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SECRET

438

6.

One

Member said that it was not clear

whether the area under discussion included HMS Tamar

and suggested that when reporting back to the Council

a map of the total Central and Wanchai Reclamation

area and details of the phasing of the reclamation

should be provided to Members.

programme

agreed.

The Governor

DECISION

The Council ADVISED and the Governor ORDERED

that

-

(a) the United Kingdom

the Joint

Representative

on

Liaison Group should sound

out the Chinese side on their reaction

if the

now with

Central

Administration were to proceed

the works on that part of the

and Wanchai Reclamation

required for the airport railway; and

(b)

the

Administration

should revert to

this Council to report on the response.

INTEREST DECLARED

Professor CHEN

-

as a Board member of the MTRC

IN ATTENDANCE

Mr M. LEUNG

Mr S. SELBY

Secretary for Transport

Deputy Secretary (Treasury)