TNAG-2143-FCO40-3062-Hong-Kong-Port-and-Airport-Development-Strategy-(PADS)-1990 — Page 111

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INTRODUCTION

On 28 August, 1990, Mr. Gordon Wu, Managing Director of Hopewell Holdings Ltd., forwarded a copy of a report entitled, "Analysis

on the HK$163.64 Billion Port

(PADS and Airport Strategy

Projects) Proposal" to the then Acting Governor, Sir David Ford,

for the Government's information and records. The report was

conceptual

engineering or financial feasibility.

in nature,

rather than

a

of

detailed analysis

Nonetheless, because the

report suggested that certain improvements to the Government's Port and Airport Development Strategy were possible, the Acting

Governor

instructed that

a

detailed

to

be made evaluation

determine whether any of the proposals were practicable and

merited adoption.

This report summarizes the Government's findings.