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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1988
"I
IT THINK
IS ABOUT TIME
RECOGNITION. WE
DUE RECEIVE
HONG KONG HAS BEEN CONSIDERING OUR TRACK RECORD, AND THE FACT THAT
WHICH FOR YEARS ONE OF THE FASTEST CHANGING TERRITORIES IN THE WORLD, PRACTICALLY REQUIRES A NEW MAP CYCLE EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, WE HAVE DONE VERY WELL INDEED, MR EMPSON SAID.
THAT
"I
FIGURES PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES
MAPS AND OFFICE GUIDE KONG
MR EMPSON'S
SHOWED
AND BOOKS
STAFF,
THE AND HAVE BEEN
THE HONG COUNTRYSIDE SERIES PRODUCED BY EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR ITEMS SOUGHT BY LOCAL BUYERS AND TOURISTS.
CAREER HIS
IS
IN MAP MAKING NOT YET WILLING TO ADMIT THAT
MAP ENDED, MR EMPSON IS NOW SETTING UP A CARTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANCY AND
IF SUCCESSFUL, WILL КЕЕР HIM PRODUCTION SERVICES PRACTICE, WHICH, TIED TO THESE SHORES FOR A FEW MORE YEARS.
EVENTUALLY,
AUSTRALIA.
HE
AND FAMILY HOPE
то RETIRE
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QUEENSLAND,
CONSULTANTS FOR PORT, AIRPORT STUDY
THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO PRODUCE
FOR HONG TERM PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).
KONG,
A LONG A
THE CONSULTANTS WILL
ВЕ
GIVEN
22
MONTHS
то
PRODUCE
THEIR
REPORT.
то OF AS A CENTRE
ARR STUDY OF THE $44-MILLION "THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES
LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT IDENTIFY FUTURE NEEDS AND OPTIONS FOR THE
HONG KONG'S ROLE PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH
BUSINESS AND TOURIST MANUFACTURING CENTRE, AN INTERNATIONAL AND AN ENTREPOT FOR THE WIDER REGION,
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE STUDY WILL ASSUME A TIME HORIZON OF 2011 AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TWO BROAD SCENARIOS WHICH ARE:
*
PORT
THE EXPANSION AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; AND
WILL PRODUCE
RETENTION
OF
THE HONG KONG
.*
PORT EXPANSION
AND THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
RELOCATION
OF TIE HONG KONG
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MOTT. HELD AT LANDS AND
OF THE CONSULTANTS A CEREMONY MARKING THE APPOINTMENT HAY & ANDERSON HONG KONG LIMITED AND SHANKLAND COX WILL BE
IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF the I 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1
GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG. WORKS BRANCH, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING,
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.
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