18.
expressed
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Mr. Leung Kwong-cheong,
disappointment
that the
Chairman of Kwai Tsing DB,
Consultative Committee on
the New Airport and Related Projects had again been recently. He said that the general public already
sidestepped
felt let down prior to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the New Airport because they had been kept in
but
Recently the
the dark when the negotiations were conducted. business sector had been briefed by a senior HKG official on the negotiations between the UK and the Chinese governments the Consultative Committee had been left out. He stressed that it was important for both governments to win the support of the people of Hong Kong and for the Committee to be consulted on issues affecting the new airport.
Afterall the
new airport was to be built for the benefit of Hong Kong.
19.
that the
British
Mr. Wan Hon-cheung, Chairman of Sai Kung DB, said current points system in considering application for Nationality was unfair. To illustrate, he said that because of his age (over 40 years) his chance of success in applying for British Nationality had been compromised although he was a DB Chairmen and had been active in other community services. The points system should be reviewed so that
contributions made by community
leaders
could be better
recognized.