Wednesday, July 5, 1972
CAR PARKS FOR MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY
The Government will consider building underground carparks as a
project allied to the Mass Transit Railway, but it is unlikely that they
could be built on an appreciable scale as they are more costly than
above-ground carparks.
The Director of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson, stated this
today in the Legislative Council in reply to the Hon. Szeto Wai who had
asked whether Government would make such consideration.
Mr. Robson said there was little advantage to be gained in
combining the construction of the Mass Transit Railway with underground
carparks as the latter would occupy a very large area of ground compared
with that required for the railway.
In association with the railway, he said there was little opportunity
to build any kind of carpark in the existing urban areas because the
railway routes followed the line of the heavily trafficked streets in the
most intensively developed areas.
"However, in areas which are still developing such as Kwai Chung
and Tsuen Wan, the opportunity has been taken to plan the immediate
environment of the Mass Transit stations to include, wherever appropriate,
a multi-storey carpark to cater for prospective park-and-ride passengers as
well as other carparking needs."
For example, he said, four sites have been planned for multi-
storey carparks adjacent to Mass Transit stations in Kwai Chung and Tsuen
Wan.
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