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3.1.3

Island,

Stonecutters

the development of the east

coast of Tsing Yi Island and the construction of a

deep water port to the east of Lantau. However, in

planning the port, informatior is required not only

on the essential infrastructure development plan but

also on the anticipated economic development in

China ang Guangdong Province.

The Planning of Land Transport in Hong Kong up to 2001

1.

2.

set of

Transport planning in Hong Kong has followed the

White Paper on Internal Transport (1979) which

stipulates a

transport infrastructure

development programmes and the policy for Hong Kong

up to the year 1991. Experience in the last decade

(1976-1986) indicates that the continuous rapid growth both in economic and transport

transport sectors

has

exerted pressure on Hong Kong's transport system

which calls for the need to review the transport

irvestments and policy options. Thus in 1986 the

Hong Korg Government commissioned Comprehensive

Transport Study-2 to assist in drawing up transport

policies up to the year 2001.

Freliminary projectiors nade from CTS-2 indicate

among others, tne growth

in

that,

passenger traffic and in goods

cross-border

traffic or

cross-border area will be substantially increased.

To cope with this demand, a number of road and rail

projects both for irternal and cross-border traffic

use are now under consideration/evaluation. Because

the usefulness and dependability of CTS-2 largely

relies on the accuracy and reliability of the

information from both China and Hong Kong,

assistance from the Guangdong and Shenzhen

authorities is essential for the success of the

study.