CONSTRUCTION firms and the Provisional Airport Authority remain deadlocked over contract conditions despite three days of negotiations.
Talks broke up yesterday afternoon without the expected agreement which would have ended the 10-week row.
This was despite concessions by the authority which resulted in provisional agreements on four of the five issues raised by the Hong Kong Construction Association and agreement on 20 minor amendments.
The remaining point outstanding is how contractual disputes should be handled.
Contractors said that without an agreement on this point a deal on the rest was meaningless.
The four tentative agreements clarify the duties and powers of the project manager, limit contractors' responsibility for extra work to structures it has also designed, limits the amount of general damages authority can impose, and restricts the work needed to make good ground settlement.