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Good momentum on Airport Core Programme
Good momentum is being maintained on the Airport Core Programme (ACP) with the seven government projects well on target for completion by mid-1997, the Director of the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office, Mr Billy Lam, said today (Tuesday).
Speaking at a lunch meeting of the Friends of Hong Kong Association, Mr Lam also said work at the new airport site and on the airport railway was making very good progress towards the target of having both operational in 1998.
"Hong Kong can look forward to having a world-class international airport, with speedy and efficient road and rail links," said Mr Lam.
He said the number of major contracts awarded under the ACP had now reached a total of 147, valued at $90 billion.
Stringent monitoring of both the progress and the cost of the ACP would ensure the programme was completed within the total cost estimate of $158.2 billion.
Mr Lam assured his audience that the Government was paying careful attention to labour and environmental matters related to the ACP.
While foreign labour had to be imported for work on the projects, contractors must demonstrate that they had made a genuine effort to recruit local workers before approval for importing workers could be given.
"A number of measures have been put in place by the Government to ensure local workers have priority in getting work in the ACP projects," he said.
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Mr Lam also said the Government took various measures to promote a safety
among contractors and workers engaged on the ACP.
End/Tuesday, August 22, 1995