MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1990
"THE CONSULTANCY WILL START IN JUNE AND COVER NOT ONLY THE DESIGN OF THE LAYOUT OF THE AIRPORT BUT ALSO RELATED CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT.
"THE MAGNITUDE AND COMPLEXITY OF THIS PROJECT, COUPLED WITH THE VERY TIGHT TIME-FRAME WE HAVE SET OURSELVES, POINT то THE NEED FOR CAREFUL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION OF THE PROJECT.
"WE INTEND TO ENLIST THE SERVICES OF A REPUTABLE INTERNATIONAL FIRM TO ASSIST US IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT TASK. WE HOPE SHORTLY TO INVITE SPECIFIC PROPOSALS FROM APPROPRIATE CONSULTANTS, ++ SHE SAID.
SHE SAID AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM HAD ALSO BEEN SELECTED TO HELP IN THE RECRUITMENT OF A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR THIS PROJECT.
"WE ANTICIPATE THAT TENDERS FOR THE MAJOR SITE FORMATION CONTRACTS, COVERING THE SEAWALL CONSTRUCTION, RECLAMATION AND LEVELLING OF CHEK LAP KOK WILL BE CALLED AROUND MID-1991," SHE SAID.
DWELLING ON THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AGAINST WHICH THE GOVERNMENT WOULD BE EMBARKING ON THE PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, MRS CHAN SAID HONG KONG'S PLANS FOR FUTURE GROWTH WERE NECESSARILY ON A GRAND SCALE AS IT WAS ALREADY A TERRITORY OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE IN TERMS OF THE WORLD'S ECONOMY.
"ACCORDING TO GATT STATISTICS, WE ARE THE 11TH LARGEST ENTITY IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE THE WORLD'S BUSIEST CONTAINER PORT.
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"IN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER THROUGHPUT. OUR AIRPORT IS THE SIXTH BUSIEST IN THE WORLD AND THE BUSIEST IN ASIA. IN TERMS OF THE VOLUME OF INTERNATIONAL AIR CARGO HANDLED WE RANK THE WORLD.
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"IF WE ARE TO EXPAND FURTHER ON THIS BASELINE WHICH IS ALREADY PITCHED VERY HIGH, OUR PLANS MUST BE BOLD AND IMAGINATIVE BUT FULLY RESEARCHED AND SKILFULLY IMPLEMENTED," SHE STRESSED.
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GOVT INVITES EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST IN LANTAU FIXED CROSSING PROJECT
THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING COMMERCIAL ORGANISATIONS AROUND THE WORLD TO REGISTER INTEREST IN THE FRANCHISE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING.
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THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR CANICE MAK, SAID (MONDAY) THAT THIS INVITATION WAS A FIRST STEP IN THE PRIVATISATION OF THIS PROJECT.
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