Administrative Region Government from 1 July 1997. The Chinese Government have accepted that the Bank of China will
play an appropriate part, for example in the syndication of
loans for the airport projects, and that Chinese construction firms may compete in the normal way for projects connected with the airport.
C.
On important matters relating to the airport project
that straddle 30 June 1997, the Chinese and British
Governments will carry out consultations in a spirit of
cooperation and in accordance with the Sino-British Joint
Declaration. An Airport Committee will be constituted for
this purpose under the auspices of the Sino-British Joint
Liaison Group, with membership drawn equally from both
sides. Its tasks will be as follows:
(i) The British side will consult the Chinese side
within the Airport Committee before the Hong Kong Government
grants major airport-related franchises or contracts
straddling 30 June 1997 or guarantees airport-related debt
straddling 30 June 1997. The Chinese side will adopt a positive attitude to such grants, contracts and guarantees. Up to one month after the British side provide details of the proposals will be allowed for discussion between the two sides in each case. Any decision will give full weight to the Chinese Government's views. The governing criteria in
the case of a decision on a franchise will be the
profitability and efficiency of that franchise;
(ii) The British side will consult the Chinese side within the Airport Committee before the Hong Kong Government proceeds with any major airport project other than those in the Annex to this Memorandum and any of the current Airport
Core Programme projects in the Annex for which the bulk of
government expenditure will fall after 30 June 1997. Such
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