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香港政府
GIS
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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
Sunday, December 10, 1972
FOUNDATION WORK FOR HUNG HOM RAILWAY TERMINUS IN PROGRESS
The foundation work for the new multi-million dollar Railway Terminus
complex at Hung Hom is progressing well while other development works including
the laying of railway tracks, building an access ramp and a giant concrete
podium deck are either underway or to start soon.
At a later stage, the railway station proper, an indoor stadiwn,
a multi-storey car park and a bus terminus will be built on the podium.
The new Kowloon-Canton Railway Terminus, which will replace the out-
dated Tsim Sha Tsui station, occupies an area of about 1.4 million square feet
on the Hung Hom reclamation.
Mr. S. Grunberg, the Chief Engineer of the Railway Division, Public
Works Department, said the whole project is expected to cost about $160 million.
The tracks and sidings being laid at the railway terminus total about
eight miles, and will join the existing alignment of the railway at the Princess
Margaret Road tunnel.
Work on two access ramps to the eastern and westem ends of the podium
has already begun. When completed, the main ramp will eventually be linked with
Gillies Avenue and the other with the Cross Harbour Tunnel approach roads.
The construction of the reinforced concrete podium deck will begin
early next year. It covers a floor area of about 600,000 square feet and will
be built 31 feet above ground level.
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