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18.

expressed

9

Mr. Leung Kwong-cheong,

disappointment

that the

Chairman of Kwai Tsing DB,

Consultative Committee on

the New Airport and Related Projects had again been recently. He said that the general public already

sidestepped

felt let down prior to the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the New Airport because they had been kept in

but

Recently the

the dark when the negotiations were conducted. business sector had been briefed by a senior HKG official on the negotiations between the UK and the Chinese governments the Consultative Committee had been left out. He stressed that it was important for both governments to win the support of the people of Hong Kong and for the Committee to be consulted on issues affecting the new airport.

Afterall the

new airport was to be built for the benefit of Hong Kong.

19.

that the

British

Mr. Wan Hon-cheung, Chairman of Sai Kung DB, said current points system in considering application for Nationality was unfair. To illustrate, he said that because of his age (over 40 years) his chance of success in applying for British Nationality had been compromised although he was a DB Chairmen and had been active in other community services. The points system should be reviewed so that

contributions made by community

leaders

could be better

recognized.