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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1990

TO

WEEK

ROLE ΤΟ A HIGH

AND

MEET THE TIGHT TIME-TABLE WE HAVE SET OURSELVES FOR THE EARLY 1997, AIRPORT, THAT IS HAVING THE FIRST RUNWAY OPERATIONAL BY FIRM CO-ORDINATION WILL BE ESSENTIAL. HENCE OUR APPOINTMENT LAST OF BECHTEL AS THE PROJECT MANAGER. THEY WILL HAVE A CRUCIAL PLAY BECAUSE THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE HINGES ON

OF CO-ORDINATION. LET ME EXPLAIN. THE NEW DEGREE

AIRPORT IS HIGHLY

DEPENDENT

ROAD ON THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF THE FIXED CROSSING, RAIL LINKS AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE PROJECTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY LARGE AND COMPLEX. THEY PRESENT CHALLENGING PROBLEMS WITHIN THEMSELVES AS WELL AS INTERFACE WITH EACH OTHER. BECHTEL WILL BE RESPONSIBLE

CLOSE CO-ORDINATION THE

REQUIRED BETWEEN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS WORKING FOR BOTH, AND THE FINANCIAL COMMUNITY.

FOR

AT THIS POINT, I THINK IT MIGHT BE USEFUL IF I DEFINE TWO TERMS

IS

SOME IN

ALREADY : USED

MOVING THE PLANS FORWARD, AS I NOTE THERE CONFUSION BETWEEN THEM. I REFER TO THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AND THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY.

THE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME IS A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF THE

FEASIBILITY, PLANNING,

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL

AND AIRPORT RELATED PROJECTS INDICATING THE INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN THEM.

THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY IS A QUITE SEPARATE CONSULTANCY DETAILED WHICH WILL COVER THE PREPARATION OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN, CIVIL ENGINEERING DESIGN WORK FOR THE RECLAMATION AND SURROUNDING SEA WALL AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY. THIS STUDY WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS UPON WHICH WE WILL INVITE BIDS FOR CONTRACTORS IN DUE COURSE. SELECTION AMONG THE SHORT-LISTED CONSORTIA CONTESTING FOR THE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY CONSULTANCY IS ALREADY AT AN ADVANCED STAGE. OUR WORKING IS TO HAVE THE SUCCESSFUL CONSULTANT APPOINTED AND INTENTION BY JUNE THIS YEAR. THE CONSULTANCY IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 16 MONTHS.

MEANWHILE, WE PLAN TO LET A CONTRACT LATE THIS YEAR OR EARLY 1991 FOR

SITE THE PREPARATION OF A WORKS AREA AT CHEK LAP KOK. THE

AS PREPARATION CONTRACT WILL PROVIDE 20 TO 30 HECTARES OF FORMED LAND WELL AS BASIC FACILITIES SO THAT THE MAIN SITE FORMATION CONTRACTOR FOR THE AIRPORT WILL BE ABLE RAPIDLY TO MOBILISE HIS PLANT AND LABOUR TO COMMENCE WORK WHEN THIS CONTRACT IS LET IN EARLY 1992.

THE MAJOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS HAVE ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST FROM POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. CHIEF

THIS AMONGST THEM IS THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING. I USE TERM BECAUSE EITHER A BRIDGE OR A TUNNEL APPEARS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE. PRIVATE SECTOR A BID PACKAGE WILL BE USED AS THE BASIS FOR INVITING

TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE THE CROSSING PROPOSALS

UNDER A FRANCHISE ARRANGEMENT. THIS PACKAGE IS CURRENTLY BEING PREPARED AND BIDS WILL BE INVITED BY SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR.

/IN JANUARY,