TNAG-2494-FCO40-3626-Future-of-Hong-Kong-constitutional-development-Chinese-reac-1992 — Page 77

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新機場工程统警骆署及 香港灣仔瑞安中心八樓 電話號碼: 829 6783

K: 824 1186

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GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT DIRECTOR, NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE

3th Floor, Shui Ûn Centru

Wan Chai, Hong Kong Tel.: 829 6783 Fax: 824 1186

17 November 1992

Mr Nigel Whitney

Hong Kong Department

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

London SW1A 2AH

England

Dear Nigel,

P(PACS)

Airport Contracts

Many thanks for

There are several issues:

your letter of 29 October.

(a) Future ACP contract, franchise and licence

awards;

(b) The position on the Western Harbour Crossing

franchise; and

(c) The possibility of replacing

franchises.

In this letter I am focusing on

some PAA

(a) and (b).

(c) will need further thought and on that I shall write again.

awarded

I have attached

not

list of

the award of the major contracts, franchises and licences the deadlines for over the next two year5.

The next PAA contract to be is

in fact storage/distribution licence, but the contract to design, the aviation fuel supply and construct the automatic "people mover" within the airport terminal. Both storage/distribution licence are

this and the fuel due for award

award in June

1993.

The franchise for the Western Harbour Crossing needs according to our ACP timetable to be fully approved (ExCo, Chinese), signed and

(legislation),

implemented

there

is

and ready for construction to commence by end June 1993. This project is slightly behind schedule and no room for slippage if the tunnel 1997 is to be achieved.

tunnel opening date of mid

2/.....

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