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MRS TERESA GORMAN (BILLERICAY) To ask the Secretary of State:
if he will make a statement on the new obligations and undertakings contained in the recently agreed
Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom and Chinese Governments
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ANSWER
The Memorandum of Understanding concerning construction of the new airport in Hong Kong
and related questions, which was published on
4 July and signed in Peking on 3 September,
provides a firm basis for the Hong Kong Government to build a modern airport to meet the expanding needs of the territory.
been widely welcomed in Hong Kong and internationally, as well as in this House.
Under the Memorandum the Chinese Government
airport and related
It has
will support the projects, including by providing certain assurances to investors.
will also adopt a positive attitude to
It
necessary and reasonable Hong Kong Government
borrowing to be repaid after 30 June 1997 and to certain airport-related franchises, contracts and guarantees straddling that date. The Hong Kong Government will complete the
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