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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1992
SAID
IN THE LONGER TERM, MR LEUNG CONGESTION IN THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES OF THE COUNTRY PARK SECTION OF ROUTE 3.
THE SOLUTION то ROAD LAY IN THE CONSTRUCTION
PRELIMINARY DESIGNS OF THIS $10 BILLION PROJECT ARE IN HAND AND A REPORT IS EXPECTED FROM THE FINANCIAL CONSULTANTS NEXT MONTH ON HOW BEST THE PROJECT COULD BE FINANCED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR SO THAT IT COULD BE BUILT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
(LRT), RELAX
ON PEAK HOUR CONGESTION OF THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM MR LEUNG SAID A REVIEW IS IN HAND TO CONSIDER HOW BEST TO EXISTING RULES IN THE TRANSIT SERVICE AREA.
RESULTS OF THE REVIEW WILL BE RELEASED EARLY NEXT YEAR FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION.
OTHER MEASURES TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC NEW TERRITORIES INCLUDE A $2.7 BILLION ROAD AN EXTENSION OF THE LRT TO TIN SHUI WAI, IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES PLANS CLIMBING LANES IN THE UPHILL SECTION OF THE THE WIDENING OF SECTIONS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD.
FLOW IN THE NORTHWEST CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME, AND AN EXTENSIVE ROAD FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TUEN MUN HIGHWAY AND
ON LONG-TERM TRANSPORT PLANNING, MR LEUNG SAID REPORT ON RAIL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE BY THE YEAR.
A CONSULTANTS END OF THIS
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REPORT WILL COVER RAIL LINKS TO THE TERRITORIES AND OTHER AREAS INCLUDING TSEUNG KWAN 0.
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MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOT COMMITTED BUILDING AN MTR EXTENSION TO TSEUNG KWAN O UNTIL AN OVERALL VIEW TAKEN ON ITS VIABILITY AND ITS RELATIVE PRIORITY COMPARED WITH OTHER RAIL, DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES.
ALSO BY EARLY NEXT YEAR, A FREIGHT TRANSPORT STUDY WILL BE FINALISED. THE STUDY WILL RECOMMEND A POSSIBLE FREIGHT RAIL LINE TO THE CONTAINER PORT AND MEASURES TO ORGANISE THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY MORE EFFICIENTLY.
REVIEWING TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT, MR LEUNG SAID HONG KONG CAN JUSTIFIABLY BE PROUD OF ITS RECORD.
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"OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, WE HAVE BUILT THREE MTR LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM, SIX TUNNELS AND OVER 350 KILOMETRES OF ROAD.
"WE HAVE ADDED 120 BUS ROUTES, 70 RESIDENTIAL COACH SERVICES AND 150 GREEN MINIBUS SERVICES.'
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IN ADDITION, THE KCRC HAS INVESTED $5.8 BILLION IN UPGRADING ITS SYSTEM AND ROLLING STOCK AND THE MTRC HAVE SPENT $15 BILLION, LEUNG SAID.
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"BUT NO CITY IN THE WORLD CAN EVER REMOVE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
COMPLETELY.
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