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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1991

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MR PHILLIPSON SAID CONTRACTS

ARE AWARDED TO COMPANIES THAT HAVE SHOWN THAT THEY HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY MANAGERIAL, FINANCIAL, AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES, TO DO A FIRST-CLASS JOB AND WHO SUBMIT THE LOWEST TENDER PRICE.

"OUR TENDERING PROCEDURES ENSURE THAT WE GET VALUE-FOR-MONEY FOR THE HONG KONG TAXPAYERS.

"FREE, OPEN AND FAIR COMPETITION HAS BEEN, TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL POLICY, AND IS ESSENTIAL SUCCESS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET, HE SAID.

THE

BEST

AND WILL CONTINUR TO OUR CONTINUING

IN HIS SPEECH, MR PHILLIPSON ALSO DESCRIBED THE ORGANISATION, ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACTUAL SETUP FOR THE AIRPORT CORE PROJECTS.

HE SAID THERE ARE THREE MAIN BODIES INVOLVED IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AIRPORT CORE PROJECTS.

THE AIRPORT ITSELF IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND LEGISLATION WILL BE INTRODUCED ABOUT THE END OF THE YEAR GIVING IT FULL LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY.

ANOTHER CORE PROJECT, THE AIRPORT RAILWAY, WILL BE DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED BY THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION, HE SAID.

PROJECTS WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

DEPARTMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY, THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, ROUTE 3, WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, THE WEST HARBOUR CROSSING AND LIAISON WITH THE MTRC ON THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

THE

REMAINING CORE THE HIGHWAYS

THE TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEW TOWN OF TUNG CHUNG AND THE SMALLER COMMUNITY UP THE LANTAU COAST TAI HO, AND FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AND THE CENTRAL AND WANCHAI RECLAMATION.

FOR ALL THESE PROJECTS, CONSULTANTS HAVE NOW BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME ON FRASIBILITY STUDIES AND DETAILED DESIGN.

POLICE STUDYS IMPACT OF PADS ON LANTAU

KONG'S

OF

BY

GROWTH CLOSE SCRUTINY

THE IMPACT ON LANTAU ISLAND OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF HONG PROPOSED NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK AND THE

ARE BEING GIVEN NORTH LANTAU AFTER ITS OPENING FORCE FORMATIONS INVOLVED IN POLICING THE VAST PROJECT.

IN

T

POPULATION

WORKERS THE DEMANDS OF HEAVY

THE ACTIVITIES OF FROM A TRANQUIL

THE LARGE SCALE EXPANSION SERVICES THAT WILL ACCOMPANY THEM VEHICLES, ACCESS TO THE SITE BY SEA AND ELEMENTS

NORTH LANTAU ENVIRONMENT TO A BOOM TOWN.

WILL

TRANSFORM

AND TRANSPORT

THE

CRIMINAL

VILLAGE

/A WORKING