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8. ON THE AIRPORT THIS MEANS PROCEEDING WITH WORK ON A STEP BY STEP BASIS WHERE WE CAN. WE SHALL TRY TO WORK ON LEGCO MEMBERS TO PERSUADE THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT TRY TO HOLD UP JUSTIFIED APPROPRIATIONS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE CANNOT REACH AGREEMENT YET WITH CHINA. BUT WE MAY NEED AT SOME POINT TO PUT A REVISED PROPOSAL TO THE CHINESE, ABOVE OUR BOTTOM LINE, FOR THE TACTICAL PURPOSE OF GAINING LEGCO VOTES. WE MAY SOON ALSO BE PUTTING THE WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING FRANCHISE TO THEM. THAT WOULD GIVE A GOOD INDICATION OF WHETHER THEY ARE PREPARED TO BE IN ANY WAY CO- OPERATIVE IN THE COMING MONTHS.
9.. IN THE JLG WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUT THE ONUS ON THEM TO REJECT THE WENT AND PAY TV FRANCHISES. WE WILL ALSO BRIEF THEM ON CT9 AND MAKE QUITE CLEAR THAT, WHILE ONLY A LAND GRANT IS INVOLVED, WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE IN THE JLG.
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IN THE LAND COMMISSION WE WILL ALSO PUT THE ONUS ON THEM OVER THE ANNUAL LAND DISPOSAL PROGRAMME. THEY COULD WELL HOLD UP AGREEMENT ON THIS IN THE SHORT TERM. IF SO, WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY IMMEDIATE BAD EFFECTS. WE WILL CONSIDER THE SCOPE FOR USING MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING LEASES TO TIDE THE MARKET OVER FOR A
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