Report of the Commission of Inquiry on the New Airport

743 Pages·2008·5.47 MB·English

Report of the Commission of Inquiry on
the New Airport

CONTENTS

Pages
Abbreviations i -
viii
Brief Summary A - C
Detailed Summary I - XI
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND 1 - 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CHAPTER 2 TERMS OF REFERENCE 6 - 7

CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY, 8 - 30
CRITERIA AND
TREATMENT OF
EVIDENCE
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 31 -
CONFIDENTIALITY OF 41
DOCUMENTS
Section 1 : The Hearing
Section 2 : Confidentiality
of Documents
Section 3 : Hearing of
Witnesses by Group

CHAPTER 5 THE ROLES AND 42 -
DUTIES OF KEY 79
PARTIES AND
COORDINATION
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, 80 -
PREPARATION AND 118
RESPONSIBILITY
Section 1 : Planning for
AOR
Section 2 : Decision on
AOD
Section 3 : Preparation for
AOD
Section 4 : Responsibility

CHAPTER 7 AIRPORT OPENING - 119 -
THE PROBLEMS AND 127
THEIR DEBILITATING
EFFECT

CHAPTER 8 THE STANDARDS OF 128 -
CLASSIFICATION -- 151
FROM TEETHING TO
MAJOR PROBLEMS

CHAPTER 9 TEETHING AND 152 -
MINOR PROBLEMS 201
AND REMEDIAL
MEASURES

CHAPTER 10 MAJOR PROBLEM - 202 -
THE OPERATION OF 228
FIDS
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 - 229 -
CARGO HANDLING 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 254 -
PROBLEM AND 313
MODERATE
PROBLEMS
Section 1 : The Other
Major Problem: Baggage
Handling
Section 2 : Moderate
Problems

CHAPTER 13 RESPONSIBILITY - 314 -
FIDS 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 - 368 -
CARGO HANDLING 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 425 -
OTHER MAJOR 472
PROBLEM AND
MODERATE
PROBLEMS
Section 1 : Major
Problem: Baggage
Handling
Section 2 : Moderate
Problems
Section 3 : Responsibility

CHAPTER 16 RESPONSIBILITY - 473 -
TEETHING AND 500
MINOR PROBLEMS
Section 1 : Teething and
Minor Problems
Section 2 : Responsibility

CHAPTER 17 RESPONSIBILITY OF 501 -
THE AIRPORT 551
AUTHORITY
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
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

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Appendices
Chapter(s) in Pages
Which referred

Appendix I Parties in the Inquiry 1 656 - 658
Appendix II Legal representatives of 1 659 - 663
parties in the Inquiry
Appendix III List of experts in the 1 and 3 664 - 669
Inquiry
Appendix IV List of witnesses in the 4 670 - 684
Inquiry
Appendix V Members of the Board 5 685 - 686
of the Airport Authority
(June 1998)
Appendix VI Channel of documentary 5 687
communication to
ADSCOM
Appendix VII Organization chart of 5 688
the Airport Authority
(31 July 1998)
Appendix VIII Diagrammatic 8 and 12 689
presentation of air-
conditioning problems
on AOD
Appendix IX Pictorial diagram 10 690
showing the three kinds
of flight times
Appendix X Diagram showing use of 10 and 13 691
FIDS
Appendix XI Flight information 10 692 -695
experiences of various
FDDS users and MTRC
Appendix XII Diagram showing CHS 11 696
of HACTL with its five
levels
Appendix XIII Pictures showing the 12 697 - 699
problem bag area in the
Baggage Hall
Appendix XIV Diagram showing the 13 700
inter-link between FIDS
and other systems
Appendix XV Diagram showing the 13 701
allocation of FIDS
related components of
airport operations into
problem areas
Appendix XVI Brief daily summary of 18 702
some airport operational
statistics
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
i
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 W36 Mrs Anson CHAN, the Chief Secretary for
Secretary 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 Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited
HAS Hong Kong Airport Services Ltd.
HATS Hong Kong Air Terminal Services Ltd.
Hepburn Hepburn Systems Limited
HKASP Hong Kong Aviation Security Programme
HKIA-ASP Hong Kong International Airport-Airport Security
Programme
HKSAR Hong Kong Special Admnistrative Region
HKT Hong Kong Telecom CSL Limited
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