Report of the Commission of Inquiry on the New Airport
CONTENTS
PagesAbbreviations i -
viiiBrief Summary A - CDetailed Summary I - XI
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
1 - 5
CHAPTER 2 TERMS OF REFERENCE 6 - 7 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY,
CRITERIA AND TREATMENT OF EVIDENCE
8 - 30
Section 1 : Methodology Section 2 : Concerned Parties' Role, Responsibility and Liability Section 3 : Resolution of Issues Section 4 : Criteria Section 5 : Standard of Proof and Treatment of Evidence
CHAPTER 4 THE HEARING AND
CONFIDENTIALITY OF DOCUMENTS
31 -41
Section 1 : The Hearing Section 2 : Confidentiality of Documents Section 3 : Hearing of Witnesses by Group
CHAPTER 5 THE ROLES AND
DUTIES OF KEY PARTIES AND COORDINATION
42 -79
Section 1 : Introduction Section 2 : The Roles and Duties of the Key Parties (a) AA
(b) ADSCOM (c) NAPCO Section 3 : Communication Channels Section 4 : Adequacy of Communication and Coordination
CHAPTER 6 AOD - DECISION,
PREPARATION AND RESPONSIBILITY
80 -118
Section 1 : Planning for AOR Section 2 : Decision on AOD Section 3 : Preparation for AOD Section 4 : Responsibility
CHAPTER 7 AIRPORT OPENING -
THE PROBLEMS AND THEIR DEBILITATING EFFECT
119 -127
CHAPTER 8 THE STANDARDS OF
CLASSIFICATION -- FROM TEETHING TO MAJOR PROBLEMS
128 -151
CHAPTER 9 TEETHING AND
MINOR PROBLEMS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES
152 -201
CHAPTER 10 MAJOR PROBLEM -
THE OPERATION OF FIDS
202 -228
Section 1 :Importance of FIDS in AOR Section 2 :FIDS Operation on AOD Section 3 :Remedial Measures and the Present Status
CHAPTER 11 MAJOR PROBLEM -
CARGO HANDLING 229 -
253 Section 1 : Importance of
Cargo Handling in AOR Section 2 : Cargo Handling on AOD Section 3 : Remedial Measures and the Present
Status CHAPTER 12 THE OTHER MAJOR
PROBLEM AND MODERATE PROBLEMS
254 -313
Section 1 : The Other Major Problem: Baggage Handling Section 2 : Moderate Problems
CHAPTER 13 RESPONSIBILITY -
FIDS 314 -
367
Section 1 : History of Development, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of FIDS - Delays and Problems Section 2 : What was Wrong with FIDS? Section 3 : Repairs after AOD Section 4 : Causes and Responsibility
CHAPTER 14 RESPONSIBILITY -
CARGO HANDLING 368 -
424 Section 1 : The
Development of the Cargo Terminal Operators at the New Airport Section 2 : Causes for the Problems on AOD - AAT Section 3 : Causes for the Problems on AOD - HACTL (a)The Alleged Causes (b)The Opinions of HACTL's Experts (c)Dust (d)The Main Causes Section 4 : Responsibility Section 5 : HACTL's Best Endeavours Basis Section 6 : HACTL's Attitude in the Inquiry
CHAPTER 15 RESPONSIBILITY - THE
OTHER MAJOR PROBLEM AND MODERATE
425 -472
PROBLEMS Section 1 : Major
Problem: Baggage Handling Section 2 : Moderate Problems Section 3 : Responsibility
CHAPTER 16 RESPONSIBILITY -
TEETHING AND MINOR PROBLEMS
473 -500
Section 1 : Teething and Minor Problems Section 2 : Responsibility
CHAPTER 17 RESPONSIBILITY OF
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY
501 -551
Section 1 : AA's Obligations under the Airport Authority Ordinance Section 2 : Coordination and Communication Section 3 : Overview of What Went Wrong Section 4 : Misstatements and Responsibility for Them (a)FIDS (b)ACS
Section 5 : Responsibility (a)W3 Townsend (b)W48 Lam (c)W43 Oakervee (d)W44 Heed (e)W45 Chatterjee (f)The AA Board
CHAPTER 18 CONCLUSIONS 552 -655
Section 1 : The Decision to Open the Airport Section 2 : Extent of Readiness and the Problems Section 3 : Causes of the Problems and Responsibility Section 4 : Adequacy of
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Appendices
Communication and Coordination Section 5 : Responsibility of AA
Section 6 : The Present Situation Section 7 : Could the Chaos and Confusion have been Avoided? Section 8 : Lessons Learned
Chapter(s) in Which referred
Pages
Appendix I Parties in the Inquiry 1 656 - 658 Appendix II Legal representatives of
parties in the Inquiry 1 659 - 663
Appendix III List of experts in the Inquiry
1 and 3 664 - 669
Appendix IV List of witnesses in the Inquiry
4 670 - 684
Appendix V Members of the Board of the Airport Authority (June 1998)
5 685 - 686
Appendix VI Channel of documentary communication to ADSCOM
5 687
Appendix VII Organization chart of the Airport Authority (31 July 1998)
5 688
Appendix VIII Diagrammatic presentation of air-conditioning problems on AOD
8 and 12 689
Appendix IX Pictorial diagram showing the three kinds of flight times
10 690
Appendix X Diagram showing use of FIDS
10 and 13 691
Appendix XI Flight information experiences of various FDDS users and MTRC
10 692 -695
Appendix XII Diagram showing CHS of HACTL with its five levels
11 696
Appendix XIII Pictures showing the problem bag area in the Baggage Hall
12 697 - 699
Appendix XIV Diagram showing the inter-link between FIDS and other systems
13 700
Appendix XV Diagram showing the allocation of FIDS related components of airport operations into problem areas
13 701
Appendix XVI Brief daily summary of some airport operational statistics
18 702
Abbreviations
A A buses Airbuses AA Airport Authority AAT Asia Airfreight Terminal Company Limited ACC Apron Control Centre ACCS Air Cargo Clearance System ACP Airport Core Programme ACS Access Control System ADSCOM Airport Development Steering Committee AE Airport Express AEC Airport Emergency Centre AEH AEH Joint Venture AFC Airport Fire Contingent AFFC Airport Freight Forwarding Centre AIDB Aeronautical Information Database AMD Airport Management Division, AA AMFSRC Airport Main Fire Station Rescue Control Ansett Ansett Australia O/B Ansett International Limited AOCC Airport Operations Control Centre AOD airport opening day AODB Airport Operational Database AOR airport operational readiness APA Aircraft Parking Aid APM Automated People Mover APV Apron Passenger Vehicle AR Airport Railway ARA Airport Restricted Area ATA actual time of arrival ATC Air Traffic Control ATCC Air Traffic Control Centre ATD actual time of departure Atlas Air Atlas Air, Inc. ATV automatic transfer vehicle AVAS Audio and Visual Advisory System
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AVSECO Aviation Security Company Limited
B BAA British Airport Authority BCJ British-Chinese-Japanese Joint Venture BCR Baggage Control Room Bechtel International Bechtel Company Ltd. BGR boarding gate reader BHO baggage handling operator BHS Baggage Handling System BMS Building Management System BP boarding pass BRH Baggage Reclaim Hall BSI Building Systems Integration BSM Baggage Source Message BSS Box Storage System Bukaka Ramp PT. Bukaka Teknik Utama-RAMP Joint Venture
C C & ED Customs and Excise Department CAD Civil Aviation Department CAL China Airlines Ltd. Canadian Airlines Canadian Airlines International Limited Carrier Carrier Hong Kong Limited CAS Common Antenna System Cathay Pacific Cathay Pacific Airways Limited CCTV closed circuit television CDG Control Systems Development Group CEM Controlled Electronic Management Systems Limited CEO Chief Executive Officer Cevasa Imagen Cevasa Imagen S.A. the Chief Secretary
W36 Mrs Anson CHAN, the Chief Secretary for Administration and Chairman of ADSCOM
CHO cargo handling operator CHS Cargo Handling System City U City University
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CLK Chek Lap Kok CLP China Light & Power Company Limited CMT China Motion United Telecom Limited CNIM Constructions Industrielles De La Mediterranee SA Commission Commission of Inquiry on the New Airport COSAC Community System for Air Cargo CPCS Cathay Pacific Catering Services CPM Consultant Project Manager CPU Central Processing Unit Crisplant Crisplant Limited CSE CSE International Ltd. CSS Container Storage System CTO cargo terminal operator CUTE Common User Terminal Equipment
D DAC Distributed Access Controller DAN Distributed Antenna Network DCA Director of Civil Aviation DCS Departure Control System Demag Mannesmann Dematic AG Systeme DHL DHL International (Hong Kong) Ltd. Dragon Air Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited
E E buses external buses EDS Electronic Data Systems Limited EEV EEV Limited EMC Equipment Motion Control ENG Engineering Department, HACTL ESRA Enhanced Security Restricted Area ETA estimated time of arrival ETD estimated time of departure ETV elevating transfer vehicle ExCo Executive Council
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F FAT factory acceptance test FDDFS Flight Display Data Feed Services FDDS Flight Data Display System Ferranti Ferranti Air Systems Limited FIDS Flight Information Display System FIMI FIMI-Philips S.r.l. FS Financial Secretary FSA Support Agreement Relating to the Financing,
Construction and Operation of the Airport FSCC Fire Services Communication Centre FSD Fire Services Department
G GBMS General Building Management System GCPA General Coverage Public Address GEC G.E.C. (Hong Kong) Ltd. GPY Gammon Paul Y Joint Venture Grant Grant Ameristone Limited GSM Global System for Mobile Telecommunications GTC Ground Transportation Centre Guardforce Guardforce Limited
H HACTL Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited HAECO Hong Ko
