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Kowloon Reclamation and Expressway by building bridges

from Stonecutters Island to Argyle Street and to the

vicinity of Mei Foo. The northerly terminus of the

Western Harbour Crossing would be relocated to

Stonecutters Island and its length increased from

1,300 metres to 2,800 metres.

This overlooks the

independent need for the West

Kowloon Reclamation as an integral part of urban

improvements for the whole of Kowloon.

This

reclamation was originally included in development

plans in 1984 and is an essential part of the

Metroplan strategy for restructuring the crowded

districts of Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui and Yau Ma Tei.

The deficiencies which the reclamation of land

adjacent to these districts will assist in remedying

are the extremely high living densities, traffic

congestion and a general short fall of a range of

social, recreational and community facilities. A

specific objective of the Government planning for this

reclamation is to provide the means to construct a new

transport corridor through West Kowloon for road and

rail links and to integrate these with the existing

transport network. The Proposal ignores all of these

critical community needs.

The proposed tunnel from Central to Stonecutter's

Island, with its connections to Argyle Street and the

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