1997 REPRESENTS THE FARLIEST FEASIBLE TARGET DATI, SHE SAID.
IN THE LONGER THRM. MRS CHAN POINTED OUT THAT THE ROLES OF CHIK KOK. MACAU ANI SHENZHEN AIRPORTS WERE SEEN AN LARGELY "OMPLEMENTARY.
LAP
"ALL THREE ARE NEEDED TO SERVICE ADEQUATELY THE DYNAMIC AREA OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA AND SOUTHERN CHINA GENERALLY.
"EACH HAS ITS OWN PARTICULAR FUNCTION," SHE SAID.
NOTING THAT IT WAS NOT A UNIQUE SITUATION, MRS CHAN SAID THE ONLY TECHNICAL PROBLEM WHICH WAS, IN HONG KONG'S CASE, CURRENTLY UNDER DISCUSSION, WAS THE NEED FOR AIRPORTS IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO CO- ORDINATE THE MANAGEMENT OF THE USE OF AIRSPACE AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO OPTIMISE THE CAPACITY OF ALL THE AIRPORTS CONCERNED,
AGAINST THESE BACKGROUND, MRS CHAN STRESSED THAT HONG KONG'S ACHIEVEMENT AS THE WORLD'S 11TH LARGEST TRADING ENTITY HAD NOT COME ABOUT BY ACCIDENT.
"ONE
CRUCIAL ELEMENT CONTRIBUTING TO OUR SUCCESS HAS BEEN THE FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPED OVER MANY YEARS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN ENSURING THAT OUR TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS REMAIN ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD).
IN
"WE HAVE CONSIDERABLE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND OUR RECORD IS SECOND TO NONE," SHE
SAID:
MRS CHAN NOTED THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A REPUTATION OF TYING UP SCARCE RESOURCES IN FACILITIES THAT LAID IDLE BECAUSE THE DEMAND WAS NOT THERE. IF ANYTHING WE HAD SOMETIMES BEEN CRITICISED FOR LAGGING BEHIND DEMAND.
"THE AIRPORT PROJECT HAD BEEN WELL RESEARCHED OVER MANY YEARS.
"WE MUST NOT ALLOW INDECISION OR FURTHER STUDIES TO BECOME PART
OF THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN HELP TO BRING ABOUT ACTION.
"WE HAVE MADE A DECISION THAT HONG KONG NEEDS A NEW AIRPORT AND THAT THIS SHOULD BE BUILT AT CHEK LAP KOR, MRS CHAN SAID.
END/DEE
TIME: 22:39:00
NNNN
27
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.