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3.

The

fact

difference between the two figures is caused by the that the projects in the briefing paper do not include the airport railway, the related part of the

Central/Wanchai.

station on Hong Kong

contingencies.

reclamation

needed FAY

Island, Or

reason for this is

the

allowance

railway

for

that

the

The

briefing paper only lists those projects required to the primary aim of having the first runway of the

This does not of course mean

meet

new

airport open in 1997.

that any decision has

either the airport

Cental/Wanchai

to proceed with been taken not railway or the related part of the

reclamation.

Allowance

for

contingencies has been excluded from

simply

because

many

of

the projects are

the briofinm

still

nano T

At

the

design stage.

Political Adviser's Office

4 December 1990

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