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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1987

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NEW ROAD TO LINK NW NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON

THE

EARLY COMMENCEMENT OF ROUTE X IT IS NOT ENVISAGED THAT THE

OPPORTUNITIES TO HONG KONG, WILL BRING ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT

THE LEGISLATIVE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

ROUTE X IS THE PROPOSED ROAD LINK BETWEEN THE TERRITORIES AND URBAN KOWLOON.

NORTH WEST NEW

MR LEUNG SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RICHARD LAI,

NEW ROUTE X WOULD HOWEVER PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO THE NORTH WEST

BE EXPECTED то COULD

BENEFIT THE ECONOMIC TERRITORIES, AND THUS ACTIVITY THERE.

HE SAID IT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED AS AN CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC.

ADDITIONAL ROUTE FOR

SEVERAL MR.

"THE NEED FOR THE ROUTE X ROAD LINK WAS ESTABLISHED BY SUB-REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES CONDUCTED BETWEEN 1981 AND 1985, LEUNG SAID.

RELATIVE ΤΟ OTHER TRANSPORT DEPENDED MAINLY ON THE PACE OF TERRITORIES AND THE BUILD-UP OF

HE SAID THE TIMING AND PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTING ROUTE X DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTH WEST NEW CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC.

SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT FUTURE TRANSPORT RESULTS OF THE STUDY

"THIS WILL BE ASSESSED IN THE STUDY (CTS-2) NOW BEING UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE TERRITORY. SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MAY 1988," HE ADDED.

AND OF THE NEED

IMPORTANCE TO SELECT MR LEUNG SAID IN VIEW

ROUTE ΤΟ PREFERRED

FACILITATE DETAILED PLANNING, AND PROTECT THE

BE ENGAGED ΤΟ CARRY OUT A PRELIMINARY CONSULTANTS WOULD SHORTLY FEASIBILITY STUDY TO IDENTIFY THE BEST ALIGNMENT FOR THIS ROAD AND ESTIMATE ITS ORDER OF COST.

TO

HE SAID THE STUDY WOULD COMMENCE IN

SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR AND

TAKE SIX MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

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