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PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACT) TO BE LOCATED ON STONECUTTER'S WITH A BID OF APPROXIMATELY POUNDS 200 MILLION. OTHERS IN THE GROUP ARE CHINA HARBOURS (CHINA), BALLAST NEEDHAM (DUTCH BUT WITH ULTIMATE BRITISH OWNERSHIP) AND JAN DE NUL (BELGIUM), THE LATTER TWO RESPONSIBLE FOR RECLAMATION. THIS MEANS THAT BOVIS, WHO WERE IN ANOTHER JAPANESE LED GROUP, WHO HAD MADE THEIR THEIR MAIN THRUST, HAVE NO CURRENT INVOLVEMENT IN THE PADS SCENE.
14. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONTAINER TERMINAL 9, A COMPARABLE SIZED PROJECT, AWAITS A GOVERNMENT DECISION ON WHETHER IT SHOULD BE LOCATED ON TSING YI, AS ORIGINALLY SHOWN IN THE PADS DEVELOPMENT, OR, AS SOME NOW FAVOUR, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE BRIDGE REVENUE, ON LANTAU. IF IT IS PUT ON TSING YI, TENDERINGS WILL START IN THE COMING MONTHS. IF ON LANTAU IT WILL AWAIT COMPLETION OF THE BRIDGE.
15. FOR COMMENTS SEE MIFT. THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST OF 14 OCTOBER PRODUCED A USEFUL SUPPLEMENT (WHICH WILL BECOME A REGULAR FEATURE) GIVING MANY DETAILS OF CURRENT DEVELOPMENT ON THE PROJECT. I ASSUME COPIES ARE AVAILABLE BUT TO BE SURE I HAVE SENT ONE BY BAG TO PEP, TOGETHER WITH A SET OF RELEASES ISSUED BY THE PAA, COVERING REQUIREMENTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE AIRPORT DESIGN.
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DISTRIBUTION
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HONG KONG AIRPORT RESTRICTED
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HKD
HD/PUSD
HD/FED
HD/NEWS D
HD/PLANNERS
ADDITIONAL
8
PS
PS/LORD CAITHNESS
PS/PUS
SIR J COLES
MR BAYNE
MR BURNS
MR MILES/JOINT DIRECTORATE
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