Supplementary to question No. 2
in Legco Meeting on 11.3.87
MR. LIU (in Cantonese): Sir, we know that the utilisation rate
of the Sheung Wan station is very low So will MTRC consider
extending this to the Western area so that the utilisation rate
can be boosted?
SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT: Sir, for the record the Sheung Wan
station is not the one with the lowest usage. In fact the one
with the lowest
lowest usage is Heng Fa Chuen station. But to take
LIU's point on the Western District extension, the MTRC
retains certain railway reserves for a possible future
Mr.
extension of the Island Line to Western District.
The
tension had been studied in some depth
past and it was concluded that the
would not provide a financial
time in the future, reclamation on
possibility of such an
by MTRC in the recent
present potential demand
justification. If at some
the west of Central was to proceed, the subject will of course
again be studied to determine whether it is
increased population,
to
build an extension
feasible, with
to the Island
situation in the
Line. In the meantime, to alleviate the
Western District the Commissioner for Transport is studying the
Western District Traffic Study with a view to improving
transport arrangements in that district. This is in hand. I
expect that the study will be finished by the end of this year.