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Most of the major elements of the core PADS Projects Plan

have completed the feasibility stage, including

geotechnical site investigations and alignment studies, and

are now entering the final design stage of project

development. Also, the tender documents for the Lantau

Fixed Crossing will be issued early this month and

construction has already commenced on the initial contract

for the West Kowloon Reclamation.

shows that Mr. Wu's

A comparison of the two programmes,

proposal would result in the completion of the Sham Ma

Bridge road and rail link six months sooner than that of

the current programme for the Lantau Fixed Crossing, but

would result in a delay of about one year for the

completion of the main airport rail and road access via on

the Port Island to the new airport.

Hong Kong Government

02 October 1990