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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1989
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THE GOVERNMENT PLANNED TO MAKE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT IN 1991, SO THAT THE FIRST BERTH COULD BE IN OPERATION MID-1993, HE SAID.
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TERMINAL 9 AND ITS SUPPORT FACILITIES WOULD BE BUILT ON RECLAIMED LAND AT THE SOUTHEAST OF TSING YI ISLAND.
THE GOVERNOR POINTED OUT THAT AT THAT POINT THERE WOULD BE
LITTLE ROOM FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF THE PRESENT
CONTAINER PORT.
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"WE THEN PLAN TO MOVE THE FOCUS OF THE PORT WESTWARD, HE SAID.
ONE AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE NORTH LANTAU, MAKING USE OF THE ROAD FACILITIES BEING BUILT FOR THE NEW AIRPORT AND ANOTHER WOULD BE THE COASTAL STRIP WEST OF TUEN MUN, HE SAID.
"TWO MORE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE BREAKWATER BETWEEN LANTAU AND LAMMA TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SHELTERED ANCHORAGE IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR; AND THE DREDGING OF A NEW SHIPPING CHANNEL TO THE WEST OF LAMMA," HE ADDED.
THE GOVERNOR SAID ALL THE DEVELOPMENT WORK IN THE PORT MEANT THAT THE GOVERNMENT MUST MAKE SURE THAT IT CO-ORDINATED THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF ALL ITS MANY DIFFERENT USERS.
"TO DO THIS, WE PROPOSE TO SET UP A PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD. WHICH WILL GIVE ADVICE ON THE DETAILED PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE PORT AS WE CARRY OUT THE PLANS FOR EXPANSION I HAVE OUTLINED." HE SAID.
AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME WILL COST $127 BILLION
THE COST OF THE AMBITIOUS PROGRAMME OF WORKS TO DEVELOP A NEW MODERN AIRPORT AND A LARGER PORT, PLUS ALL THE NECESSARY TRANSPORT LINKS AND SUPPORTING INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES, WILL BE SOME $127 BILLION AT CURRENT PRICES OVER THE PERIOD UP TO 2006, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THIS IS AN ENORMOUS FINANCIAL COMMITMENT. BUT, AFTER VERY CAREFUL STUDY, THE GOVERNMENT IS CONVINCED THAT THIS COMMITMENT IS ONE WE CAN AFFORD.
" "INDEED WE BELIEVE THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO MAKE
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SIR DAVID SAID WHILE WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT HONG KONG CONTINUED TO HAVE THE FACILITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS GROWING ECONOMY, WE MUST ALSO BE REALISTIC, AND MAKE SURE THAT WE PHASED THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE NEW PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT DID NOT PLACE TOO GREAT A STRAIN ON THE ECONOMY.
/HAVING SEN