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SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION :

Sir, at the first meeting we were each told to go away and

do our individual work. For example, the Secretary of

Lands and Works was asked to investigate into the question

of possible sites. Other Secretaries were instructed to

deal with other

of the project such as

aspects

air-transport, finance and so on.

And this is why I say

work is not being delayed; it takes time for these answers

to

come back and it is right for the Chief Secretary, I

think, to hold another meeting shortly to get answers from

various officials involved. I can assure Mr. CHEONG that

there is no intention whatsoever to kill the project.

Quite to the contrary, we are working enthusiastically,

carefully and thoroughly, with a view to seeing whether or

not the project, in fact, is feasible.