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(b) Western Harbour Crossing

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11/11

privatized

This is the third harbour crossing and has been

build-operate-transfer project. It is a

as a

core project of PADS to provide efficient road linkage to the new airport and a more direct link between population

centres of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The project started in August 1993 and is expected to complete in 1997.

(c) Central-Wan Chai Reclamation, Phase I

Being part of the PADS project, it will provide about 20 hectares of land between Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal and Blake Pier for the construction of the Airport Terminus and some commercial buildings.

Railway Hong Kong

The project started

four years to complete.

in September 1993 and will take about