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Extension of

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Question No. 11

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Written reply by the Hon. Michael Leung,

Secretary for Transport

to a Question by the Hon. Tai Chin-wah

in Legislative Council on 1.6.88

11. MR. TAI asked:

Question: Will Government inform this Council whether the

Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation has submitted any recommendations on extending the Light Rail Transit so as to link up the north-western New Territories with the urban area? If not, what is the progress of the Light Rail Transit Extensions Study commissioned by the Corporation and when is the Corporation expected to make a definite decision on the recommendations contained in the Study?

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SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT:

Sir,

Following acceptance by its Managing Board of the

Consultant's report on possible rail links between the

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Northwest New Territories and the urban area, the Kowloon-

Canton Railway Corporation submitted the report to Government

in March 1987. In their submission, the Corporation have

namely, indicated that none of the three links examined,Tuen Mun

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to Tsuen Wan, Yuen Long to Tsuen Wan, and Yuen Long to Tai Wo

(in Tai Po), is viable on a stand-alone basis. It is only when

the likely enhancement to the heavy and light rail systems are

taken into account that the Yuen Long to Tai Wo link would be a

viable option, adding as it might more than 50,000 passengers

to the system per day in the mid-1990s. The Corporation have

also recognised that there are many factors which could affect

the final choice of a rail link and have stressed that they

have not eliminated further consideration of alternative routes.