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for the proposals to fit into the long-range plans for the

overall economic and social development of Hong Kong. The

results of this detailed comparative analysis are set out

below.

Port and Airport Efficiency

a.

Mr. Gordon Wu's Proposal

i.

The rail/road viaduct along the coastline of

Tsuen Wan will diminish the use of that area as

a sheltered anchorage. Also, as it impinges on

the existing waterways, it will

hazards for maritime traffic.

increase the

ii.

The

landside

movement of goods

to the port

facilities on North Lantau would increase the

heavy industrial traffic from Kowloon through the

congested Kwai Chung corridor.

iii. Essentially, all of the reclamation for the port

container terminals and the cargo working areas

on the Port Island would be available for

development by the time the Chek Lap Kok airport

is completed. This reclaimed land would be

considerably in excess of port needs by 1997.

iv. The channel between the Port Island and the Green