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restrictions in parts of Kowloon.

And the problem of

excessive aircraft noise, which now affects some 350,000

people, will be eliminated.

(b) The Port

84.

The new airport

determination to create

will be a dramatic symbol of our

an

infrastructure to the highest

international

standards.

We propose to transform our port

The need to create

in an equally dramatic way. The major projects that we are

planning will create what amounts to a completely new port

on the western side of the territory.

this additional capacity comes from our sustained economic

growth in recent years. The port now handles 80 million

tonnes of cargo a year, an increase of almost 90% in the

past five years. Further substantial growth is expected.

The point has

now been reached where our existing

facilities are coming under severe strain.

85.

In planning for the expansion of our port we have

looked ahead to 2006. By that time we will need

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to increase our container throughput by

five times;

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