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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
1.
Major components -
(a)
(b)
(c)
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34 km superhighway dual 3 lane from Chek Lap Kok to Central including 1.4 km suspension bridge from Tsing Yi to N. Lantau and 1 km third harbour crossing from Kowloon to Western;
34 km passenger rail link from Chek Lap Kok to Central to provide both a dedicated, high speed airport service and a public urban service;
on
works
both (a) completion by 1996;
and
(b)
to
in 1992 commence
for
(d)
new
trunk highway link from Lantau required by 2006;
from H.K.
Island West
to N.
(e)
(f)
Route 3 3 - dual
dual 3 3 lane highway also to be built as priority project linking Kowloon with NWNT- strategic link to PRC; and
overall cost of PADS transport projects at 1990 prices (excluding (e)) HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) (£ 2.4 billion).
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PADS Section, Planning Department
3 April 1990