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WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1989

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THE SUGGESTION FOR AN MTR HARBOUR CROSSING FROM YAU MA FORTRESS AS THE NEXT RAIL JARDOUR OPTION AS IT WOULD BRING RF: IEF TO THE HEAVILY CONGESTED

CROSSING PROVIDED AN ACCEPTABLE CORRIDOR.

NATHAN ROAD

HUNG WOULD

"BESIDES, THE INTERMEDIATE KCR/MTR INTERCHANGE STATION AT HOM WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THIS DESIGNATED RAIL HARBOUR CROSSINE RELIEVE THE CURRENTLY OVERLOADED INTERCHANGE WOULD MAXIMISE THE USE OF THE KCR LINE FROM KOWLOON TONG TO HUNG 1,0M,

AT KOWLOON TONG AND HE ADDED.

MR CHENG ALSO SUGGESTED THE

PROPOSALS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MENTIONED IN THE GREEN PAPER.

GOVERNMENT CONSIDER TWO RA/

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THE FIRST ONE WAS THE KOWLOON-CANTON REPORTED PLANS TO EXTEND ITS RAIL SYSTEM FROM HUNG HOM TO HAPPY VALLEY RAILWAY CORPORATION'S OR CAUSEWAY BAY.

"THIS IS A CONSTRUCTIVE SUGGESTION THE SEEMINGLY NEVER ENDING CONGESTION PROBLEM

WHICH WOULD HELP RELIEVE TUNNEL AND AT THE

AT THE CROSS HARBOUR WOULD ALSO SECTION OF THE KCR LINE FROM KOWLOON

UTILISE EFFECTIVELY THE WHICH IS AT PRESENT UNDER-USED,

TONG TO HUNG HOM, A SECTION HE SAID.

SAME TIME,

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MR CHENG SAID THE SECOND PROPOSAL SYSTEM BEING PROPOSED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO LINK THE SOUTH OF

WAS A LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT KONG ISLAND TO CENTRAL THROUGH A TUNNEL AND FOLLOWING A ROUTE TO THE PEAK TRAM'S.

HONG SIMILAR

IR COMMENTED: "THIS PROPOSAL, IF APPROVED, DEMANDS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, ESPECIALLY IN THE DENSELY POPULATED

WILL EASE TRAFFIC FU AND POK FU LAM WHERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IS SUCH A COMMON EYESORE.

"THIS PROJECT SHOULD

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CONSIDERATION BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE DELAYED.

THEREFORE BE ENCOURAGED AND ITS

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"WE MUST APPRECIATE THAT ANY PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IS BVIOUSLY A SIGN OF DEMONSTRATING CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE

DEVELOPMENT

STRATEGY.,

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GOVERNMENT'S CHENG APPLAUDED

RECOMMENDATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROUTE WESTERN DISTRICT OF HONG

KONG ISLAND

THROUGH

PORT AND

AIRPORT

THE GREEN PAPER'S 3 HIGHWAY FROM THE CROSSING AND WEST KOWLOON TO YUEN LONG; AND THE ROUTE 7

THE WESTERN HARBOUR THE END OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR

HIGHWAY FROM AND. WAN CHAL RECLAMATION TO WESTERN DISTRICT AND ROUND

THROUGH THE PLANNED CENTRAL ABERDEEN.

THE COAST TO

SHOULD

"IT IS THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THE WORK WAN CHAI RECLAMATION

ON THE ACCOMMODATE THIS MAJOR ROAD SYSTEM, AOCOMM

COMMENCE AS A MATTER OF

HE NOTED.

CENTRAL

URGENCY

AND

TO

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