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Press Conference on Lantau Fixed Crossing, 5 October 1990 Defensive Line on Economic Disbenefits
Why have
discrepancies
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occurred in the economic disbenefits
assessments given by consultants?
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calculation of economic disbenefits arising from saturation
Wha
technical
at Kai Tak involves extremely complex and
methodologies which are not susceptible to being summarised.
That is why on 3 October the Government Economist gave a
background briefing to certain interested members of the press
and explained apparent discrepancies. Copy of information note
on the subject available from GIS on request.
of
The exact figures do not convey the full picture on economic
disbenefits and as such are not significant. The application
common sense should make it abundantly obvious that to have
airport saturated and increasingly overcrowded will have a
disastrous effect on an international economy like Hong Kong's.
our
[ IF PRESSED ]
There are two types of disbenefits.
cover losses arising from
Quantifiable disbenefits
restricting
visitors and cargo
carried by air and thus the consequential loss of business for
on-airport
activities
(airlines, various airport services) and
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