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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1991

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MEANWHILE, THE 300-PLUS HECTARE RECLAMATION ALONG THE SHORE- LINE OF WEST KOWLOON WAS WELL UNDERWAY. HE SAID IT WAS ALREADY POSSIBLE ΤΟ SEE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH THE NEW BREAKWATER AND TYPHOON SHELTER.

"BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE TENDERS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TSING MA BRIDGE," SIR DAVID SAID, ADDING THAT THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGES IN THE WORLD.

IN A FEW MONTHS' TIME, TENDERS WOULD ALSO BE INVITED FOR THE KAP SHUI MUN BRIDGE, WHICH WOULD FORM THE OTHER MAJOR SECTION OF THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING, HE SAID.

FURTHER, PROPOSALS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO BUILD THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING A SIX-LANE TUNNEL. 1.5 KM LONG - WOULD BE INVITED EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNOR SAID.

SIR DAVID ALSO POINTED OUT THAT OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, TENDERS WOULD ALSO BE INVITED FOR OTHER IMPORTANT TRANSPORT PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY.

TENDERS FOR PREPARATORY WORKS FOR THE NEW TOWN OF TUNG CHUNG WOULD BE INVITED BEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.

FINALLY,

THE GOVERNOR SAID DESIGN WORK WAS WELL THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

ADVANCED FOR:

IMPROVING ENVIRONMENT REMAINS TOP PRIORITY

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REITERATED THAT IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS AN URGENT PRIORITY AND IT IS A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THE 1990S.

IN HIS POLICY ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID NOTED THAT SOME PEOPLE WORRIED ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THE ENORMOUS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS ΤΟ BE UNDERTAKEN WOULD HÁVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WAS A GOOD DEAL OF RELIEF THAT REMOVING THE AIRPORT FROM KAI TAK WOULD MAKE A VERY SUBSTANTIAL DIFFERENCE THE LIVES OF THE SORELY-TRIED INHABITANTS OF KOWLOON.

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THE GOVERNOR SAID HE OUTLINED LAST YEAR A COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ECONOMIC PROGRESS WAS NOT ACHIEVED AT THE EXPENSE OF A DETERIORATION IN THE AIR WE BREATHE AND THE WATER WE DRINK.

"ONE MAJOR PRIORITY MUST BE TO DEAL WITH THE MORR THAN 22. THOUSAND TONNES OF RUBBISH WHICH HONG KONG PRODUCES EVERY SAID.

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/HE POINTED