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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1988
ENTHUSIASM MUST NOT OUTSTRIP RESOURCES
IN THE
SUPPORT THEM,
LEGISLATIVE
THE THE
ENTHUSIASM FOR MAJOR NEW PROJECTS MUST NOT OUTSTRIP ABILITY OF THE ECONOMY OR GOVERNMENT RESOURCES TO FINANCIAL SECRETARY, THE HON PIERS JACOBS, COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).
SAID
THE
OBSERVATIONS DEVELOPMENT
HE MADE THIS REMARK WHEN WELCOMING MEMBERS AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURAL NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY.
ARE WELL
OF
SOME
PROJECTS
UNDERWAY,"
"THE VARIOUS AIRPORT CONSULTANCY STUDIES MR JACOBS SAID IN WINDING UP DEBATE ON THE APPROPRIATION BILL 1988.
"BY THE
THIS YEAR. END OF
THE FINDINGS ON TAK AND THE NEED AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF KAI REPLACEMENT AIRPORT WILL BE AVAILABLE.
"OTHER STUDIES ON POSSIBLE LOCATIONS
CONTINUING."
**
REGARDS AS
THE ULTIMATE TIMING FOR A
FOR A NEW AIRPORT ARE
THE COMPLETION
OF
DOUBLE EXISTING HANDLING
LATER IN THE YEAR ON THE OUR EXPANDING
PORT DEVELOPMENT, HE SAID CONTAINER TERMINAL 7 IN 1993 WOULD ROUGHLY CAPACITIES.
"WE WILL NEED TO TAKE A DECISION
SITING OF TERMINALS 8 AND 9 IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE WITH PORT TRADE, HE SAID.
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"THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL NEED TO INVEST HEAVILY IN PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT IF OUR ECONOMY IS TO CONTINUE TO GROW.
BOTH
"I
INVOLVED "THE STUDIES NOW UNDERWAY WILL ENSURE THAT THE ISSUES
RIGHT DECISIONS TO BE ARE ADDRESSED THOROUGHLY SO AS TO ENABLE THE MADE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
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