HKC 182 12
RECEIVED IN
05 SEP 1990
GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, 29 AUGUST 1990
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Gordon Wu, whilst endorsing the need for a new airport and its proposed location at Chek Lap Kok, has criticised
Mrs Chan's recent press statement that a decision on rail links was contingent on project timing and availability of resources Wu is against the plan for a suspension bridge which he claims is risky, lacks sense and would not be completed by 1997. He has other ideas for bridge/rail
links.
Dredging and Reclamation Contract. Contract was awarded to Chinese company shortly after Mr Maude's visit to Peking. Had timing/announcement of award been made to coincide with visit, Mr Maude could usefully have made reference to it in his discussions with Chinese.
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Optimism by the Anglo Japanese Group (AJC) for a strong Anglo/Japanese bid for the fixed link. HMG backing AJC in respect of fixed link.
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