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WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1993
GOVT TO CONSIDER RAIL LINK TO TURN MUN
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GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER A SUGGESTION BY SOME LEGCO MEMBERS FOR A TUEN MUN EXTENSION FROM TIN SHUI WAI TO TUEN MUN NORTH OF THE WESTERN CORRIDOR RAIL LINK RECOMMENDED IN THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR IN A MOTION DERATE ON THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
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MR YEUNG EMPHASISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT DID NOT HAVE A CLOSED THE QUESTION OF EXTENDING THE PROPOSED RAIL SYSTEM ΤΟ TUEN ISSUE WOULD BE CONSIDERED FURTHER BEFORE THE STRATEGY IS
FINALISED.
COMMENTING ON OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THE RECOMMENDED WESTERN CORRIDOR RAIL ALIGNMENT, MR YEUNG SAID A COASTAL ROUTE FROM TUEN MUN TO TSUEN WAN WOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO BUILD, COSTING ABOUT $12 BILLION,
THE ALIGNMENT COULD ONLY BE USED FOR A COMMUTER SERVICE AND WOULD NOT BE A SUITABLE ROUTE FOR CROSS-BORDER PASSENGER AND FREIGHT SERVICES.
ON ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO LINK THE WESTERN CORRIDOR то THE PROPOSED ZHUHAI BRIDGE, MR YEUNG SAID: "IF AND WHEN PLANS ARE RECEIVED, THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE LOOKED AT BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE TRANSPORT NETWORK FOR THE NORTHWEST NEW TERRITORIES, INCLUDING OUR RAILWAY PROPOSALS.
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MR YEUNG SAID THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION EXERCISE ON THE RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT STUDY WILL END ON JULY 31, THE VARIOUS VIEWS, COMMENTS AND INTERESTS EXPRESSED WILL NEED TO BE CAREFULLY ANALYSED, BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT FIRMS UP A FINAL STRATEGY WITHI INDICATIONS OF RELATIVE PRIORITIES BETWEEN PROJECTS.
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