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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1988

"I

IT THINK

IS ABOUT TIME

RECOGNITION. WE

DUE RECEIVE

HONG KONG HAS BEEN CONSIDERING OUR TRACK RECORD, AND THE FACT THAT

WHICH FOR YEARS ONE OF THE FASTEST CHANGING TERRITORIES IN THE WORLD, PRACTICALLY REQUIRES A NEW MAP CYCLE EVERY TWO TO THREE YEARS, WE HAVE DONE VERY WELL INDEED, MR EMPSON SAID.

THAT

"I

FIGURES PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES

MAPS AND OFFICE GUIDE KONG

MR EMPSON'S

SHOWED

AND BOOKS

STAFF,

THE AND HAVE BEEN

THE HONG COUNTRYSIDE SERIES PRODUCED BY EXCEEDINGLY POPULAR ITEMS SOUGHT BY LOCAL BUYERS AND TOURISTS.

CAREER HIS

IS

IN MAP MAKING NOT YET WILLING TO ADMIT THAT

MAP ENDED, MR EMPSON IS NOW SETTING UP A CARTOGRAPHIC CONSULTANCY AND

IF SUCCESSFUL, WILL КЕЕР HIM PRODUCTION SERVICES PRACTICE, WHICH, TIED TO THESE SHORES FOR A FEW MORE YEARS.

EVENTUALLY,

AUSTRALIA.

HE

AND FAMILY HOPE

то RETIRE

ΤΟ

QUEENSLAND,

CONSULTANTS FOR PORT, AIRPORT STUDY

THE GOVERNMENT HAS COMMISSIONED CONSULTANTS TO PRODUCE

FOR HONG TERM PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS) SPOKESMAN FOR THE LANDS AND WORKS BRANCH ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).

KONG,

A LONG A

THE CONSULTANTS WILL

ВЕ

GIVEN

22

MONTHS

то

PRODUCE

THEIR

REPORT.

то OF AS A CENTRE

ARR STUDY OF THE $44-MILLION "THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES

LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT IDENTIFY FUTURE NEEDS AND OPTIONS FOR THE

HONG KONG'S ROLE PORT AND AIRPORT FACILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH

BUSINESS AND TOURIST MANUFACTURING CENTRE, AN INTERNATIONAL AND AN ENTREPOT FOR THE WIDER REGION,

THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE STUDY WILL ASSUME A TIME HORIZON OF 2011 AND ALTERNATIVE STRATEGIES FOR TWO BROAD SCENARIOS WHICH ARE:

*

PORT

THE EXPANSION AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; AND

WILL PRODUCE

RETENTION

OF

THE HONG KONG

.*

PORT EXPANSION

AND THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

RELOCATION

OF TIE HONG KONG

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MOTT. HELD AT LANDS AND

OF THE CONSULTANTS A CEREMONY MARKING THE APPOINTMENT HAY & ANDERSON HONG KONG LIMITED AND SHANKLAND COX WILL BE

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF the I 2.30 PM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 1

GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG. WORKS BRANCH, 21ST FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING,

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE CEREMONY.

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