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Manoz Préxastructural, quanding and Construction Protects Industrial and Other Investments in HK

Issue No.5, 5.5.901

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INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS

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As recommended by the Fort and Airport Development Strategy

the Government announced an ambitious programme WORKS

a rough estimated capital cost of $127 billion meet port and airport traffic growth in HK up to year

MK These developments will include:

(a)

2011

new

Container Terminals 8 and 9 to be Located ON reclamation adjoining Stonecutters Island and on reclamation

south east Tsing Yi

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(b) A modern airport at Chek Lap Kok of Dantal Island replace existing Kal Tak Airport and Years.

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(c) New industrini areas and airport support community O Ce developed at Lantau; sites for deep waterfront will be developed at Tuen Mun and Junk Bay.

industry

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(3) New high capacity transport infrastructure to developments including the North Lantau link from Taing Yi to Lantau Island; trunk road route 3, the strategic highway between Hong Kong and the border; cross harbour tunnel and rail 14nk etc.

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will

As envisaged in the separate METROPLAN, the Government

mine ways to improve the environment in the urban Ancluding reclamation projects in West Kowloon, Central, and Wanchai to

provide the necessary transport links

10 che Immensa development opportunities will also be provided by the removal of the Kai Tak Airport.

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Over

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next ten years, the government will spend at 5 20 billion on a comprehensive programme

environmental (Governor's address to the Legco 89/10)

Contract for management services for Phase I of the Airport Works Project w28 granted to US-based Bechtel

group contract to draw up the master plan for the new airport WAS awarded to a consortium comprising Greiner Inc. of USA HK-based British engineering firm Maunsell Consultants Asia. (HK Standard 20/4; SCMP 30/51

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And

The government has identified Junk Bay as the site where the third industrial estate is to be developed, at

Phase I of the projout is expected to be (HK Economic Times 90/31

$1 bi completed by 1993.

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