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F. In order to facilitate the construction of the new airport in
Hong Kong there will be established an Airport Authority and a
Consultative Committee.
(i) The Airport Authority Ordinance will be modelled as far as
possible on the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Ordinance. The
Hong Kong Government will retain power to direct the Authority and
responsibility for key areas of policy up to 30 June 1997. The
Hong Kong Government will be willing to consider and take into
account the views of the Chinese side when the Hong Kong
Government is drawing up the draft bill on the Authority.
(ii) The Hong Kong Government is willing to appoint a Hong Kong
based individual from the Bank of China Group to sit as * full
member on the board of the Airport Authority. This member will
have equal rights with the other members. The Chinese side will
no doubt give the Hong Kong Government some suggestions as to who
this member should be.
(iii) The Hong Kong Government will set up a Consultative
Committee on the new airport and related projects. The Committee
may discuss any relevant matter but will have no decision-making
power. It should not delay the progress of the projects.
(iv) The Hong Kong Government will inform the Chinese side of the
members of the Airport Authority and Consultative Committee whom
it is proposed to appoint, and will be willing to listen to any
views that the Chinese side might have, before deciding on the
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