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INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR.

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P.02.

Lines to Take for the Governor

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1.

CONTAINER TERMINAL 9 (CT9)

Line to Take

The Government's

rights for CT9 to a

port operators is

forward.

28%.

cope.

Container

decision to offer development combination of new and existing

We are also

a pragmatic and sensible way traffic is growing at a rate of

We need to ensure facilities are available to

Hence we need to involve existing operators so as to tap their skills at fast tracking and experience at operating high capacity terminals. aware that competition in the container port is limited. We wish to stimulate competition so as to strengthen the port's hub status and reinforce the economic benefits which go

with that status.

status. This

means involving

involving new players. Our proposals on CT9 do just that.

Defensive: Why exclude UTC (ie Taiwan's Evergreen)

UTC has only limited experience in terminal design

and construction.

Not convinced that UTC could

actually build the terminal to meet our very tight deadlines nor operate at the level of throughput which

the others can achieve.

2.

BUSIN S AND PROFESSIONALS FEDERATION'S PROPOSALS ON

CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Line to Take

Any proposals

must

people of Hong between Chinese

for the 1995 electoral arrangements be fair, open and command the support of the

Kong.

These criteria have been agreed

and British sides.

We would welcome