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Question No. 11
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Written reply by the Hon. Michael Leung,
Secretary for Transport
to a Question by the Hon. Tai Chin-wah
in Legislative Council on 1.6.88
11. MR. TAI asked:
Question: Will Government inform this Council whether the
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation has submitted any recommendations on extending the Light Rail Transit so as to link up the north-western New Territories with the urban area? If not, what is the progress of the Light Rail Transit Extensions Study commissioned by the Corporation and when is the Corporation expected to make a definite decision on the recommendations contained in the Study?
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SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:
Sir,
Following acceptance by its Managing Board of the
Consultant's report on possible rail links between the
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Northwest New Territories and the urban area, the Kowloon-
Canton Railway Corporation submitted the report to Government
in March 1987. In their submission, the Corporation have
namely, indicated that none of the three links examined,Tuen Mun
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to Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long to Tsuen Wan, and Yuen Long to Tai Wo
(in Tai Po), is viable on a stand-alone basis. It is only when
the likely enhancement to the heavy and light rail systems are
taken into account that the Yuen Long to Tai Wo link would be a
viable option, adding as it might more than 50,000 passengers
to the system per day in the mid-1990s. The Corporation have
also recognised that there are many factors which could affect
the final choice of a rail link and have stressed that they
have not eliminated further consideration of alternative routes.