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Hongkong Telegraph, December 2, 1970 – $

22 STATIONS IN

KOWLOON

TUBE SYSTEM

TSUN WAN

KOWLOON

A Y-shaped underground railway system, stretching 12.6 miles and to include 22 stations spread across the entire Kowloon peninsula, is envisaged for the initial stage of the proposed tube, it was reliably learned.

Later stages, according to a revised report by the consultants, Freeman, Fox and Partners, will 10 include the extension of the line from Laichikok to Tsun Wan, and from Kun Tong to Yau !!! Tong, as well as an under-ground. line from Kennedy Town to Shaukiwan along the northern waterfront.

The report, which was in an advance stage of preparation,* would be forwarded to the Transport Advisory Committee for study and approval within the, next few weeks.

The initial stage, expected to cost $2,000 million based on, present costing, calls for one branch of the "Y" from Kun Tong to North Kowloon, and the other from Laichikok, both joining at Mongkok and then stretching under Nathan Road across the harbour to the Central' District.

This initial stage, if approved, is expected to be completed by

1978.

In the final stage of the scheme, expected to cost another $4,400 million, the line will be extended to Tsun Wan and '' beyond Kun Tong to Ma Yau Tong. The sources said there would also be a line along the waterfront on Hongkong Island and another line along Diamond Hill through Ma Tau Wei, Hunghom and across the harbour to the Western Market.

The full scheme would have a total length of about 33 miles' with 47 stations and is scheduled

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[HONGKONG SHAUKIWAN

Map showing the proposed {

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to be completed by 1985, the sources added.

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Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Transport, Mr A. J. Shephard, said the report by the consultants,

with recommendations by his department and the Public Works Department, would go to the Transport Advisory Committee soon.

These recommendations would be mainly on whether Hongkong needed such a system. But Mr Shephard said he could 'not disclosed them.

His personal view, however, was that it would be "essential and useful" to Hongkong.

From the TAC, he said, the report would go to the Governor- in-Council for a decision.

The Transport Commissioner noted that Government would have to do a lot of thinking since it was such a big project involving dollars.

many millions of

It would have to be financed either directly by Government or by loans, or a mixture of both.

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