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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991
IN
CO-OPERATION WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL'S
THE
—
COMMITTEE, SIR DAVID SAID THE ADMINISTRATION MUST LOOK FOR PROVIDE
PUBLIC
THE WITH BETTER VALUE IN
PROVISION SERVICES IN PARTICULAR, THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRODUCTIVITY THE CIVIL SERVICE.
FINANCE WAYS
ΤΟ
OF PUBLIC
OF
SERVICES NOTED.
'THE COMMUNITY HAS A RIGHT TO EXPECT THAT
SHOULD BE COMBINED WITH PRUDENT
FINANCIAL
AIGHER
PLANNING,
QUALITY
"I
HE
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT A MUST FOR HK
THE
SAID HONG
GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) KONG BOTH CAN AND MUST AFFORD MASSIVE PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE TERRITORY.
POLICY
ITS
SPEAKING ON THE TERRITORY'S PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN HIS ADDRESS, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT, OF COURSE, NEEDED TO PLAN FINANCING OF THESE AND OTHER MAJOR PROJECTS PRUDENTLY.
HE
THAT STRESSED RIGOROUSLY MONITORED.
COSTS MUST BE
AND CONTROLLED,
BUDGETS
"BUT
TOTAL
IT IS WORTH REMEMBERING THAT OUR CURRENT EXPECTATION THAT THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME WILL ABSORB ONLY ABOUT ONE-QUARTER
DURING THE SIX YEARS NEEDED CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OUR
IS
OF
FOR
CONSTRUCTION,' SIR DAVID SAID.
THIS LEVEL OF EXPENDITURE WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF ABOUT PER CENT OF ANNUAL GDP OVER THE SAME PERIOD.
TWO
"THIS IS ONLY A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE CORRESPONDING FIGURE FOR THE MTR DURING THE PERIOD OF ITS CONSTRUCTION," HE NOTED.
THE
ON
NEW AIRPORT PROJECT, HE SAID THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING SIGNED WITH CHINA LAST MONTH MEANT HONG KONG COULD FORWARD WITH CONFIDENCE TO THE NEXT STAGE OF THE PROJECT.
OF
MOVE
HE CONSULTANCY MONTHS.
SAID THE NEW AIRPORT MASTER PLAN AND THE CRUCIAL
FOR THE
FINISHED WITHIN AIRPORT WOULD BOTH
BE
FINANCIAL THREE
THE AIRPORT ITSELF, AND THE RAILWAY, MAJOR ROADS THAT WOULD
IT TO THE URBAN AREAS, TOGETHER MAKE LINK CALLED THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME.
AND BRIDGES UP WHAT WAS
SIR DAVID SAID A GOOD DEAL OF PROGRESS HAD ALREADY WITH THIS CORE PROGRAMME.
TENDERS
SITE
BEEN MADE
THE
1,200
WOULD SOON BE INVITED FOR THE CONTRACT TO RECLAIM AIRPORT
OF OVER THE SITE WOULD COVER AN AREA ITSELF. HECTARES. THIS WAS LARGER THAN THE WHOLE OF KOWLOON SOUTH OF BOUNDARY STREET.
/MEANWHILE, THE