The Government has yet to decide on the method of granting the right to operate the new Lantau container port, Secretary for Economic Services Stephen Ip says.
A decision would be made nearer the time when the new terminals were required.
In the past, the Government granted the right to operate terminals at Kwai Chung either by private treaty or by tender.
Mr Ip said that after the Port Development Board's cargo forecasts were updated early next year, the Government would be able to determine more accurately when the first terminal would be required.
'We have established close contact with port authorities in the mainland, and in undertaking the forecast exercise we have taken into account economic developments and current and planned container terminal facilities in the mainland,' Mr Ip said.
Planned facilities for the Lantau port include roads linking the port with the North Lantau Expressway, land for terminal operations, public utilities and drainage.
