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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1990
TO
WEEK
ROLE ΤΟ A HIGH
AND
MEET THE TIGHT TIME-TABLE WE HAVE SET OURSELVES FOR THE EARLY 1997, AIRPORT, THAT IS HAVING THE FIRST RUNWAY OPERATIONAL BY FIRM CO-ORDINATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL. HENCE OUR APPOINTMENT LAST OF BECHTEL AS THE PROJECT MANAGER. THEY WILL HAVE A CRUCIAL PLAY BECAUSE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE HINGES ON
OF CO-ORDINATION. LET ME EXPLAIN. THE NEW DEGREE
AIRPORT IS HIGHLY
DEPENDENT
ROAD ON THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF THE FIXED CROSSING, RAIL LINKS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE PROJECTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY LARGE AND COMPLEX. THEY PRESENT CHALLENGING PROBLEMS WITHIN THEMSELVES AS WELL AS INTERFACE WITH EACH OTHER. BECHTEL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
CLOSE CO-ORDINATION THE
REQUIRED BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR BOTH, AND THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY.
FOR
AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF I DEFINE TWO TERMS
IS
SOME IN
ALREADY : USED
MOVING THE PLANS FORWARD, AS I NOTE THERE CONFUSION BETWEEN THEM. I REFER TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY.
THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IS A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE
FEASIBILITY, PLANNING,
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL
AND AIRPORT RELATED PROJECTS INDICATING THE INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN THEM.
THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY IS A QUITE SEPARATE CONSULTANCY DETAILED WHICH WILL COVER THE PREPARATION OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN WORK FOR THE RECLAMATION AND SURROUNDING SEA WALL AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY. THIS STUDY WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS UPON WHICH WE WILL INVITE BIDS FOR CONTRACTORS IN DUE COURSE. SELECTION AMONG THE SHORT-LISTED CONSORTIA CONTESTING FOR THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY CONSULTANCY IS ALREADY AT AN ADVANCED STAGE. OUR WORKING IS TO HAVE THE SUCCESSFUL CONSULTANT APPOINTED AND INTENTION BY JUNE THIS YEAR. THE CONSULTANCY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 16 MONTHS.
MEANWHILE, WE PLAN TO LET A CONTRACT LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY 1991 FOR
SITE THE PREPARATION OF A WORKS AREA AT CHEK LAP KOK. THE
AS PREPARATION CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE 20 TO 30 HECTARES OF FORMED LAND WELL AS BASIC FACILITIES SO THAT THE MAIN SITE FORMATION CONTRACTOR FOR THE AIRPORT WILL BE ABLE RAPIDLY TO MOBILISE HIS PLANT AND LABOUR TO COMMENCE WORK WHEN THIS CONTRACT IS LET IN EARLY 1992.
THE MAJOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS HAVE ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FROM POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. CHIEF
THIS AMONGST THEM IS THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING. I USE TERM BECAUSE EITHER A BRIDGE OR A TUNNEL APPEARS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. PRIVATE SECTOR A BID PACKAGE WILL BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR INVITING
TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE CROSSING PROPOSALS
UNDER A FRANCHISE ARRANGEMENT. THIS PACKAGE IS CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED AND BIDS WILL BE INVITED BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.
/IN JANUARY,