A team of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) experts
will conduct a three-day inspection on anti-SARS measures at the
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), Director-General of Hong
Kong Civil Aviation Albert Lam said Friday.
The ICAO inspection starting from July 7 was invited by the Hong
Kong Civil Aviation Department (CAD), Lam said.
The inspection will be conducted as part of the ICAO anti-SARS
Airport Evaluation Project. It aims at preventing the spread of
SARS through air travel to and from participating international
airports.
The Team will assess HKIA's implementation and compliance with
anti-SARS measures. A report on the inspection's findings and
recommendations will be provided to CAD, which issues an airdrome
license to the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) for the safe
andefficient operation of HKIA.
Hong Kong is among one of the first batch of cities to participate
in the ICAO anti-SARS Airport Evaluation Project. Lam said he is
confident that through the inspection visit, the ICAO experts will
find the health screening procedures and anti-SARS measures
implemented at HKIA appropriate.
(Xinhua News Agency June 27, 2003)
