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ACP projects highlighted on Internet
An Airport Core Programme (ACP) homepage has been created on the Internet to highlight the massive infrastructure development which will play a vital role in Hong Kong's future.
The homepage, produced by the New Airport Projects Co-ordination Office (NAPCO), outlines the 10 major projects in the ACP, ranging from an international airport and a new town to six-lane highways and bridges that are among the world's largest.
The 38-page presentation is illustrated with over 40 photographs and graphics. These highlight the scope of the projects, and how the 2.2 kilometre Tsing Ma Bridge, main part of the Lantau Link, has become a new landmark.
The homepage includes a list of contracts awarded, which reflects the international nature of the ACP, with companies from many countries involved. The contracts exceed $95 billion in value.
In setting up the homepage, NAPCO has joined the growing number of government branches, departments and agencies that are publicising their work and services on the Internet,
"Our homepage will help bring people worldwide up to date on how the ACP is progressing," said Mr Billy Lam, Director of NAPCO.
"Eight of the projects
such as the Western Harbour Crossing, the West Kowloon Expressway and the Lantau Link -- are over 90 per cent complete and will come on stream in the next six months, so this is a timely development.
"Internet users can make themselves more familiar with these projects and what they will mean for Hong Kong,"
Works overall, including the new airport at Chek Lap Kok and the Airport Railway, are about 70 per cent complete, Mr Lam noted.
The homepage describes how the $156.4 billion ACP, besides providing a new airport which will begin operations in 1998, is bringing about major changes in Hong Kong's infrastructure and how these will have important benefits for the community.
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