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And
we are doing very well.
issue of
financing,
Despite the unresolved
work on the reclamation proceeds apace
$
and within budget. Some 60 per cent of the world's dredging
fleet is currently helping us build our airport, one of the
biggest civil engineering projects in the world.
The
reclamation we are undertaking is equivalent to one third of
the total land reclaimed in the territory over the last 150
years. And progress on related projects is impressive:
have
on
The Lantau Fixed Crossing: Three contracts
been awarded at $9,371 million,
schedule and within budget. The foundations
of the Tsing Ma Bridge are already complete.
One of ita main towers is close to its final
200 metre
skyscraper;
height
a8 tall as a Central
Route 3 between the Lantau Fixed Crossing and
the West Kowloon expressway: As well as a key
link to the new airport, this is part of
the planned improvement
China.
of
major routes to
Three contracts have been awarded at
$3,409 million.
These are all on schedule
and within budget; and
The
West Kowloon Expressway and the West
Kowloon Reclamation: these two projects will
improve the quality of life for
significantly
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