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and cut down on the transharbour traffic. The scheme has good development value for Hong Kong. In view of the development value of this project and the needs of the UK shipping industry to have assured access to container berths in Hong Kong for trade with Europe and as an entrepot depot for trade with the Phillipines

and Taiwan, CDC participation appears to be fully justified.