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PRESS RELEASE
FROM CHINA GILTS '99 ;
CATHAY PACIFIC
Cathay Pacific
flies non-stop twice a day from Hong Kong to London, L.A. and
Sydney as well as daily services to many important cities worldwide.
With a warm welcome
to all our passengers, we are very pleased to announce the arrival
of the Cathay Pacific Super Hub at the new Hong Kong International
Airport. With its state of the art facilities and perfect location,
you'll find our Super Hub to be a travellers paradise. In fact
everything has been designed to make your arrivals, departures
and connections as smooth as possible. We aim to give you a distinct
travel advantage, and by using our Super Hub you will experience
international travel with a difference.
The opening of
our new Super Hub opens a whole world of opportunities. Cathay
Pacific will be able to offer more flights to more destinations
on one of the World's youngest fleets, and with the investment
of over US$1 billion by Cathay Pacific and its subsidiaries in
the new Super Hub, we are fully committed to the future of Hong
Kong and to providing the best service to all our passengers.
No other airline
offers more non-stops to and from Hong Kong than Cathay Pacific.
With over 45 destinations worldwide including 28 cities in Asia,
Cathay Pacific offers the best connections to the world through
our Super Hub.
Cathay Pacific,
Hong Kong's own home-base carrier, currently operates over 1,000
flights a week to 48 destinations. This will provide a convenient
network for participants coming from different parts of the world.
Please call our
local offices for your holidays. All local numbers attached below.
We are sure you
will have a fantastic golf show and conference in Guangzhou for
2000.
Thank you for
flying Cathay Pacific.
Yours sincerely
Tom Manwaring
Manager Tactical Marketing
Cathay Pacific
Getting to
and from our SUPER HUB.
Ground Transport
Centre (GTC)
T he
GTC is only one minute away from the Terminal building. Public
buses operate from 17 bus stop bays and tour coaches operate
from 18 bays. Taxi ranks are positioned next to the GTC and with
24 loading points, queues will be kept to a minimum. For passengers
travelling by private car, there are approximately 3,000 short
and long term car parking spaces. The Airport Station (AEL) is
also located here.
By Rail
Airport
Express Line (AEL)
The Mass Transit
Railway Corporation (MTRC) will operate a deluxe service, from
Hong Kong Station via Kowloon Station to the Airport Station
next to the Terminal Building. The frequency
for the 23 minute journey will be every eight minutes (and will
eventually be every eight minutes ( and will eventually be every
four- and- a-half minutes ). This service offers Business Class
style seats, personal televisions and luggage racks, and will
cost around HK$100 one way.
Tung Chung
Line (TCL)
This is also
a new line operated be the MTRC. It runs every eight minutes
( eventually will be every four-and-a-half minutes ) from Hong
Kong Station in Central via Kowloon to Tung Chung and will take
about 23 minutes. Shuttle buses will be waiting to take passengers
on the fifteen minute drive to the Terminal building. The rail
cost will be at around HK$24 and the shuttle bus will be about
HK$4.
By road
Bus Routes
Citybus or Long
Win buses operate from Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon City Ferry Pier,
Tsuen Wan, Kwai Fong, Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, and Tai Po, to
Chek Lap Kok or Tung Chung and back. The estimated cost is between
HK$10-18.
Airbus Services
These are deluxe
services which operate after midnight between Causeway Bay, Mongkok,
Star Ferry, Tsuen Wan and the GTC. The estimated cost is between
HK$8-18.
By Sea
Ferry services
between Tuen Mun and Chek Lap Kok will operate from 6am to 10pm
every 20-30 minutes. The fare will be around HK$15 one way.
Prices given
are only a guideline. Please enquire with the respective corporation
for latest fares.
Should you
require further information, then please do not hesitate to contact
Stephen Allen at Golf World Group in Australia:
PO BOX 309, South Perth, 6951, Western Australia
Fax: AUSTRALIA ..+61 + 8 9386 2696
MOBILE: +61 (0) 419 823 323
email: stephenallen@golfworldgroup.com.au
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