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For Discussion on 27 May 2005 Legislative Council Panel on Transport Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge and North Lantau Highway Connection Purpose This paper updates Members on the progress of the advance work for the Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge (HZMB) and the North Lantau Highway Connection (NLHC), and seeks Members’ support for a funding application to be made to the Public Works Subcommittee/Finance Committee (PWSC/FC) for the conceptual design of and advance technical studies for the HZMB. Background Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge 2. At the meeting of the Panel on 29 September 2003, we briefed Members on the arrangement for taking forward the advance work for the HZMB. We informed Members that the HZMB Advance Work Co-ordination Group (AWCG) had been set up by the governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Guangdong Province and the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) to proceed with the advance work for the HZMB as quickly as possible. On 24 October 2003, we further informed Members of the justification for the HZMB and the possible locations of its landing point in Northwest Lantau. On 25 June 2004, we briefed Members on AWCG’s appointment of China Highway Planning and Design Institute (HPDI) to conduct a full engineering feasibility study (the feasibility study) for the HZMB. We also informed Members of the setting up of a Project Office in Guangzhou to monitor the conduct of the feasibility study. North Lantau Highway Connection 3. At the meeting of the Panel on 29 September 2003, we sought LC Paper No. CB(1)1605/04-05(03) - 2 - Members’ support for a funding application to be made to the PWSC and FC for an investigation and preliminary design (IPD) study for the Hong Kong section of the HZMB as well as the NLHC for connection to the local road network. On 25 June 2004, we briefed Members on the commissioning of the IPD study for the Hon