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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1994
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"AS THE CIVIL SERVICE IS BECOMING MORE OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE, NEED OFFICERS WITH THE ABILITY TO FORMULATE AND EXPLAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO THE PUBLIC, AND TO DEFEND POLICIES CONVINCINGLY, HE ADDED.
"IT IS ENCOURAGING TO NOTE THAT WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 37 OFFICERS BEING PROMOTED THIS TIME WHO HAVE THE ABILITY AND CONVICTION TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD AND BEYOND. THIS IS A GOOD SIGN FOR THE FUTURE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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ACC MEMBERS BRIEFED ON LATEST PROGRESS OF ACP
AIRPORT AND
MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW RELATED PROJECTS TODAY (THURSDAY) SAW THE EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIRPORT CORR PROGRAMME (ACP).
DURING THE FOUR-HOUR BOAT TOUR, MEMBERS WERE GIVEN A BRIEFING ON PROGRESS BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE, MR JOHN BURRETT.
THEY WERE ALSO BRIEFED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE RESPECTIVE PROJECT OFFICES ON THE PROGRESS OF INDIVIDUAL ACP PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE I, THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION, THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING, THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND THE ROUTE 3.
THE
THE PARTY THEN WENT ON SHORE AT THE TSING YI WORKS SITE OF TSING MA BRIDGE, WHICH IS PART OF THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING.
FROM A VANTAGE POINT ON SITE, MEMBERS SAW THE TWIN BRIDGE THEY WERE TOLD TOWERS, WHCIH IS AT THEIR FULL HEIGHT OF 206 METRES. THAT SINCE THEIR LAST VISIT IN SEPTEMBER, THE BRIDGE HAD BEEN LINKED BY CABLE WIRES.
ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE WORKS ON WHAT 15 THE WORLD'S LONGEST
TRAFFIC HAS SUSPENSION BRIDGE CARRYING BOTH ROAD AND RAIL
NOW BEEN
COMPLETED.
YI,
AFTER LEAVING TSING
MEMBERS CONTINUED THEIR BOAT TOUR
PROGRESS ON ALONG THE NORTH LANTAU COAST TO VIEW
THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY AND THE TUNG CHUNG DEVELOPMENT.
COMPLETED AND INFRASTRUCTURAL WORKS
CENT THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY IS NOW 40 PER AT TUNG CHUNG, RECLAMATION, LAND FORMATION AND ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED IN PHASES.
ABOUT 30 PER CENT OF THE WORKS ON TUNG
CHUNG HAS
NOW
BERN
COMPLETED.
ON THE NEW AIRPORT SITE AT CHEK LAP KOK, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE TOLD OFFICER OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, DR HENRY TOWNSEND,
BEEN COMPLETED MEMBERS THAT OVER 50 PER CENT OF THE AIRPORT SITE HAD AND MORE THAN 680 HECTARES OF LAND HAD BEEN FORMED.
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