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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 (i) our report dated
August 14, 1998, except for note 2, which is as of September 16, 1998, relating
to the consolidated balance sheets of Hudson General Corporation and
subsidiaries as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 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, 1998 which report is incorporated
by reference in the June 30, 1998 annual report on Form 10-K of Hudson General
Corporation, and (ii) our report dated August 14, 1998, except for note 2, which
is as of September 16, 1998, relating to the financial statement schedule of
Hudson General Corporation for each of the years in the three-year period ended
June 30, 1998, our report dated August 14, 1998, except for note 2, which is as
of September 16, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Hudson
General LLC and subsidiaries as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income, members' equity
and cash flows and related financial statement schedule for the years ended June
30, 1998, 1997 and the period June 1 (inception) to June 30, 1996, and (iii) our
report dated August 14, 1998, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Kohala Joint Venture and subsidiary as of June 30, 1998 and 1997 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, 1998 which reports appear in the June 30, 1998 annual
report on Form 10-K of Hudson General Corporation.

                                                      KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Jericho, New York
September 24, 1998




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