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- WORLD, Page 45World NotesHONG KONGWho Runs the Colony Now?
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- Hong Kong's proposed new $16 billion airport is more than a
- spectacular engineering project. Unveiled in 1989, the plan soon
- turned into a test of wills between London and Beijing. Since
- Britain had not previously consulted China, Beijing refused to
- give its approval, which was necessary for financing, and the
- project stalled. At issue: who runs Hong Kong before 1997, when
- China takes over?
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- Last week the answer became clearer. Britain and China
- signed an agreement in which Beijing approved the project, but
- in turn London must consult Beijing on all major aspects of the
- airport's development. Beyond that, China gained a voice in
- running Hong Kong.
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