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(£) Transport
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101. The size of the transport programme. reflects the neod to meet the demand for nearly 8 million pacsongoz trips daily on public transport and to provide for ovo: 340,000 vehicles to move around Fong Kong'a road network, In the ascestuent of priorities in the 19708, emphasis was rightly placed on
social
boing placed
mezcures to improve the road notworki to expand and improvo public transport, particularly rail servicesD: and to ensure the
programmes.
More
omphasia is
NOW
more economical and efficient use of our road network.
(1) Road network
the
on
ioz. Improvements in the road system so far this year have included the partial opening of the Abordoon Tunnel and the Airport Tunnel. Early in 1983 tho Tuon Mun Highway will bo fully operational with dual 3-lane operation.
Work continuca on
the major trunk routes,
trunk routes, the Island
the Island Eastern Corridor,
Eastern Corridor, the Sha
Tin/Tai Po coastal road and the remaining stretches of the Now Territories circular road; Tha · strategic road network will
continue to be a major investment commitment
commitment as now projects, such as the link between Touen Wap and Sha Tin, commence.
103. The next major project to bo dočided upon is the docond fixed crossing of the harbour. Subject to certain technical constraints connected with the airport, this is likely to be a
bridge at Lei Yue Mun.
104.
(ii) Public transport
The growth in public transport capacity in 1982 hac been perhaps the greatoct =0 far achieved. In May, the modernised and electrifiod KCR opened its inner suburban service
· from Hung Hom to Sha Tin. The outer suburban porvice to Lo Wu will be commissioned in the latter half of 1983. New railway
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