WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989
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RAIL
HANDLING FACILITIES,
DIRECT DOOR ΤΟ
GIVEN THE SMALL SIZE OF THE TERRITORY AND THE SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT YARDS AND WHARFAGE AND ASSOCIATED CARGO THE FREIGHT HANDLERS AND CONSIGNEES WOULD PREFER THE DOOR SERVICE OFFERED BY GOODS VEHICLES.
FOR EXPANDING THE FREIGHT THERE WAS ALSO VERY LIMITED SCOPE HANDLING CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING RAILWAY LINE, HE SAID.
MR. LEUNG EMPHSISED THAT TURNING TO THE SUBJECT OF PLANNING,
TRANSPORT EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION WOULD NOT ONLY REDUCE PRESSURE ON OUR SYSTEM BUT ALSO PRODUCE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT.
AND
HE ASSURED MEMBERS THAT THE TRANSPORT
WITH CLOSELY
TRANSPORT WERE WORKING METROPLAN AND MAJOR RECLAMATION STUDIES.
BRANCH AND DEPARTMENTS PADS. LAND PLANNERS
ON
RAILWAY SYSTEMS SHOULD BE FURTHER EXTENDED
* * * * *
SUBSTANTIALLY
HONG KONG'S RAILWAY SYSTEMS, WHICH HAVE DEMONSTRATED THEIR SUCCESS IN REDUCING
THE CONGESTION PROBLEM ON ROAD NETWORKS, SHOULD BE FURTHER EXTENDED, THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
SAID IN
SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE ON THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY, MR CHENG SAID HE LENT HIS SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSED
OF THE EXTENSION
NECESSARY MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY TO TSEUNG KWAN O (JUNK BAY) WHICH WAS
ANTICIPATED HIGH TO MEET THE
CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION IN THE
DISTRICT.
RESIDENTS
"THIS WILL NOT ONLY HELP ATTRACT PEOPLE TO MOVE INTO THE NEW
THE TOWN BUT WILL GREATLY IMPROVE THE MOBILITY OF
270,000 THE TOWN IS EXPECTED TO HOUSE BY 2001," HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, MR CHENG SAID THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ALSO DISTRICT OF SERIOUSLY CONSIDER EXTENDING THE MTR LINE TO THE WESTERN KENNEDY TOWN WHERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION POSED A SEVERE HEADACHE FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND DRIVERS ALIKE.
LINE,
THE EASILY
SUCH "MOST OF US WOULD AGREE THAT WITHOUT
AN MTR TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS IN THAT PART OF HONG KONG WOULD NOT BE RESOLVED.
"AS WE ARE AWARE, THE WESTERN DISTRICT IS BEING REVIVED AS
HONG OF OUR MAJOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS ON
KONG ISLAND,
HE SAID.
ONE
MR CHENG SAID HE FULLY AGREED WITH THE GREEN PAPER WAS AN URGENT NEED FOR A NEW RAIL HARBOUR CROSSING TO MEET GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR CROSS HARBOUR PASSENGER TRIPS.
THAT THERE THE RAPID
/THE SUGGESTION