tu morandum of under- stasiding' for a new Hong Kong airport, signed on Tuesday by Prime Minister John Major and Chinese premier di Peng froes the way for construction of 19 linked projects totailing 1IKSP7 000M ($7461M). The memo randum guarantees that China will not interfere in any way with the construction or operation of these projects known collectively as the Airport Core Programme.
It also sets out guidelines on consultation needed between the Hong Kong government and China before possible future associated projects can start after Hong Kong ceases to be a British colony in July 1097.
These are the 10 projects in the airport programme:
CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT
Cost: HK$43 600M (53364M) Finance 30% IK government, 61% private sector for services, cargo, catering etc.
Description Two runways built on 1275ha of partially reclaimed site. Terminal and handling for 80M passengers/year and 33Mt cargo. First phase includes ons runway and facilities for $3M passengers/year. Tenders invited November 1991 for main 901 m2 reclamation and site preparation contract Value IIK87000M ($638M) Late 1993 for Infrastructure contracts.
Construction period: Preliminary
Chek Lap Kok
airport
LANTAL ISLAND
Tung Chung davek prvenst
North Lantau expressway
Expressways
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Airport railway
Radway
Roure
Lanta Kod crossing
Tsing Yi
et Kowloon
Tunnels
Raclamacion
West Kowloon **premway
KOWLOON
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Western harbour Logging
Central and Wancher reclamatio
HONG KONG CONTRACTS
30ha reclamation contract already unsier way. Value HK3400M (531M). Contractor Kumagai(UK)-HAM- Maeda JV.
Main site preparation contract, early 1992 – mid 1994
Infrastructure contracts, early 1994 - Est phase completion mild 1997. Consultant: Greiner Maunsell (Asia) JV.
TUNG CHUNG DEVELOPMENT Cost: First phase IIK$2600M (5200M).
Finance. IIK government Description Enlargement of fishing village to 20 000 inhabitant town. Housing, recreational, shopping, commercial facilities Sewage treat- ment works and refuse transfer -tation
Tenders invited Oktober 1991 for
Bha reclamation contract. Late 1991 for main infrastructure Contracts
Construction period First phase Parly 1992 – mid 1997
Consultant Mott MacDonald (UK)
NORTH LANTAU EXPRESSWAY Cost: HK$4300M (5331M). Finance: HK government. Description Dual three lane 13.5km expressway with four grade sepa- rated interchanges. Connecta airport with Lantau fixed crossing Terviers invitad: November 1991 for #kra first phase.
Construction period Early 1992 mid 1996
Consultant: Mott MacDonaki (HK).
LANTAU FIXED CROSSING Cost HK$12 100M (5931M). Finance. IK government, plans to recoup cost from private sector by selling operation franchise for toiled crossing
Description: Overall ikm crossing Including two bridges and viaduct between Lantau and Tsing Yi islands. Tsing Ma suspension bridge: 2km long with 1377m main span Kap Shul Mun bridge: three span. 601m long with 440m main span Viaduct over Ma Wan island. Struc- tures are all two level with six lane
expressway over twin track railway. Tenders invited. July 1991 for Tsing Ma bridge. Approx value HK$6000M ($386M). October 1991 for Kap Shul Mun bridge. Offered as design build contract.
Construction period spring 1992 – early 1997.
Consultant: Mott MacDonald (IK). Prequalifying tenderers for Thing Ma brkige:
↑ Anglo Japanese Construction, led by Trafalgar House
2 Nippon Steel Corporation
3 flyundai Engineering &
Construction.
4 Western Harbour Strategic Development Company led by HIK contractor il-pewell
5 Hong Kong International Consortium led by HK contractor Shul On
For Kap Shut Mun bridge as above plus 6 Kumagai Maeda Yokogawa- Hitachi JV
ROUTE THREE HIGHWAY Cost: HK$5 600M (5411M)
Finance: HK government. Description: Dual three and four lane 7.3km highway linking Lantau fixed crossing with West Kowloon expressway. Includea 16km twin bored tunnels on Tsing Yi ieland and $00m bridge linking Tsing Yi with Kowloon mainland.
Tenders invited. November 1991 for bulk earthworks contract. Early 1992 for main road contract. Construction period. Early 1992 mid 1996
Consultant. Scott Wilson Kirkpa- trich, Parsons Brinkerhoff. Charles Haswell, and Wilbur Smith in JV.
WEST KOWLOON
RECLAMATION
Cost HK$9000M (5602M) Finance HK government Description Rrelamation of 330ba along Kowloon western waterfront between Yau Ma Tra and Lai thi Kok. Includes kiun seawall Forms transport corridor for Route 1, West Kowloon expressway and airport railway Provides fand for 10 reto
Existing suport
ISLAND
cated shipyards, factories, pler developments.
Tenders Invited: August 1991 for drainage works.
Late 1991 for reclamation contracts. Construction period: mid 1991-1996 Two reclamation contracts under way Contractor Kumagal Maeda JV and Boskalis
Consultant: Mott MacDonald IIK.
WEST KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY
Cost: HK$1700M ($131M) Financ: HK goverturent. Description Dual three and four lane 3 0km expressway inking Route 3 with Western harbour crossing. Tenders invited late 1992. Construction period early 1993 1096
Consultant Freeinau For UK and Maunsell Consultants (Asia) in ¡V.
WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING
Cost HX$:300OM (5300M) Finance 100k private sector. Description 1 Ikm immersed tube tunnel carrying six lane West Kow loon expressway under Victoria Har- hour Formed of four 100m long prefabricated tunnel units Offered
as had operate transfer contract Tenders invited Early 1992 for BOT contract
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Hong Kong
ale po t contracts
Construction period. 1992 – 1997. Consultants Acer, Maunsell (Asia), Parsons Brinkerhoff, Howard Humphrey, MVA.
AIRPORT RAILWAY Cost: HK$12 600M (5962M) Finance: Ik gwernment through operator Mass Transit Railway Corporation.
Description: 32km high speed and domestic link between airport, Kow- loon and Hong Kong Island. Runs largely at grade following route of now expremways Includes six sta- tions, three bored tunnels totalling 35km and immersed tube crossing beneath Victoria harbour. Tenders invited Yet to be decided Construction pes lad 1992 – 1997. Consultant Feasibility study by MTRC.
CENTRAL & WANCHAI RECLAMATION
Cost: HK$1800M ($138M) Finance UK government. Description 20ha reclamation of Hong Kong Island providing land for airport railway termothuy and linked commercial developments Cons- truction of | Ikın seawall and ferry pices
Tenders invited November 1991 Construction period Early 1992 1903
Consultant Mansell (AskA)
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