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HONG KONG TELNO 3312: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 10 OCTOBER, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT

(A) (I) A PORT AND AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY INCORPORATING A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT SHOULD BE SELECTED:

(II) THE CHEK LAP KOK REPLACEMENT AIRPORT STRATEGY OPTION SHOULD BE SELECTED AS THE LONG-TERM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR PORT, AIRPORT AND RELATED INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES FOR HONG KONG:

(III) THE AIM SHOULD BE TO COMMISSION THE FIRST RUNWAY OF THE CHEK LAP KOK REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AS EARLY IN 1997 AS POSSIBLE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH WHICH THERE WILL NEED TO BE PROVISION OF NEW ROAD AND PASSENGER RAILWAY LINKS:

(IV) IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, A PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHOULD BE SET UP TO PREPARE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REPLACEMENT AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENTLY, A STATUTORY AIRPORT AUTHORITY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE TO CARRY FORWARD THE DETAILED PLANNING, FUNDING, DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT:

(V) SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, RESOURCES SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR DETAILED PROJECT DESIGN AND THE PHASED IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKS IN RESPECT OF THE APPROVED STRATEGY. PRELIMINARY WORK ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY SHOULD BEGIN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:

(VI) THE ADMINISTRATION SHOULD, IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLICITY ARRANGEMENTS OUTLINED IN THE MEMORANDUM, CONSIDER ARRANGING SPECIAL BRIEFINGS FOR OMELCO MEMBERS, EITHER AS A BODY OR THROUGH THE RELEVANT PANELS: AND

(B) THE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION CAMENDMENT) BILL 1989 SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

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