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Line running from Chai Wan to Admiralty.
47.
The opening of new bridges at Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok and Lo
Wu improved communications between Hong Kong and the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone of China. These, together with the Lok Ma
Chau bridge which is due to be completed in 1988, should provide
sufficient capacity to cope with the expected growth of traffic over
the border into the next decade.
48. The opening of the New Territories Trunk Road between Sha Tin
and Fanling in September 1985 and the opening earlier in the year of
the Island Eastern Corridor linking the eastern part
part of Hong Kong
Island with the remainder of
of the
the urban area greatly improved Hong Kong's road communication network. The Hong Kong Government decided
that a new Eastern Harbour Crossing should provide road and rail tunnel facilities; at the end of the period under review, the Government was negotiating with several consortia concerning construction operation and financing of the tunnel.
the
49. A review of development in Hong Kong would not be complete
without mention of the new towns.
In addition to continuing
new towns of Sha Tin,
consolidation of the now well-established
Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Yen Long which are forcast to house 540,000, 680,000, 420,000 and 102,000 people respectively by 1994,
construction made good
progress at Tai Po and Fanling where populations of 242,000 and 147,000 are expected in the same year. Major engineering works and public housing construction to house 140,000 people by 1994 are underway in Junk Bay and the first residents of the new town will move in by early 1987. Advance
engineering work started at Tin Shui Wai in the north-western New Territories where the population is expected to
is expected to reach 66,000
reach 66,000 people also by 1994. By 1995 population in that area, which also includes Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, could rise to
Long, could rise to over 700,000; and to cater for the expected trave! demand in this region, work on a Light Rail Transit system linking Tuen Mun with Yuen Long will commence early
next year.
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