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those living in West Kowloon.

contracts

have

bean

awarded

Twelve

80 far at

$9,354 million, all are on schedule and within

budget.

10

25.

We have taken the pragmatic option of doing what we

can

to

build the airport, as I said last year,

Britain,

but for Hong Kong and Southern China".

"not for

But this

pragmatism will not build the whole airport core programme. airport railway is on hold, apart from some key design

And the date is not far off when

The

and otheradvance works.

the

start of some key airport contracts will be held up

if

we

cannot

secure

the

Chinese

Government's

agreement

on

financing.

THE PORT'S DELAYS

26.

that

the

By the same token, I regret to inform this Council

Chinese

Government's

failure to

agree

to our

proposals for the construction of CT (Container Terminal) 9

is causing worrying delay to essential port expansion.

27.

Let me spell out what is involved here:

The

port

and its related

business generate

15

per

cent

of

GDP

and

jobs

for

350,000 people.

请