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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987
MR LEUNG SAID IT LRT
WITHIN THE NORTHWEST TRANSIT SERVICE AREA, WAS GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION THAT THE KCRC SHOULD FULLY DEVELOP THE
EVENTUAL WITH
EXTENSIONS TO SYSTEM BETWEEN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG, TIN SHUI WAI AND POSSIBLY LONG PING IN NORTH YUEN LONG.
REGIONAL
1 OF THE SYSTEM "IT REMAINS THE KCRC'S OBJECTIVE THAT STAGE
YEAR AND THAT THE SUBSEQUENT SHOULD OPEN IN AUGUST NEXT EXTENSIONS SHOULD OPEN OVER THE SUCCEEDING THREE TO FOUR YEARS.
H
AND
"THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LRT, THE PLANNING OF EXTERNAL RAIL
OVER ROAD LINKS AND THE MASSIVE PROGRAMME OF HIGHWAY PROJECTS COSTING
YEARS ARE CLEAR INDICATIONS OF THE $5 BILLION OVER THE NEXT FIVE
PROVIDE TO
ADEQUATE TRANSPORT GOVERNMENT'S
OF THE TERRITORY OVER THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS
DETERMINATION
COMING YEARS,"
ON THE
FUTURE PROJECTS
MR STUDY, UNDER
LEUNG SAID THESE WITH TSUEN WAN, TSING TI AND VIA A FUTURE WEST
INCLUDED ROUTE X LINKING YUEN LONG KOWLOON, IN DUB COURSE, WITH ITS EXTENSION BEING KOWLOON EXPRESSWAY AND WESTERN HARBOUR CROSSING.
PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE SOCIAL WELL BEING OF OUR THAT TRANSPORT INTENTION
CONTINUE TO BB
MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT TRANSPORT BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE ECONOMIC AND
AND COMMUNITY
IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES AND SERVICES THAT HONG KONG NEEDED SHOULD PROVIDED.
"IN THIS TASK WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK AND TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS VIEWS OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE GENERAL PUBLIC," HE ADDED.
THE AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH A FACTOR BEHIND TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRAFFIC CONGESTION SHOULD BE LOOKED
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT,
AT THE HON MICHAEL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MUST BE
"IN GENERAL, TRANSPORT PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY, NUMBER OF VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT TYPES, AND PEOPLE IN THE NEW TOWNS AND
BETWEEN THE
THE
NEW
IN SOMR PERSPECTIVE,
LEUNG, SAID IN THE
BASED UPON CERTAIN OF TRAFFIC, IN THE TRAVELLING NEEDS OF TOWNS AND THE URBAN
ו!
AREAS, HE SAID.
"ALL FORECASTS,
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