FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994
"TOGETHER WITH CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AND THE AUTHORITY (PAA), THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION (MTRC) WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING FRANCHISEE, THE VALUE OF
CONTRACTS AWARDED TO DATE IS OVER $52.9 BILLION.'
ALL
ACP
BEING
THE EXHIBITION IS THE SIXTH OF THE 10 LOCAL EXHIBITIONS ORGANISED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO) KEEP MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABREAST OF THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS 10 ACP PROJECTS.
TO
ON THE
BEEN THE EXHIBITIONS HAVE
WELL-RECEIVED BY MEMBERS OF THE HELD PUBLIC AND MORE THAN 70,000 PEOPLE HAVE ATTENDED THE EXHIBITIONS SO FAR IN VARIOUS PLACES, INCLUDING LOK FU, WAN CHAI, TSUEN WAN, ΤΑΙ KOO SHING AND TUEN MUN.
MR EASON SAID APART FROM PROGRESS AND COST, THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO MONITORING CAREFULLY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE ACP ON LOCAL RESIDENTS.
"ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDIES HAVE FOR EACH OF THE ACP PROJECTS, SOMETIMES AT BOTH DETAILED DESIGN STAGE.
THE
GENERALLY SHOWN THAT,
"THESE STUDIES HAVE
PROJECTS MITIGATION MEASURES IN PLACE, THE ACCEPTABLE WHEN THEY ARE BUILT AND OPERATING.
WILL
BEEN UNDERTAKEN
FEASIBILITY AND
WITH SUITABLE
BE
ENVIRONMENTALLY
MR EASON SAID THE SUCCESS OF THE ACP DEPENDED ON THE EFFORTS OF MANY PARTIES.
"ONE OF THESE PARTIES IS OF COURSE THE AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (ACC), INCLUDING ITS SUB-COMMITTEES, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDING THE GOVERNMENT WITH INVALUABLE ADVICE ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS," HE SAID.
THE ACP EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD AT TIMES SQUARE IN CAUSEWAY BAY AND IS OPEN DAILY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM UNTIL SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 20).
THE
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR EDWARD HO, AND DEPUTY CONVENORS OF THE THREE SUB-COMMITTEES OF ACC, MR RAYMOND CHOY, MR DAVID MORRIS AND DR SHAO YOU-BAO,
GOVERNOR ARRIVES IN SEATTLE ON FINAL LEG OF U.S. VISIT
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, YESTERDAY (THURSDAY) ARRIVED IN SEATTLE FROM SAN FRANCISCO ON THE FINAL HIS VISIT TO THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
LEG OF
PRIOR ΤΟ LEAVING THE BAY AREA, THE GOVERNOR ATTENDED A
MEETING ROUND-TABLE LUNCHEON
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY HOSTED BY LEADING ACADEMICS INCLUDING PROFESSOR NELSON
DIRECTOR POLSBY,
OF THE INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL STUDIES PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, AND PROFESSOR ROBERT SCALAPINO.
MR PATTEN HAS CONSIDERABLE LINKS WITH THE UNIVERSITY, BEEN A VISITING FELLOW FIVE YEARS AGO.
AND
HAVING
/FOLLOWING THE