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The future
7.
The Government is convinced
that if Hong Kong's future transport
needs are to be met it must have a
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Mass Transit Railway. Knowing this,
the Provisional Authority has in recent
weeks developed a Modified Initial
System and assessed its viability.
The
results of this intensive exercise
have been considered by the Governor in
Council and approved.
8.
The Modified Initial System
seeks a maximum return on investment
by selecting, from the Initial System,
those sections of line which run through
the most densely populated urban districts
and which are, therefore, the most
commercially viable. On this basis
the Modified Initial System is a
continuous S-shaped line running from
Kwun Tong through North East Kowloon,
Nathan Road and finally under the harbour
to Central District. By running through
the most densely populated urban districts
and providing a link with Central District
the Modified Initial System
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