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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1990
HK NEEDS NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK, SAYS SES
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THE
SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE HON ANSON CHAN SAID THE GOVERNMENT BELIEVES THAT DECISIONS ON THE AIRPORT PROJECT ARE GENERALLY SUPPORTED BY THE COMMUNITY AS BEING IN THE OVERALL INTEREST OF HONG KONG AND THE FUTURE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGTON.
SPEAKING AT THE RESUMED DERATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD NOT TAKEN UPON ITSELF AN EASY TASK BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE, AND DONE WELL, IF HONG KONG WAS TO CONTINUE то PROSPER.
GIVING THE RATIONALE TO PUSH AHEAD WITH THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT, MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT ACCORDING TO MODEST RATES OF GROWTH, BOTH THE PORT AND THE AIRPORT WOULD REACH CAPACITY WITHIN THE NEXT SIX YEARS OR SOONER, UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT TOOK STEPS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR EXPANSION.
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THE FORTY OR SO DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES CONSIDERED, THAT BASED ON AN AIRPORT AT CHEK DAP KOR AND PORT EXPANSION ON LANTAU WHICH PERFORMED BEST AGAINST FIVE KEY TESTS," MRS CHAN SAID.
THE FIVE KEY TESTS WERE:
(1)
(2)
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE. THAT IS: ITS CONTRIBUTION KONG'S LONG-TERM AND CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH;
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT, THAT IS: ITS EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OF THE PHYSICAL, LIVING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT;
TO HONG
(3)
PROGRAMMING. THAT IS: ITS AMENABILITY TO IMPLEMENTATION INCREMENTAL STAGES ACCORDING TO DEMAND;
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(4)
(5)
FLEXIBILITY AND ROBUSTNESS, THAT IS: ITS ABILITY ΤΟ COPE WITH VARIATIONS IN PUTURE DEMANDS; AND
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. THAT IS: ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE AN OPTIMAL BALANCE OF PARTICIPATION BY THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AND THE OPTIMAL IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKS IN VIEW OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS.
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RECALLING THE DECISION ON CHEK LAP KOR, MRS CHAN SAID: 'WELL BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS REDEFINED TO INCLUDE THE PORT, WD HAD, SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S, BEEN SEEKING TO IDENTIFY THE BEST SITE FOR REPLACEMENT AIRPORT,
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PLANNING
BEEN
IN 1973, THE ORIGINAL AIR TRANSPORT SYSTEM LONG-TERM INVESTIGATION HAD STUDJED AN INITIAL LIST OF 30 SITES, WHICH HAD SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED, BY STAGES, TO A SHORTLIST OF SIX.
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