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PHONG RONG GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES

DAILY

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Thursday, June 8, 1972

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY

Statement By D.P.W. At Press Conference

At yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, the Financial

Secretary announced that Government had decided that the surface public

transport system must be augmented, if at all possible, by a Mass

Transit Railway and that investigations be carried out and the design

of the railway be prepared as a matter of urgency.

Speaking at a press conference today (Thursday), the Director

of Public Works, the Hon. J.J. Robson, said that the railway system

to be adopted was similar to the Preferred System recommended in the

Hong Kong Mass Transit Further Studies Financial Report prepared by the

Consulting Engineers.

The following is the full text of Mr. Robson's statement:

"The final report and the abstract, both of which are on sale to

the public as from today, contain the estimated costs and revenues of

the System based on prices prevailing in mid-1970 but exclude all engineering

fees and expenditures and administration and financing costs.

"Since this report was completed, the alignment of all routes has

been studied, amended and accurately defined by the Public Works Department

and an additional station to serve the extensive new development in the

Taikoo area has been added to the system.

"The