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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
17. We fully support the Hong Kong Government in their humane
policies towards the Vietnamese boat refugees.
PROPOSED NEW AIRPORT
18. We are not aware of the Chinese authorities having approved
the construction of an airport in Guangdong Province to serve
Hong Kong. HMG have had no discussions with the Chinese
authorities on this subject. The Hong Kong Government have
commissioned their own study on a replacement airport, and any
further consideration must await receipt of the consultant's
report later this year.