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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1994

S FOR TSY (IN CANTONESE):

CERTAINLY. THE MAIN PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ARE THE AGREED IN THE AGREED MINUTE. WHAT REMAINS TO BE ACTUAL WORDINGS AND HOW TO EXPRESS IT IN THE FORM OF A CONTRACT.

QUESTION:

THE

SAID THE FIRST

HOTEL

WOULD BE MTRC

BUILDING COMPLETED OR BUILT IN 1998. DO YOU MEAN THAT THE RAILWAY WILL BE READY AT THAT TIME OR AFTER THAT?

FS:

AND

GOOD TRY. I'M SORRY. WE AND THE MTRC WILL GO ON GIVING YOU THE SAME ANSWER UNTIL WE ARE READY TO GIVE YOU A PROPER DATE. AS SOON AS WE CAN GIVE YOU A WELL THOUGHT THROUGH DATE, WELL WE'LL GIVE YOU ONE.

BASED,

QUESTION:

DO

YOU THINK

THAT THE

AGREEMENT

ON

THE

FSA

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IMMINENT, OR STILL A LONG WAY AWAY?

FS:

I HOPE THAT IT IS NOT FAR OFF.

QUESTION:

WHAT IS DELAYING THE REACHING IN AGREEMENT?

S FOR TSY:

IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF DELAYING. IT IS A QUESTION GOING THROUGH A FAIRLY HEAVY AND VERY LEGALLY DRAFTED DOCUMENT.

QUESTION:

NO FURTHER MEETINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED

MOMENT?

S FOR TSY:

WE ARE MEETING REGULARLY.

QUESTION: PAA?

FS:

OF

AT THE

WHEN WILL YOU NEED MONEY FROM LEGCO AGAIN,

FOR THE

AS FAR AS THE RAILWAY IS CONCERNED, THAT SHOULD BE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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LAND AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT AND AIRPORT RAILWAY WELCOMED * * * * *

LANDS, MR

TONY LAND

AND ENVIRONMENT THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, EASON, WELCOMED THE LAND COMMISSION'S AGREEMENT YESTERDAY ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AIRPORT AND AIRPORT RAILWAY.

BOTH THE PROVISIONAL CORPORATION TO PRESS

"THIS IS WELCOME NEWS AS IT WILL ENABLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY AHEAD WITH THEIR PROJECTS," HE SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

AN EXHIBITION ON THE GOOD PROGRESS WAS BEING

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (ACP), MR EASON SAID MADE ON THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 10 ACP PROJECTS.

OVER $34.3 BILLION HAD BEEN "A TOTAL OF 58 CONTRACTS WORTH AWARDED BY THE GOVERNMENT SO FAR, REPRESENTING 87 PER CENT BY VALUE OF ALL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED ACP PROJECTS.

/"TOGETHER WITH