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                                   EXHIBIT 23


Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, the Corporation's independent auditors, to the
incorporation by reference into the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form
               S-8, as amended, Registration No. 2-75137
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                         Independent Auditors' Consent


Board of Directors
Hudson General Corporation:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
2-75137) on Form S-8 of Hudson General Corporation of our report dated August
16, 1996, except for note 7 which is as of September 5, 1996, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Hudson General Corporation and subsidiaries as of
June 30, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated statements of earnings,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended June 30, 1996 which report is incorporated by reference in the June
30, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of Hudson General Corporation, our report
dated September 5, 1996, relating to the financial statement schedule of Hudson
General Corporation for each of the years in the three-year period ended June
30, 1996, our report dated August 16, 1996, except for note 6, which is as of
September 5, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Hudson General
LLC and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and the related consolidated statements
of earnings, members' equity and cash flows and related financial statement
schedule for the period June 1 (inception) to June 30, 1996, and our report
dated August 16, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Kohala
Joint Venture and subsidiary as of June 30, 1996 and 1995 and the related
consolidated statements of operations and partners' deficit, and cash flows and
related financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year
period ended June 30, 1996 which reports appear in the June 30, 1996 annual
report on Form 10-K of Hudson General Corporation.

Our report relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hudson General
Corporation refers to a change in the method of accounting for income taxes.


                                           KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP


Jericho, New York
September 24, 1996