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IN MY LETTER OF 8 FEBRUARY I SAID THAT THE SHORT STUDY OF DEEP BAY 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 REQUIRE 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.

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