Part I
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Subject
Extension to the
Modified Initial System of the Mass Transit Railway (CR 7/4913/77)
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DIP TRANS
Development of an Integrated Public Transport System for 1980.
Purpose
To resolve major policy problems related to constructing extensions to the Modified Initial System which cannot be settled within the specialist committees dealing with land acquisition, planning and
construction work.
To study the changes in other public transport modes required as a result of the opening of the MIS of the MTR and the electrification of the KCR.
Progress Made & Present Position
Next Quarter Targets
to continue to meet
(a) The Tsuen Wan Mass Transit Extension (a) Reference Committee
Reference Committee under the chairmanship of the Secretary for the Environment has continued to deal with high level decisions concerned with the extension.
(b) Tenders for the two major contracts
Nos. 301 and 302 closed on 24th July. Contract Nos. 303 Lai King Station, tunnels and overhead structure, 305 Tai Wo Hau Station and tunnels and 307 Tsuen Wan Station site formation works went out to tender on 29th May, 3rd July and 19th Junc respectively. (c) Resumptions and clearance of land
required for the depot are well in hand. Additional compensation of post-war owner occupiers of tenement buildings has been agreed. The formula for assessing compenation of factory owners is awaiting approval by Finance Committee.
(a) Halcrow Fox & Associates have been
chosen as the consultants for the DIPTRANS project.
(b) The second meeting of the Steering
Group was held on 6th July to discuss the revised brief for the consultants, the Inception Report and the Monthly Progress Report.
as required to resolve policy issues.
(b) Monitor progress of
contract tendering programme.
(c) Monitor progress.
Steering Group to continue to monitor progress of study on the basis of interim and monthly progress reports.