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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1988
PLEA TO GET NEW AIRPORT PROJECT UNDERWAY
GET THE NEW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS AND
THE AIRPORT PROJECT UNDERWAY NOW SO THAT IT COULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN
AND FINANCING, THE HON SEVEN YEARS OF A 1989 DECISION ON LOCATION MARTIN BARROW SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).
SPEAKING ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE POLICY DEBATE, MR BARROW SAID
WAS AIRPORT
THE KEY ISSUE THE NEED FOR AN EARLY DECISION ON A NEW FACING THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
TO BE
AS
A
"I ACCEPT THAT THE QUESTIONS OF WHERE AND HOW ARE STILL
WHEN, HE SETTLED BUT SURELY THERE NEED BE NO FURTHER QUESTION ABOUT
FIRM DECISION
ISSUE COULD ACT SAID, ADDING THAT A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER.
HE WAS
ON THE
THAT DISAPPOINTED
AFTER A MR BARROW SAID
YEAR OF WERE ONLY NOW STARTING TECHNICAL EVALUATION, FINANCIAL EVALUATIONS
THESE AND THESE WOULD TAKE A FURTHER NINE MONTHS. HE WONDERED WHETHER EVALUATIONS COULD HAVE RUN CONCURRENTLY.
WITH CHINA ON ASSUMING THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONSULTATION
KONG SHOULD THE PROJECT WAS NECESSARY, MR BARROW SUGGESTED THAT HONG
DATE ON WHERE MATTERS AT LEAST BRING THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES UP TO STOOD AND KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.
HE SAID ADMINISTRATION'S
AN
THAT IF
"AIRPORT AUTHORITY ROUTE BECOMES PROPOSAL", MAINLINE
DELAYS IN
UP SETTING ORGANISATION AND RECRUITING A CHIEF EXECUTIVE MUST ALSO BE AVOIDED.
THE
THAT
WELCOMED THE
TO
KONG
HE MR BARROW SAID
GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS AT KAI TAK AS THESE WERE ESSENTIAL IF HONG WERE TO MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION AS A TOURIST DESTINATION.
AND EXHIBITION CENTRE AT WITH THE OPENING OF THE CONVENTION
HOPED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THE END OF THIS YEAR, MR BARROW SAID HE
TO COME TO THE CONTINUE EASING THE PATH FOR EAST EUROPEAN VISITORS TERRITORY.
MR BARROW SAID THE STEPS COUNCILS TO DEVELOP CULTURE AND TOURISM.
"WE MUST
MUNICIPAL
BY TAKEN
THE TWO WERE ALSO IMPORTANT TO
BEING RECREATION
TO CONTINUE
COME UP
WITH NEW FACILITIES
VISITORS ALIKE,
AND
ACTIVITIES WHICH APPEAL TO LOCAL PEOPLE AND FOREIGN HE SAID.
"PRESERVATION OF OUR CULTURAL HER ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF HONG KONG CAN BE
**
E IS VITAL SO THAT ERVED.
THE
/THE RURAL