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tonnes of cargo per year.
Construction of the new airport
is now proceeding at full speed and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, we intend to open the first runway in 1997.
6.
The other task that we have set ourselves is the
establishment of a network of free-standing bilateral Air Services Agreements between Hong Kong and its aviation partners. We commenced a negotiation programme in 1985. The Hong Kong/Australia Air Services Agreement is the tenth
agreement to be signed.
1.
Joint
The agreements
The signing of these agreements is fully
consistent with
Sino-British the provisions of the
Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong. are drawn up with the full support of the Government of the People's Republic of China and will remain in force after
1997.
Under the provisions of the Joint Declaration, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will also be able
after 1997
conclude, under specific authorization from the Chinese Government, its own Air Services Agreements
separate from those of China.
8.
It
The fact that we are able to sign two agreements on the same day is in no way a matter of coincidence. is the result of the perseverance, dedication and goodwill on the parts of both Governments and of all those who have
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