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HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

12 July 1989

香港立法局 ——————一九八九年七月十二日

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essential that it is linked with a rail line in view of the probable huge volumes of cargo and passengers the airport has to handle. In Hong Kong, many people go to the airport for other purposes as well - to see people off or to meet people or to study for their examinations. This further impose heavy demand on traffic to and from the airport. A rail link with the airport is a "must". It will relieve the burden of road traffic significantly. To encourage people to use the rail, check- in facilities in the railway terminal in town must be available so that passengers could check in their luggage and then take the comfortable train ride to the airport without the need to carry their luggage on to the train themselves.

Finally, a controversial point. Further thoughts must be given to the regionalization of schools. Now, theoretically, schools are regionalized but by far there is still too much cross-region allocation of students, resulting in many students still having to travel some distances to schools. Is it not obvious that on days when schools are off, traffic conditions are much much better?

With these words, Sir, I support the motion.

劉華森議員致辭:主席先生,經過北京六四事件,無可否認,香港市民對前途的信心已降至最低 點。本人認為香港社會的穩定有賴香港政府實質地進行各項建設的投資,從而恢復港人對前途的 信心,只有繼續將香港發展成高效率的工商業國際城市,提高對大陸的經濟重要性,香港才能有 安定繁榮。

作為一個國際現代化城市,必須擁有高效率的運輸設施。現在,香港運輸系統是根據第一份整 體運輸研究計劃而釐定,該計劃勾劃出至一九九一年的主要運輸發展項目,我很高興看到報告書 說,其中絕大部份已先後完成。

我們今日要討論的交通政策綠皮書,是根據第二份整體運輸研究而制定。由於計劃內多項建設 工程具有長遠目光和積極性,我特別促請政府從速投資,以發展一套有利香港邁向廿一世紀的運 輸政策。

綠皮書建議的道路發展計劃都是十分值得實行,例如第三號幹線可經落馬洲過境通道,使來往 中國大陸的貨車直接往返葵涌貨櫃碼頭,對於中港貨運有極大幫助。

今日我想特別討論的是鐵路運輸的發展。首先我希望當局考慮進一步研究發展鐵路貨箱運輸的 可行性,以盡量利用鐵路高效率、低成本的優點,增强本港對中國大陸貨物轉運之重要性。

我認為建議中連接新界西北與市區鐵路的兩端應進一步伸延,其中元朗一端可以伸展至中港邊 界,荃灣一端則可興建一條貨運支線通至葵涌貨櫃碼頭。若這鐵路的發展能夠可用為客貨兩用, 客運方面可為新界市鎮與市區中心提供集體運輸系統,貨運方面可另外有一條用鐵路能夠直接連 接中國大陸這個重要貿易夥伴,增加對中國大陸集體運輸的重要性。同時可減低九廣鐵路及文錦