HK Chief Executive Deeply Saddened by China Airlines Accident

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HK Chief Executive Deeply Saddened by China Airlines Accident

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa is deeply saddened to learn about the tragic accident involving the China Airlines flight CI611.

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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa is deeply saddened to learn about the tragic accident involving the China Airlines flight CI611.

He expresses concern that a number of Hong Kong residents are reported to be involved in the accident. He also extends condolences to the families of the victims involved in the accident.

Tung said that the Hong Kong Immigration Department, Civil Aviation Department and the Airport Authority are working closely together to render whatever assistance necessary to the families and friends in Hong Kong of all those affected.

The Civil Aviation Department received confirmation at 7 p.m. that a China Airlines Boeing 747 flight CI 611, which departed from Taipei to Hong Kong at 3:08 p.m. had crashed into the sea, the acting Director General of Civil Aviation Norman Lo said Saturday.

Lo said the Hong Kong air traffic control center was informed by the Taipei air traffic control at 3:42 p.m. that it had lost contact with the plane when the aircraft was within Taiwan air space.

"The Hong Kong SAR Government stands ready to offer assistance in search and rescue operation, though the Taipei authorities haveindicated that assistance from Hong Kong was not necessary," Lo said.

The Immigration Department is operating two 24-hour hotlines 2829 3010, 2829 3071 to offer help for families and friends of Hong Kong passengers on board the flight.

According to the China Airlines, initial reports indicated that of the 206 passengers on board the plane, five - four males and one female - were Hong Kong residents.

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