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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1991

"THIS WILL MEAN THAT ADDITIONAL FACILITIES STREAM AT THAT TIME OR WE WILL SUFFER FROM THE PORT AND CONSEQUENTIAL ECONOMIC DISBENEFITS,

SHOULD COME ON #

INCREASING CONGESTION

THE SECRETARY SAID.

"

ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONSIDER LOCATING (T9 AT LANTAU THE ISSUE NORTH, MRS CHAN SAID AN EXERCISE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING

Y 1 SITE AND THE OTHER AND INCLUDING

FOR THE THE NEED CONSIDERATIONS WAS NOW IN HAND.

SAID.

TSING

"I EXPECT A CONCLUSION BEFORE THE END OF THE

MRS CHAN CAUTIONED, HOWEVER, THAT AGAINST THE IN CONTAINER THROUGHPUT THIS SUSTAINED STRONG GROWTH REQUIREMENT TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL CONTAINER

OF STREAM SOME TWO YEARS AHEAD OF THE OPENING CROSSING, THE SCOPE FOR MANOEUVRE WAS LIMITED CONTINUE TO MEET DEMAND.

IF

YEAR, MRS CHAN

A

BACKGROUND OF

YEAR, AND THE FACILITIES ON LANTAU FIXED KONG WAS TO

THE HONG

THREE BULLS INTRODUCED

THREE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THEY WERE THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS (AMENDMENT) BILL

SMOKING (PUBLIC HEALTH} (AMENDMENT) BILL (AMENDMENT) (LONG SERVICE PAYMENT) BILL 1991.

1991

AND

1991. EMPLOYMENT

DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

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