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FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1988

THE GOVERNMENT HOPED ΤΟ

TAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE NEXT STEPS IN PORT DEVELOPMENT AND THE LOCATION AND TIMING OF AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION BY LATE 1989, SHE ADDED.

SHE TOLD MR JI THAT SHE VERY MUCH HOPED THAT, SHOULD A FINAL DECISION BE TAKEN TO CONSTRUCT A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT, THIS PROJECT WOULD RECEIVE THE FULL SUPPORT OF CHINA AS IT WOULD BE VITAL То THE FUTURE GROWTH OF THE TWO ECONOMIES.

MRS CHAN ALSO BRIEFED MR JI ON A SERIES OF AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANCIES WHICH HAD BEEN SET IN TRAIN TO ENSURE THAT HONG

HONG KONG WOULD HAVE ADEQUATE AIRPORT FACILITIES WELL INTO THE 21ST CENTURY.

AMONG THESE WAS THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSULTANCY WHICH WAS DUE TO REPORT IN THE FINAL QUARTER OF THIS YEAR ON THE ULTIMATE CAPACITY OF THE AIRPORT, WITH A VIEW TO TAKING A PRELIMINARY DECISION BY THE END OF THE YEAR ON THE NEED FOR AND THE TIMING OF THE PROVISION OF A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT.

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MRS CHAN TOLD MR JI THAT ANOTHER CONSULTANCY STUDY COMMISSIONED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE SITES FOR A REPLACEMENT THIS STUDY STARTED IN APRIL THIS YEAR AND WAS DUE TO RUN FOR MONTHS WITH A VIEW TO IDENTIFYING A PREFERRED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT SITE IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR.

A THIRD CONSULTANCY, MRS CHAN SAID, WOULD BE APPOINTED TO UPDATE THE MASTER PLAN FOR DEVELOPING A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK WHICH WAS PREPARED IN 1983. THIS CONSULTANCY WOULD ALSO EVALUATE THE RELATIVE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF DEVELOPING A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK OR IN THE WESTERN HARBOUR.

AFTER THE BRIEFING, MR JI TOURED THE ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AREAS OF THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING BEFORE TAKING A BUS TOUR то SEE THE AIRFIELD, AIRCRAFT PARKING AREAS, MAINTENANCE, CARGO AND FIRE FIGHTING FACILITIES.

MR JI ENDED HIS VISIT AFTER LOOKING OVER THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTRE AND TOWER.

COMPUTER MODEL TO HELP SOLVE MARICULTURE PROBLEMS

A MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECT TO PREDICT CHANGES IN THE ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN LOCAL FISH CULTURE ZONES HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THE PROJECT IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVER UNDERTAKEN IN HONG KONG AS WELL AS IN THE WORLD IN ITS APPLICATION IN FISH FARMING.

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