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The Lantau Link imposes a 'one-way' toll which means that vehicles travelling to Lantau on a return trip make only one payment covering the journey to and from Lantau or Ma Wan. The double toll ranges from $20 to $80 for different types of vehicles. An average of 62 115 vehicles per day used the Lantau Link in 2010.

Tsing Sha Control Area

The Tsing Sha Control Area connects the Tsing Ma Control Area in the west to Tai Po Road in Sha Tin. It covers a 13-kilometre Tsing Sha Highway connecting Sha Tin, West Kowloon and Tsing Yi. Stage One of Tsing Sha Highway (Cheung Sha Wan to Sha Tin Section) and Stage Two (Tsing Yi to Cheung Sha Wan Section) of the Tsing Sha Highway were opened to traffic in March 2008 and December 2009 respectively. In 2010, an average of 31 741 vehicles used this main truck road daily.

The Control Area is connected to Sha Tin by a series of three tunnels: the Eagle's Nest Tunnel, Sha Tin Heights Tunnel and Tai Wai Tunnel. Toll for all classes of vehicles travelling through this group of tunnels is $8. The area's other tunnel is the Nam Wan Tunnel located at Tsing Yi. This tunnel is toll-free.

There is also a 1.6-kilometre bridge in the Control Area that connects Stonecutters Island to Tsing Yi. Called Stonecutters Bridge, it spans Rambler Channel and is toll-free.

Public Transport

Hong Kong's transport system is modern, efficient and provides affordable, comfortable and safe travel on a wide choice of carriers.

Railways

Railways account for about 36 per cent of all trips made on public transport each day. Hong Kong's railways are run by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL), a public listed company of which the Government is the biggest shareholder.

The MTR system comprises:

Kwun Tong Line (Tiu Keng Leng-Yau Ma Tei);

• Tsuen Wan Line (Tsuen Wan-Central);

• Island Line (Chai Wan-Sheung Wan);

• Tung Chung Line (Hong Kong–Tung Chung),

• Tseung Kwan O Line (Po Lam/LOHAS Park-North Point);

• East Rail Line (Hung Hom-Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau);

• West Rail Line (Tuen Mun-Hung Hom);

• Ma On Shan Line (Wu Kai Sha-Tai Wai); and

• Disneyland Resort Line (Sunny Bay-Disneyland Resort).