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THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1990

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AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT RAILWAY STUDY SIGNED

A

AIRPORT

THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SIGNED A $15.6 MILLION AGREEMENT FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED RAILWAY TO THE REPLACEMENT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

DIRECTOR

FOX

THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED TODAY (THURSDAY) BETWEEN THE

A REPRESENTATIVE OF FREEMAN OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWEI SEE-KAN, AND MAUNSELL, MR DOUG MORTON.

FROM HONG

MR KWEI SAID THE PROPOSED AIRPORT RAILWAY WOULD RUN KONG ISLAND VIA THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION TO THE NEW AIRPORT.

THERE WOULD BE TWO SERVICES OPERATED A DEDICATED SERVICE AIRPORT PATRONS AND A COMMUTER SERVICE SERVING WEST KOWLOON, TSING AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ON NORTH LANTAU.

WHEN IN

OPERATION,

THE RAILWAY

FOR

YI

ASSIST IN MASS TRANSIT

ΤΟ

THE

IS EXPECTED RELIEVING CONGESTION ON THE NATHAN ROAD SECTION OF RAILWAY.

HE SAID THE NINE-MONTH FEASIBILITY STUDY ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH OTHER STUDIES, WOULD SELECT THE OPTIMUM TSING YI.

WOULD

COVER

AND, IN CONJUNCTION ROUTE FROM CENTRAL TO

AND CONTROL AS MAKE

IT WOULD RECOMMEND THE TYPE OF TRAINS, SIGNALLING

TO

WELL BE

THE USED THROUGHOUT

SERVICE AS RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE LOCATION AND OUTLINE DESIGN OF STATIONS.

SYSTEMS

WOULD THE STUDY

ALSO ASSESS THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE AND CONNECTIONS TO EXISTING AND FUTURE LINES TO ENSURE EFFICIENT SERVICE BASED ON ITS PASSENGER DEMANDS FORECASTS.

THE RAILWAY,

STUDY WOULD ARISE FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND

AND RAILWAY,

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS

FOR

ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE LOOK INTO THE PROBLEMS THAT WOULD SUBSEQUENT OPERATION OF THE MINIMISING THE EFFECTS OF THESE PROBLEMS.

MR KWEI ADDED THAT THE STUDY WOULD PROVIDE IMPORTANT INPUT A FINANCIAL STUDY WHICH WOULD COMMENCE LATER THIS YEAR.

THE AIRPORT RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE MANAGE THE STUDY WITH THE PARTICIPATION AND TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.

FOR

HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT

ASSISTANCE OF THE MASS

WILL

FREEMAN FOX

IS MAUNSELL

A

LIMITED,

THE SCIENCES

ACER LIMITED/

CES

LIMITED/ACER

COMPRISING CONSORTIUM CONSULTANTS (FAR EAST LIMITED) AND MAUNSELL CONSULTANTS ASIA PARSONS

(ASIA)

MVA CONSULTANCY, CONSULTANTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL

(ASIA) ENVIRONMENTAL AND LLEWELYN-DAVIS WEEKS HONG KONG LIMITED,

BRINCKERHOFF

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