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maintaining this record even as the level ofoperations increases. After all, our goal forairport safety is ‘zero accidents’. To this end,we have adopted a ‘back to basics’ themefor airport safety this year. We will bepursuing a comprehensive programme ofactivities during the year and will use theAirport Safety Bulletin to keep you posted.

The Airport Safety Bulletin will now bepublished on a monthly basis and will aimto provide regular feedback on airport safetyperformance. It will also raise awarenessabout current safety issues, share the lessonslearned from accidents and promote goodsafety practices. We also wish to giverecognition to organizations and individualsthat have made significant contributions toimproving airport safety. In addition, weintend to run regular articles on airportsecurity and environmental awareness, sincethese are also essential to operating theairport safely.

In this month’s issue, we introduce theAuthority’s safety team, which will beworking closely with our frontline units andour business partners in implementing thisyear’s safety programme. We look at theimportant role that airport staff can play inkeeping the airport secure. On theenvironmental side, we report on aninitiative to recycle food waste from theairport restaurants and an organic farmingcompetition involving school students fromTung Chung.

We hope that you find the new Bulletininformative and useful!

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W e planned to time the launch ofthe new format and new look

Airport Safety Bulletin to coincide with thebeginning of the new financial year.However, in view of the SARS crisis wedecided to defer the launch until thesituation had improved. The World HealthOrganization has now lifted its traveladvisory for Hong Kong. This is a signal tothe world that Hong Kong is back inbusiness and paves the way for our recoveryto begin. As an airport community we arepursuing a number of initiatives to helprebuild confidence in air travel. The“Operation SkyFit” campaign launched thismonth promotes the health and fitness ofthe airport and staff, to reassure thetravelling public. Other initiatives areplanned to gear up the airport’s readinessfor the return to normal operations.

As always, safety will be the cornerstonefor the airport’s operations. One positivepoint to come out of the current crisis isthat April was a record month for airportsafety. For the first month since airportopening we had zero passenger injuries inthe Passenger Terminal Building! Also staffinjuries were well down on last year’smonthly average. Obviously, the level ofairport operations was well down too butwe can take satisfaction in the fact that wehave maintained good safety in spite of allthe problems. And we should focus on

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I s there a better way to handle theapproximately 300-600 kg per day of

unused and unserved kitchen wastegenerated from restaurants at the PassengerTerminal Building (PTB) than to landfillingthem?

The answer is yes! In accordance with theprinciple of waste reduction, the Authorityis conducting a trial on food wastecomposting. Three types of composters arecurrently being tested with food wasteprovided by 4 restaurants at the PTB. Thesecomposting units can each digest 100 kgof food waste a day or a total of 108 tonnesof waste per year - about 12 large lorryloads of waste that does not need to go tolandfill. The units will either produce wateror compost that can be used as a safe,effective, and chemical free fertilizer.

Bes ides was te reduc t ion , ra i s ingenvironmental awareness is also animportant mission for the Authority. Assuch, the Author i ty ’s food wastecomposting project is carried a stepfurther – an organic farming competitionamong students from Tung Chung.

In mid-January this year, primary andsecondary school students from TungChung started planting a number ofvegetables under the guidance from theProduce Green Foundation of Hong Kongwith the site preparation work conductedby Yee Sun Garden Ltd. The soil beds werefert i l ized us ing compost from theEnvironmental Protection Department’scomposting plant at Sha Ling, as the

compost from the airport was not yet ready.The farming site is irrigated by treated greywater generated at the airport. The mix ofvegetables planted include a variety oflettuces, brassicas, pok choy, along withother plants such as marigolds and herbssuch as mint to provide all natural, chemical-free pest control. The students visit the siteonce a week to take care of their plants.The competition will continue until Junewhen the produce will be judged with prizesgiven for the following categories:

1.The overall best management and designof the allotments

2.The best report production

3. The heaviest single vegetable from the field

4.The heaviest single vegetable in a pot

5. The longest single vegetable from the field.

The Organic Farming Competition LaunchCeremony took place on February 17, 2003.Officiating guests included: Dr. David Pang,CEO of the Authority; Dr. Ellen Chan,Assistant Director of the EnvironmentalProtection Department; Dr. Simon Chau,Chair of Produce Green Foundation;Mr. Daniel Lam, Chairman, Islands DistrictOffice; and Mr. Ming-yiu Lai, ManagingDirector, Yee Sun Garden Ltd. The ceremonywas attended by 150+ guests andstudents.


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F or more than 30 years, airports and airlineshave had to counter the threat of

international terrorism. History has taught us thatthe international terrorist is a very resourceful andunpredictable foe that should not be underestimated. Therefore, security like safety hasbecome a cornerstone of all our airport’soperations. Historically, Hong Kong has taken thelead in airport security. Hong Kong was one ofthe first airports to introduce the pre-boardscreening of all passengers and crew, in 1973.Twenty years later, in 1992, Hong Kong was thefirst airport in the world to achieve 100%screening of all hold baggage. Today, this airportis widely considered (by the industry) to providethe role model for airport security, both in termsof its systems and its security operations. Andour passengers think so too. In the IATA GlobalAirport Monitor Survey, which measurespassenger satisfaction in 20 airport serviceelements, HKIA ended 2002 ranked as No.1 forits ‘Sense of security’. Passengers also rated HKIANo.1 for its ‘Security inspection’. So, we have anenviable record and it is one that we mustmaintain. That requires the commitment andinvolvement of every person who works at the

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Keeping the Airport Secure : How you can help!

airport. Simply put, airport security is everyone’sresponsibility.

Last year, the Authority produced and distributedto all airport organizations an ‘Airport SecurityAwareness’ package. It contains three VCDproductions covering general airport securityawareness, the Airport Restricted Area permitsystem and the procedure for handling bombthreats. It also provides a ready-to-use AirportSecurity Awareness Workshop presentation. Theaim is that this package should form part of everyairport staff’s in-service or induction training. So,if you have not yet seen these productions orattended the workshop, speak to your supervisoror manager.

In this article, we highlight two particularlyimportant ways in which you can help keep theairport secure, namely:

• by displaying your Airport Restricted Area(ARA) permit prominently; and

• by challenging and reporting any person whoyou suspect is not authorized to be in aparticular part of the airport.

Displaying your ARA PermitIt is a legal requirement, under Section 6 of theAviation Security Regulation, that the permitholder wears the ARA permit in a prominentposition on his outer clothing, when entering,remaining in or departing from the restricted area.There have been instances where staff haveinadvertently covered up their permits with theirovercoats or raincoats during cold or rainyweather. There have been other instances whenstaff have absent-mindedly put their permit backin their pocket after entering the restricted areaor when they have left the permit in theirchanging room, after changing their uniform togo off duty. Clearly, these examples are breachesof the regulation. All could have been avoidedhad the staff been more careful. So, please displayyour permit prominently at all times while youare entering, remaining in or leaving the restricted

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H W Lau assumed theposition of CorporateSafety Manager in April2003. Before joining the

team, he was the Assistant General Manager,Apron Business in the Airfield Business Unit.

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Max Lee has been with thesafety team since 1998. Hisparticular area of focus is

safety within the Passenger Terminal Building. Inthis role, he works closely with the Authority’sTerminal and Retail & Advertising Business Units.


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Tina Yau has also beenwith the safety team since

1998. Her particular area of focus is safety in theairside ramp and airfield. In this role, she worksclosely with the Authority’s Airfield and AviationLogistics Business Units.


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Lawrence Law has been with the safety teamsince 1992, when the construction of the airportwas in progress. His particular area of focus isconstruction and contractor safety. In this role,he works closely with the Authority’s ProjectServices, Technical Services and IT Service Units.


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Duncan Ng has been withthe safety team since 2001.His particular area of focus

is the occupational health and safety of theAuthority’s staff, as well as the safety of landsidebusiness partners on the airport island.


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K C Wong has recentlyjoined the safety team asthe Fire Standards Manager.

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well as fire safety issues elsewhere on the airport.

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Char lotte Chan hasrecently joined the safetyteam. Her particular areas of

focus are airport safety promotion and the safetyperformance monitoring of business partners.She also coordinates the publication of the AirportSafety Bulletin.

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Katherine Leung has beenwith the safety team since1998 supporting them invarious areas.

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area. Remember it is an offence and you will beliable to prosecution if you do not!

Challenging and reporting peopleIt should be quite easy to identify if a person isnot authorized to be in a particular part of therestricted area. The authorization is normallyindicated by the background colour on thepermit. Take a moment to refresh your memoryof the areas authorized under each colourcategory:

In addition, the ‘B’ endorsement on the permitindicates that the person is authorized to be in

the Level 2 Baggage Handling Area; the ‘D’endorsement indicates that the person isauthorized to drive in the airside area; and the‘E’ endorsement indicates that the person isauthorized to escort people issued with anEscorted Permit.

If you suspect that a person is not authorized tobe in a part of the restricted area, approach andask them what they are doing there. If they donot have the appropriate colour backgroundpermit or endorsement, report them to the Policedirect or to AVSECO. Then remain with the person

until the Police or AVSECO officer arrives.

Airport staff using their permits to open doors(e.g., on to the Apron from the APV Lounge) orto operate lifts, should ensure that anyonefollowing them also has the correct permitcolour to access that area. Conceivably, adisoriented passenger might also try to followyou into an area that they are not permitted toaccess. In such circumstances, you should stopthe person. You can also summon assistancef rom the Po l i ce o r AVSECO in suchcircumstances.

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