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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

1.

Major components -

(a)

(b)

(c)

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34 km superhighway dual 3 lane from Chek Lap Kok to Central including 1.4 km suspension bridge from Tsing Yi to N. Lantau and 1 km third harbour crossing from Kowloon to Western;

34 km passenger rail link from Chek Lap Kok to Central to provide both a dedicated, high speed airport service and a public urban service;

on

works

both (a) completion by 1996;

and

(b)

to

in 1992 commence

for

(d)

new

trunk highway link from Lantau required by 2006;

from H.K.

Island West

to N.

(e)

(f)

Route 3 3 - dual

dual 3 3 lane highway also to be built as priority project linking Kowloon with NWNT- strategic link to PRC; and

overall cost of PADS transport projects at 1990 prices (excluding (e)) HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) (£ 2.4 billion).

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PADS Section, Planning Department

3 April 1990