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ENVIRONMENT BRANCH PROGRESS REPORT

1ST AUGUST 1976 TO 31ST OCTOBER 1976

PART I Major Issues

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SUBJECT

TRAI SPORT

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Comprehensive Transport Study (TC 247/75 II)

K.C.R.

(CR 56/5591/74) (TC 125/76 II)

PURPOSE

To make consultancy plans for all transport facilities over the years to 1991 and to develop a White Paper on Transport Policy.

To develop a Programme Plan for the K.C.R. based on a proposed consultancy study on the modernization of the railway.

PROGRESS MADE & PRESENT POSITION

(a) The consultants' Comprehensive Transport

Study Report is expected to be printed by the end of November and will then be submitted to ExCo;

(b) The Report will be published later in

the year, with Government comments thereon;

(c) The Government will then initiate

preparation of a White Paper on Transport Policy.

(a) The Programme Plan Steering Group

met on 6.8.76 to consider a possible K.C.R./M.T.R. interchange station at Kowloon Tong; investigation into this is continuing;

NEXT QUARTER TARGETS

(a) Take the Report

to ExCo in Mid December;

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(b) Publish. Report after ExCo;

(c) Start to draft the

White Paper.

(a) Progress consider- ation of an inter- change station at Kowloon Tong;

CONFIDENTIAL #B

(b) Detailed proposals for carrying out

studies into the modernization of the railway have been received from three consultants. These are under consider- ation, as is the role of the Steering Group in selecting the consultants.

(b) Select and appoint consultants by the end of December.

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