TNAG-1175-FCO40-1477-Proposed-replacement-airport-for-Hong-Kong-at-Deep-Bay-or-Ch-1982 — Page 156

Melift, HRED

I think this is

yours

is

the first instance. You might

W14

As

of those supposedly

'better qualified to pronounce" (para 12)

HC /FQ 023/22

T/L FCC

T/L PEKING

GRS 1650

CONFIDENTIAL

TELELETTER

like to see the minuter by Mu Davies

• Mr Cox.

1

muscle share weny 8 to 10.

Markchicht

~25/2

With imagination we could derive some advantage from the comparation with the Chinese demanded for the Deep Bay scheme, but the points Particularly at 10(6), 6) and (d) are more compelling. I am not swe that I accept the argument at loff), however.

Nor

FROM R J T MCLAREN, POLITICAL ADVISER HONG KONG FILE REFERENCE

in paran

HKK 182

1

MYCOL NO!CGE

No

1013

De 1013

As the years pass Hongkong may have to bite on many more bullets of the DeepBay kind. Any viens?

ReR

DATED 20 FEBRUARY 1982

FOLLOWING FOR R D CLIFT ESQ H K AND G D FCO

M W ATKINSON ESQ MBE

M ELLIOT ESQ

FED

REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STUDIES

3

PEKING

F CO

Mr. William

To see FED's views. You a minute prepared

HICK 18v11 (10) 1981 MY LETTER OF 8 FEBRUARY I SAID THAT THE SHORT STUDY ۱۹۵۱۶

ぴ

are

havy

10

Q 25/2

MICK 1841 @

OF DEEF BAX MENTIONED IN DAVID WILSON'S LETTER OF 18 SEPTEMBER (NOT 11 SEPTEMBER) HAD BEEN COMPLETED: AND THAT OPINIONS WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION WERE DIVIDED ON WHETHER TO PROCEED TO A FULL SCALE FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE DEEP BAY OPTION. THE PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER IS TO SEEK YOUR VIEWS, AND THOSE OF THE EMBASSY ON THE CONCLUSIONS WE HAVE NOW REACHED.

2. THE CONSULTANTS WERE ASKED TO WORK WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS THAT ''THERE SHOULD BE NO OVER-FLIGHT OF THE CHINESE MAINLAND ON THE AIRPORT'S APPROACH/DEPARTURE TRACKS, NOR OF THE WATERS OF DEEP BAY TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE MIDLINE, AND THAT THE RECLAMATION FOR THE AIRPORT ITSELF SHOULD NOT EXTEND BEYOND THAT LINE. AS REGARDS OTHER CHINESE WATERS AND ISLANDS, IT IS DESIRABLE THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO GREATER DEGREE OF OVER-FLIGHT THAN OCCURS AT PRESENT WITH KAI TAK".

3. AS YOU WILL HAVE SEEN, TWO POSSIBLE RUNWAY CONFIGURATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED, ONE WITH TWO RUNWAYS AT ANGLE TO EACH OTHER (SCHEME A), AND THE OTHER WITH TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS (SCHEME B). SCHEME A FULLY MET THE CONSTRAINTS LAID DOWN BUT AT THE COST OF LIMITED CAPACITY. SCHEME B, WITH SUFFICIENT CAPACITY FOR ALL FORESEEABLE DEMANDS, WOULD REQUIPE LOW LEVEL OVERFLYING OF THE CHINESE ISLANDS OF NEI LING TING TO THE WEST OF DEEP BAY AND A LARGER VOLUME OF PROTECTED AIR SPACE (1.E. AIRSPACE RESTRICTED TO AIRCRAFT CONTROLLED FROM THE AIRPORT) OVER THE CHINESE MAINLAND.

IT WOULD THEREFORE ONLY PARTIALLY MEET THE CONSTRAINTS LAID

DOWN.

1981