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will be required. The Government has undertaken substantial studies

on the

feasibility of building a replacement airport at Chek Lap Kok, to the north of

Lantau. There have been extensive studies On the engineering and technical

aspects, particularly the aviation and aeronautical requirements. A master

plan for the airport site is, very largely, ready.

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There is also a possibility of a replacement airport site in East

Lantau, as an alternative to Chek Lap Kok. The Government will shortly

commence a second consultancy study to update the data previously collected on

Chek Lap Kok and to investigate the feasibility of the alternative site in East Lantau, from an aviation point of view. This study is expected commence in early 1988, for completion by mic 1989. From aviation aspect the

following points need to be considered in the selection of possible replacement airport sites: runway configurations and flight paths, height

restrictions on nearby developments, and environmental impact, particularly

noise. With the completion of new roads in the New Territories, either the

Chek Lap Kok or the East Lantau site would only be about 20 minutes ride from

Shenzhen.

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The Government feels there is a need to ersure that airport

developments in both sides are compatible in operational terms, e.g. по

conflicting flight paths, and that possible environmental impacts on both

sides are taken into account. Το take account of each other's airport

proposals, more exchange of information would be useful, and I look forward to

follow-up discussions in this ares. For Hong Kong's side, the two airport

studies which I have described should provide the Government with more

information on which a decision could be made as to when and where to build a

replacement airport in Hong Kong.