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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1975.
ACTING GOVERNOR TO OPEN NEW RAILWAY TERMINUS
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THE NEW HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 24) BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DENYS ROBERTS.
THE $150 MILLION COMPLEX, WHICH OFFERS MORE SPACIOUS AND BETTER FACILITIES FOR TRAIN COMMUTERS, IS THE RESULT OF THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE AND HIGHWAYS OFFICE. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE CONSULTANT ENGINEERS, MESSRS. J. ROGER PRESTON AND PARTNERS.
SIR DENYS WILL FORMALLY OPEN THE TERMINUS AT 11 A.M. AND WILL ADDRESS THE 180 GUESTS AFTER AN INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, MR. DAVID MCDONALD. DURING THE CEREMONY, MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE BAND.
THE NEW TERMINUS, WHICH WILL REPLACE THE 65-YEAR-OLD TERMINAL AT TSIM SHA TSUI, WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED BY THE P.W.D. TO COPE WITH THE EVER INCREASING NUMBERS OF PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT GOODS, AND IS CAPABLE OF HANDLING 10,000 PASSENGERS AN HOUR AND UP TO 5,000 TONS OF GOODS PER DAY.
MR. SIEMA 'GRUNBERG, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE, WHO CO-ORDINATED THE ENGINEERING AND BUILDING WORKS, NOTED THAT APART FROM PROVIDING IMPROVED FACILITIES THE NEW TERMINUS WILL ALSO RELEASE A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND IN TSIM SHA TSUI FOR REDEVELOPMENT.
THE TERMINUS OCCUPIES A 30-ACRE SITE ON THE HUNG HOM RECLAMATION CLOSE TO THE KOWLOON PORTAL OF THE CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY FOOT, ROAD AND FERRY.
THE MAIN STRUCTURAL FEATURE OF THE COMPLEX IS A VAST PODIUM WHICH BEARS THE PASSENGER STATION BUILDING, A CAR PARK AND BUS STATION.
BOOKING OFFICES, WAITING ROOMS, A PASSENGER CIRCULATING AREA, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS AND RAILWAY OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE PODIUM WITH THE PASSENGER PLATFORMS BELOW.
PASSENGERS WILL FIND IT CONVENIENT TO MOVE FROM THE CIRCULATING AREA TO THE PLATFORMS BY EITHER THE STAIRS OR ESCALATORS. THERE ARE SPECIAL LIFTS FOR LUGGAGE.
MR. GRUNBERG