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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1990
"IF NECESSARY, WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO IMPLEMENT EXCEPTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CONSTRUCTION LABOUR, FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH SELECTIVE IMPORTATION ON
PROJECT-ORIENTED BASIS, SO THAT THE PORT AND AIRPORT PROJECTS ARE COMPLETED ON TIME AND WITHOUT CAUSING UNACCEPTABLE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES, SHE SAID.
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EARLIER ON IN HER SPEECH, MRS CHAN BRIEFED HER AUDIENCE ON THE RATIONALE BEHIND THE GOVERNMENT'S DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE PADS PROJECTS AND THE SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC DISBENEFITS THAT HONG KONG WOULD INCUR IF IT FAILS TO MEET SEA AND AIR TRANSPORT DEMANDS.
"ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES THAT FLOWS FROM THE CHOICE OF CHEK LAP KOK AS THE SITE FOR THE NEW AIRPORT IS THAT THE ROAD AND RAIL LINKS THAT WILL BE BUILT TO SERVE THE AIRPORT WILL ALSO SERVE THE PORT AND SHOULD GENERALLY IMPROVE TRAFFIC ON OUR EXISTING ROAD AND RAIL SYSTEMS, SHE SAID.
MRS CHAN SAID THE ROAD LINK STARTING AT THE AIRPORT WOULD COMPRISE A SIX-LANE EXPRESSWAY WHICH WOULD FOLLOW THE NORTHERN COAST OF LANTAU.
"IT WILL CROSS TO TSING YI ISLAND, PROBABLY ON TWO SUSPENSION BRIDGES VIA MA WAN, TO JOIN ROUTE 3.
"AFTER CROSSING THE RAMBLER CHANNEL, ROUTE 3 WILL THEN CONTINUE AS THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY WHICH WILL EXTEND ΤΟ HONG KONG VIA A THIRD CROSS HARBOUR TUNNEL.
"BESIDES LINKING THE AIRPORT TO HONG KONG ISLAND, THIS THIRD TUNNEL SHOULD ALSO BRING ABOUT FURTHER IMPROVEMENT TO CROSS HARBOUR VEHICLE TRAFFIC, SHE SAID.
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THE RAIL LINK IS. LIKELY TO BE DEVELOPED BY THE MASS TRANS IT RAILWAY CORPORATION AND IT WILL PROVIDE AN EXPRESS SERVICE FROM THE MAIN POPULATION CENTRES IN KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND TO THE AIRPORT, MRS CHAN SAID.
THE PLANNED TRAVELLING TIME WILL BE IN THE ORDER OF 30 MINUTES AND IN ADDITION TO THE EXPRESS SERVICE, THERE WILL ALSO BE STOPPING TRAINS WHICH WILL SERVE BOTH THE AIRPORT AND ORDINARY COMMUTERS.
ON THE EXISTING MTR ROAD CORRIDOR AREA, SHE
"THIS SERVICE WILL ALSO EASE SYSTEM, PARTICULARLY IN THE BUSY POINTED OUT.
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