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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION: TRANSPORT LINKS.

THE TRANSPORT STUDY MENTIONED BY DP. MAREK IS BEING UNDERTAKEN

BY THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, AND WILL STUDY ONLY LIGHT

RAIL TRANSIT EXTENSIONS. HOWEVER, IF THE PATRONAGE FORECASTS

INDICATE THAT A HEAVY RAIL EXTENSION MAY BE MORE SUITABLE, THE

CORPORATION WILL NOT IGNORE THE CONCLUSION. AT THE SAME TIME THE

MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION IS ALSO STUDYING THE ALTERNATIVE

OF A MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY EXTENSION FROM TSUEN WAN TO YEUN LONG.

THESE MATTERS ARE, OF COURSE, TOTALLY WITHIN THE COMPETENCE OF

THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL IN DUE COURSE EVALUATE ALL

OPTIONS BEFORE MAKING A DECISION.

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