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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1988

PLEA TO GET NEW AIRPORT PROJECT UNDERWAY

GET THE NEW THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS AND

THE AIRPORT PROJECT UNDERWAY NOW SO THAT IT COULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN

AND FINANCING, THE HON SEVEN YEARS OF A 1989 DECISION ON LOCATION MARTIN BARROW SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (THURSDAY).

SPEAKING ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE POLICY DEBATE, MR BARROW SAID

WAS AIRPORT

THE KEY ISSUE THE NEED FOR AN EARLY DECISION ON A NEW FACING THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.

TO BE

AS

A

"I ACCEPT THAT THE QUESTIONS OF WHERE AND HOW ARE STILL

WHEN, HE SETTLED BUT SURELY THERE NEED BE NO FURTHER QUESTION ABOUT

FIRM DECISION

ISSUE COULD ACT SAID, ADDING THAT A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER.

HE WAS

ON THE

THAT DISAPPOINTED

AFTER A MR BARROW SAID

YEAR OF WERE ONLY NOW STARTING TECHNICAL EVALUATION, FINANCIAL EVALUATIONS

THESE AND THESE WOULD TAKE A FURTHER NINE MONTHS. HE WONDERED WHETHER EVALUATIONS COULD HAVE RUN CONCURRENTLY.

WITH CHINA ON ASSUMING THAT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONSULTATION

KONG SHOULD THE PROJECT WAS NECESSARY, MR BARROW SUGGESTED THAT HONG

DATE ON WHERE MATTERS AT LEAST BRING THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES UP TO STOOD AND KEEP THEM INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.

HE SAID ADMINISTRATION'S

AN

THAT IF

"AIRPORT AUTHORITY ROUTE BECOMES PROPOSAL", MAINLINE

DELAYS IN

UP SETTING ORGANISATION AND RECRUITING A CHIEF EXECUTIVE MUST ALSO BE AVOIDED.

THE

THAT

WELCOMED THE

TO

KONG

HE MR BARROW SAID

GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS AT KAI TAK AS THESE WERE ESSENTIAL IF HONG WERE TO MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION AS A TOURIST DESTINATION.

AND EXHIBITION CENTRE AT WITH THE OPENING OF THE CONVENTION

HOPED THE GOVERNMENT WOULD THE END OF THIS YEAR, MR BARROW SAID HE

TO COME TO THE CONTINUE EASING THE PATH FOR EAST EUROPEAN VISITORS TERRITORY.

MR BARROW SAID THE STEPS COUNCILS TO DEVELOP CULTURE AND TOURISM.

"WE MUST

MUNICIPAL

BY TAKEN

THE TWO WERE ALSO IMPORTANT TO

BEING RECREATION

TO CONTINUE

COME UP

WITH NEW FACILITIES

VISITORS ALIKE,

AND

ACTIVITIES WHICH APPEAL TO LOCAL PEOPLE AND FOREIGN HE SAID.

"PRESERVATION OF OUR CULTURAL HER ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF HONG KONG CAN BE

**

E IS VITAL SO THAT ERVED.

THE

/THE RURAL