Introduction
West Kowloon Reclamation
Annex B
This is one of the 10 ACP projects. It provides land
for the expressway (West Kowloon Expessway) and the high speed
rail link to the new airport (Airport Railway) and the toll plaza
for the Western Harbour Crossing.
2.
The main challenge to the project is the reprovisioning
of over 30 existing waterfront businesses and facilities, without
interruption to their functioning.
Size of the Reclamation
3.
The total area of the reclamation is 334 hectares
extending from Yau Ma Tei northwards to Lai Chi Kok. The project
will add about 30% to the size of the Kowloon Peninsula with the
existing West Kowloon shoreline extended by an average of 1km.
4.
The project will involve the shifting of 23 million
cubic metres of mud and 66 million cubic metres of marine fill.
More than 15km of seawall, breakwaters and culverts and
12km of local roads (in addition to the West Kowloon Expressway,
Airport Railway and Western Harbour Crossing) will be built.
5.