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FS: What would? Sorry,. I can't hear that ...?
Q: What effect it seems to have ...?
FS: I think he seems to have command wide community support and that's what the civil service wants, in that whoever becoming our Chief Executive should have wide community support and his personal integrity is well know. So I think he will be a very popular person in the civil service. Thank you very much.
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The way forward for three Priority Railway Projects
The Secretary for Transport, Mr Gordon Siu today (Wednesday) announced that the domestic passenger line of the Western Corridor Railway (WCR) would be built first and the cross border and freight lines at a later date.
He also pointed out that the MTR Tseung Kwan O Extension (TKE) should be constructed to provide the much needed transport services by residents in the new town.
At the same time, the MTR Quarry Bay Congestion Relief Works would be implemented as a matter of urgency, Mr Siu added.
The Secretary for Transport said that the Governor in Council endorsed the way forward for the two projects after considering the Government consultants' findings.
He explained that KCRC's proposal for the WCR would provide three services: a Port Rail Line (freight rail), a cross border passenger service and a domestic passenger service linking West Kowloon to Tuen Mun.
"We recognize that there is an urgent need for a domestic passenger rail link from Kowloon to Northwest New Territories (NWNT).
"However, we are still some way away from reaching any definitive conclusions on the development and timing of the new rail border crossing at Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang and the freight rail, and will need more time to study this.
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