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SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1994

"THE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTIONING THE AIRPORT.

THEREFORE NEED TO GO AHEAD WITH THEM AS SOON WE POSSIBLE BECAUSE THEY WILL TAKE AT LEAST THREE YEARS TO COMPLETE."

OF

AB

THE

THE $1.29 BILLION FOR THE LANTAU FIXED CROSSING WILL COVER REMAINING WORKS ON THIS PROJECT. THEY CONSIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKS SUCH THE AS THE TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEM AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS FOR

THE INTERCHANGE LANTAU TOLL PLAZA, AND VARIOUS WORKS CONNECTED WITH WITH ROUTE 3 ON TSING YI.

ΤΟ ENABLE CONTRACTS COVERING

ITENS SUCH AS ROAD AND

WATER-MAIN WORKS, DRAINAGE SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS AND WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES, AND THE FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS.

THE $1.87 BILLION FOR TUNG CHUNG PHASE 1 IS NEEDED

FOR START INVITING TENDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO

ESSENTIAL

INSTALLATIONS,

AS

PART EXPRESSWAY,

GOVERNMENT

ACP

WEST THE

KOWLOON

CONTRACTS

OUT

THE ADVANCE WORKS FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY WILL BE CARRIED

FIVE OF

ON THE NORTH LANTAU AND EXPRESSWAY,

THE WEST KOWLOON BRIDGEWORKS, RECLAMATION. THEY INCLUDE WORKS SUCH AS RAILWAY FENCING, A SUBWAY, AND VENTILATION BUILDING STRUCTURES.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "THESE WORKS ARE NECESSARY TO PROTECT AIRPORT RAILWAY ALIGNMENT. WE HAVE CARRIED OUT SIMILAR ADVANCE ELSEWHERE ON THE GOVERNMENT'S ACP CONTRACTS, IN PREPARATION AIRPORT RAILWAY,

THE

WORKS

FOR THE

ΤΟ "IT WILL

EFFECTIVE BE MUCH LESS DISRUPTIVE AND MORE COST CARRY OUT THESE WORKS NOW AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, RATHER THAN TO CARRY THEM OUT LATER AFTER THE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS HAVE COMPLETED.

"THE TOTAL COST INVOLVED IS ESTIMATED TO BE ONLY $145 WHICH IS WITHIN THE APPROVED PROJECT ESTIMATES INVOLVED."

DISCUSSION

BEEN

MILLION,

PROPOSED PAPERS CONTAINING DETAILS OF THE BEEN ISSUED TODAY TO MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE FINANCING OF THE ACP.

HAVE

THEY

JANUARY MONTH.

25,

FUNDING COUNCIL'S SUB-

WILL BE CONSIDERED AT A MEETING OF THE

IN ADVANCE OF A FINANCE COMMITTEE

SUB-COMMITTEE ON

MEETING

EARLY NEXT

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