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CONFIDENTIAL

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would assist in ensuring the smooth resumption of land

required for some PADS related works.

DECISION

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED

that

(a) under section 2 of the Crown Lands

Resumption Ordinance, the purpose of the

proposed

resumption,

namely

the

provision of land at Chek Lap Kok

Island,

New

Territories

for the

construction of a new airport is a

public purpose;

(b) under

section 3 of the Ordinance, the

resumption of the land described in

paragraph 7 of the memorandum, is

required for that public purpose; and

(c) whilst no Legislative Council brief

should be issued, the other low-key

publicity

arrangements referred to in

paragraph 17 should be adopted to

announce this decision.

CONFIDENTIAL