BEIJING will not consider granting the 1,200 hectares of land related to the Chek Lap Kok airport project until China and Britain resolve the the airport financing plan, says Sun Yanheng, Chinese Senior Representative in the Sino-British Land Commission.
Mr Sun last night said the question of the land grant for airport and railway was an integral part of the airport financing package.
He was responding to a report which said Hongkong had urged China to hold discussions with Britain on the land grant as soon as possible.
''We will discuss the question of land grant for the new airport at the Joint Liaison Group's Airport Committee,'' he said.
Mr Sun also ruled out suggestions that China should use the Land Fund for a cash injection to the airport project to lower borrowings.