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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: TRANSPORT LINKS.
THE TRANSPORT STUDY MENTIONED BY DP. MAREK IS BEING UNDERTAKEN
BY THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, AND WILL STUDY ONLY LIGHT
RAIL TRANSIT EXTENSIONS. HOWEVER, IF THE PATRONAGE FORECASTS
INDICATE THAT A HEAVY RAIL EXTENSION MAY BE MORE SUITABLE, THE
CORPORATION WILL NOT IGNORE THE CONCLUSION. AT THE SAME TIME THE
MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION IS ALSO STUDYING THE ALTERNATIVE
OF A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION FROM TSUEN WAN TO YEUN LONG.
THESE MATTERS ARE, OF COURSE, TOTALLY WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL IN DUE COURSE EVALUATE ALL
OPTIONS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.
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