9
ON
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987
"THE SECOND STUDY IS THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDY, WHICH WILL NOT BE COMPLETED
STRATEGY
BEFORE 1989. IT IS THE LATTER OF ESTABLISHING A COMBINED STUDY THAT WILL EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITY WITH
TRANSPORT SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORKS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MR JACOBS SAID.
17
HE NOTED THAT SOME MEMBERS
HAD URGED
THE NECESSITY FOR AN
EARLY DECISION, AND HE SHARED THEIR VIEWS.
IN AN
OF
THE
THE
MAGNITUDE MUST BE APPROACHED
THE ECONOMIC INTERESTS DO ALL WE CAN ΤΟ SPEED UP
SERVE
'BUT A PROJECT OF THIS ORDERLY MANNER IF IT IS TO COMMUNITY. NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL PROCESS, HE SAID.
CONCERNING THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES
AT THE CONTAINER
PORT, TERMINALS CONTAINER
CHUNG'S
MR JACOBS SAID WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 1993,
THEM WOULD 6 AND 7 BETWEEN
ALMOST DOUBLE KWAI HANDLING CAPACITY.
THERE WOULD BE
HE SAID BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, AVAILABLE TO DECIDE ON THE LOCATIONS OF TERMINALS 8 AND 9.
INFORMATION
19 UNDER GREAT PRESSURE MR JACOBS SAID, "THE CONTAINER PORT AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE SHALL NEED THESE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.
BUSIEST
"KWAI CHUNG, IN TERMS OF THROUGHPUT, IS NOW THE SECOND CONTAINER PORT IN THE WORLD, AND IF THE TREND CONTINUES, IT WILL BE LONG BEFORE WE HOLD THE NO. 1 PLACE.
NOT
"THE ABILITY TO MOVE OUR IMPORTS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO OUR ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.
AND EXPORTS
EFFICIENTLY IS
"I
GOVERNMENT TOTALLY COMMITTED TO HK PEOPLE
CS
(WEDNESDAY) REFUTED
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, TODAY ALLEGATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS RELINQUISHING ITS AUTHORITY OVER THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG, DECEIVING ITS PEOPLE AND LACKING MORAL FIBRE.
MADE
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, HE SAID THE ACCUSATIONS
AGAINST THE
GOVERNMENT WERE GRAVE INDEED.
"THEY CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY OR DISMISSED SIMPLY THE CUT AND THRUST OF POLITICAL DEBATE, HE SAID.
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AS PART OF
/"I REFUTE