TNAG-2140-FCO40-3059-Hong-Kong-Port-and-Airport-Development-Strategy-(PADS)-1990 — Page 125

CONFIDENTIAL

For information

on 23 January 1990

HKC 182/2

RECEIVED IN REGISTRY

XCCI (90) 3 Copy No.

FEB19VE COUNCIL

NOTE FOR

FOR 2FEB 1990

Beg GF.

Pls start a New Gile titled BADS

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PORT AND AIRPORSK DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (PADS)

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INTRODUCTION

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On 19 December 1989, after considering memorandum XCC (89) 169, Members advised and the Governor ordered inter alia, that an information note should be prepared on

the progress made to date on planning for the various components of the Port and Airport Development Strategy; the organisational

within Government to handle the individual projects and to co-ordinate their development; and details as to how the private sector could obtain information from Government on the various projects.

This memorandum informs Members of the present position.

BACKGROUND

Airport Master Development Programme

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A Master Development Programme covering planning, feasibility studies, design and

design and construction of the airport and the other projects essential to the operation of the airport, has been prepared by Works Branch in consultation and collaboration with the department s involved in the implementation of

of these projects. This Master Development Programme, which has been developed using computer facilities, incorporates the implementation activities for individual projects, as well as the interdependencies between the projects. The programme will be used to monitor the progress of all projects and will be regularly updated.

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Because the timetable for the airport and airport-related works is

is very tight, many activities are critical to the achievement of the target date of 1 January 1997. In this regard the master development programme has already identified a number of potential difficulties, particularly in the West Kowloon Reclamation area where the timing of the reclamation is critical to the construction of the airport railway and West Kowloon Expressway. The department s concerned are currently endeavouring to find satisfactory solutions to these potential problems.

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