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HOPWELL HOLDING'S CONSORTIUM'S PROPOSAL FOR

WESTERN HARBOUR-LANTAU STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS

1. Hopewell Holdings submits preliminary

proposal under cover of a letter to Graham

Barnes of the Government Secretariat

enclosing a copy of their scheme "A" drawing

showing lay out for the development. Letter

states that "initial investigations" shows

improvement in the quality of the water due

to increase in hydraulic flow of water in the

harbour as a consequence of the artificial

island. Letter states that whilst proposal

only preliminary warrants further studies

in consultation with the various Government

departments. Finally letter proposes implementation by a turnkey design, finance

and construct basis by a consortium.

2.

Letter from Hopewell Holdings to Graham Barnes of the Government enclosing

copies of Hopewell's proposal for the

development entitled "Project Outline" which

sets down in preliminary form the proposed

road system, port facilities, replacement

airport and land reclamation. The key and

unique features of Hopewell's proposal is that it combines a comprehensive strategic development

for a replacement airport, new port facilities

and a new road network linking Hong Kong Island

with the New Territories via North Lantau and

then on to the Quangzhou Shenzhen - Zuhai

Date

11th November, 1986

13th December, 1986