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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1994

GOVT SEEKS FC APPROVAL TO PROCEED ON ACP WORKS

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GOVERNMENT WILL SEEK APPROVAL IN APRIL FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO ENABLE SOME URGENT GOVERNMENT WORKS TO PROCEED ON THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP).

THEY INVOLVE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AT THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK AMOUNTING TO $3,877 MILLION AT MONEY OF THE DAY PRICES AND FURTHER WORKS ON THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION AT $423 MILLION (MOD PRICES).

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) THE $3,877 MILLION BEING SOUGHT

THE FOR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AT CHEK LAP KOK WAS FOR FURTHER PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT FACILITIES FOR THE NEW AIRPORT.

APART FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, FITTING OUT AND EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS FOR GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDING AND THE AIR CARGO

AND COMPLEX

STAND ALONE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS, FOR EXAMPLE POLICE STATION, WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED.

CHEK

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: "SITE FORMATION FOR THE AIRPORT ISLAND LAP KOK IS ALREADY ONE-HALF COMPLETED. DETAILED DESIGN CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CRITICAL WORKS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY.

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"TO TIE IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAMME OF THE PROVISIONAL, AIRPORT AUTHORITY, THE GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE IT'S OWN FACILITIES TO SERVE THE AIRPORT READY IN GOOD TIME.

"THE LEAD TIME FOR THE DESIGN OF THE SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS, FACILITIES AND BUILDINGS, AND TO TENDER, CONSTRUCT AND COMMISSION THEM IS AT LEAST TWO TO THREE YEARS.

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THE $423 MILLION FOR THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION COVERS THE HAS NEXT PHASE OF WORK IN THE SOUTHERN AREA OF THE RECLAMATION WHICH ΤΟ START IN MAY 1994 TO ENABLE THE COMPLEMENTARY ROAD NETWORK AND SUPPORTING UTILITIES FOR THE WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY, WESTERN CROSSING AND WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION DEVELOPMENT AREAS COMPLETED BEFORE THE END OF 1996 AS SCHEDULED.

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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO BE ASKED TO ADJUST THE SCOPE OF ΤΟ CENTRAL RECLAMATION PHASE I PROJECT TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT UNDERTAKE EXTRA

NEW AND WORKS TO ALLOW FOR THE COMPLETION OF MAJOR REFURBISHED UTILITY WORKS IN HARBOUR VIEW STREET.

THE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING TO USE FUNDS SET ASIDE IN PROJECT CONTINGENCY TO FUND THESE EXTRA WORKS COSTING $64 MILLION

MASS TRANSIT THE

RAILWAY CORPORATION

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REIMBURSE GOVERNMENT WHEN IT CONSTRUCTS THE AIRPORT RAILWAY.

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THEREFORE THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ADDITIONAL OUTLAY OF INVOLVED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FUNDS

/HE SAID