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ON

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987

"THE SECOND STUDY IS THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STUDY, WHICH WILL NOT BE COMPLETED

STRATEGY

BEFORE 1989. IT IS THE LATTER OF ESTABLISHING A COMBINED STUDY THAT WILL EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITY WITH

TRANSPORT SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE, NETWORKS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, MR JACOBS SAID.

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HE NOTED THAT SOME MEMBERS

HAD URGED

THE NECESSITY FOR AN

EARLY DECISION, AND HE SHARED THEIR VIEWS.

IN AN

OF

THE

THE

MAGNITUDE MUST BE APPROACHED

THE ECONOMIC INTERESTS DO ALL WE CAN ΤΟ SPEED UP

SERVE

'BUT A PROJECT OF THIS ORDERLY MANNER IF IT IS TO COMMUNITY. NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL PROCESS, HE SAID.

CONCERNING THE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES

AT THE CONTAINER

PORT, TERMINALS CONTAINER

CHUNG'S

MR JACOBS SAID WHEN THE CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETED IN 1993,

THEM WOULD 6 AND 7 BETWEEN

ALMOST DOUBLE KWAI HANDLING CAPACITY.

THERE WOULD BE

HE SAID BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, AVAILABLE TO DECIDE ON THE LOCATIONS OF TERMINALS 8 AND 9.

INFORMATION

19 UNDER GREAT PRESSURE MR JACOBS SAID, "THE CONTAINER PORT AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE SHALL NEED THESE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES.

BUSIEST

"KWAI CHUNG, IN TERMS OF THROUGHPUT, IS NOW THE SECOND CONTAINER PORT IN THE WORLD, AND IF THE TREND CONTINUES, IT WILL BE LONG BEFORE WE HOLD THE NO. 1 PLACE.

NOT

"THE ABILITY TO MOVE OUR IMPORTS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE TO OUR ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.

AND EXPORTS

EFFICIENTLY IS

"I

GOVERNMENT TOTALLY COMMITTED TO HK PEOPLE

CS

(WEDNESDAY) REFUTED

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR DAVID FORD, TODAY ALLEGATIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS RELINQUISHING ITS AUTHORITY OVER THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG, DECEIVING ITS PEOPLE AND LACKING MORAL FIBRE.

MADE

SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DURING THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS, HE SAID THE ACCUSATIONS

AGAINST THE

GOVERNMENT WERE GRAVE INDEED.

"THEY CANNOT BE TAKEN LIGHTLY OR DISMISSED SIMPLY THE CUT AND THRUST OF POLITICAL DEBATE, HE SAID.

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AS PART OF

/"I REFUTE