	Volume III
3/11/1998	13th	Mr Chern HEED Airport Management Director Airport Authority	Volume IV
5/11/1998	14th	Mr Chern HEED Airport Management Director Airport Authority	Volume IV
10/11/1998	15th	Mr NG Ki-sing General Manager -Terminal Operations Airport Management Division Airport Authority	Volume IV
16/11/1998	16th	Mr TSUI King-cheong Project Manager - E & M Works Airport Authority	Volume IV
17/11/1998	17th	Mr Kiron CHATTERJEE Head of Information Technology Airport Authority	Volume IV
18/11/1998	18th	Mr Kiron CHATTERJEE Head of Information Technology Airport Authority	Volume IV
19/11/1998	19th	First session Mr Kiron CHATTERJEE Head of Information Technology Airport Authority Second session Ms Vivian Karfay CHEUNG Manager - Terminal Systems Airport Management Division Airport Authority	Volume V
23/11/1998	20th	Dr Henry TOWNSEND Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority	Volume V
24/11/1998	21st	Dr Henry TOWNSEND Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority	Volume V
26/11/1998	22nd	First session Dr Henry TOWNSEND Chief Executive Officer Airport Authority Second session Mr Allan KWONG Kwok-hung Chairman Chek Lap Kok Ramp Operators Working Group Third session Mr Alan LAM Tai-chi General Manager - Airfield Operations Airport Management Division Airport Authority	Volume V
28/11/1998	23rd	First session Mr Sidney CHAU Foo-cheong General Manager Aviation Security Company Limited Second session Mr Raymond LAI Wing-cheung Finance & Commercial Director Airport Authority	Volume V
30/11/1998	24th	Mr Douglas OAKERVEE Project Director Airport Authority	Volume V
3/12/1998	25th	First session Mr Allan KWONG Kwok-hung Chairman Chek Lap Kok Ramp Operators Working Group Second session Mr Mark SILADI Deputy Chairman The Board of Airline Representatives in Hong Kong	Volume VI
5/12/1998	26th	Mr LO Chung-hing Vice-Chairman Airport Authority	Volume VI
9/12/1998	27th	Mr Donald TSANG Yam-kuen Financial Secretary	Volume VI
11/12/1998	28th	Mr KWONG Hon-sang Secretary for Works	Volume VI
12/12/1998	29th	Mrs Anson CHAN Chief Secretary for Administration and Chairman Airport Development Steering Committee	Volume VI
17/12/1998	30th	Mr Anthony CHARTER Managing Director Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited	Volume VI
19/12/1998	31st	First session Mr Albert LAM Kwong-yu Director of Civil Aviation Mr Alex AU Kang-yuen Deputy Director of Civil Aviation (Operations and Standards) Mr CHAN Kam-sun Principal Environmental Protection Officer Environmental Protection Department Second session Captain Neil JONASSON and Mr William BOURKE Consultants International Air Transport Association	Volume VI

Remark:
* Retired on 6 October 1998.
Left AA upon completion of contract in December 1998.
# Assumed the post of CEO/AA on 1 December 1998.
Left AA upon completion of contract on 1 December 1998.