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commence. The Comprehensive Transport Study will identify
priorities for transport infrastructure projects. A study on Hong Kong's future airport needs, with particular regard to the further development potential of Kai Tak Airport, will provide a basis for decision on the need for and timing of a replacement airport. Port and Airport Development Study will outline development options and programmes comprehensively.
5.
A
Much of Hong Kong's future infrastructure development is
related to the growth in trade with China, and hence future
developments in China, particularly in Guangdong Province. Α
delegation of Hong Kong Government officials recently visited
Guangzhou and Shenzhen with a view to promoting a better mutual understanding of major development proposals in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province, especially for port, airport, road, rail and
other infrastructure. The prospects for future co-operation in
these areas are good.
Hong Kong Government
August 1987
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