projects in progress (hong kong) tseung kwan o extension (phase 2) kowloon southern link future...

Projects in Progress (Hong Kong) Projects in Progress (Hong Kong)

Tseung Kwan O Extension (Phase 2)

Kowloon Southern Link

Future project:Future project:

West Island Line & South Island Line (East)

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link

Shatin to Central Link & Kwun Tong Line Extension

Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link

• It is a proposed express railway connecting Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR.

-extension to Island Line, and would run from Sheung Wan to Kennedy Town.

4 stations:

Kennedy Town

University

Sai Ying Pun

Sheung Wan

consists of two sections:

This plan begins to work in 2009, complete in 2013 /2014.

West section “West section “

University

Cyberport

Wah Fu

Aberdeen

Wong Chuk Hang East section:East section:

Admiralty

Ocean park

Wong Chuk Hang

Lee Tung

South Horizons

*begins to work in *begins to work in 20102010

北環線

-6 stations from Kam SheungRoad to Lok Ma Chau

Traffic Aspect:Traffic Aspect:-increase accessibility -increase accessibility

*attract more people to live in new town in the future provide *attract more people to live in new town in the future provide better living enviornment --- solve the urban problemsbetter living enviornment --- solve the urban problems

-Provide more comfortable, faster, safe transport-Provide more comfortable, faster, safe transport

-shorten the traffic time-shorten the traffic time

-Better living environment ----Reduce the cost and Better living environment ----Reduce the cost and time for citizens to travel form living place and wortime for citizens to travel form living place and working place everyday/ king place everyday/ -The cars on the road will decreaseThe cars on the road will decreaseLess air / noise polution Less air / noise polution Less traffic accidentsLess traffic accidents

-Reduce the traffic congestion problem in HK Islan-Reduce the traffic congestion problem in HK Island (eg. Cuauseway bay/ Central)d (eg. Cuauseway bay/ Central)

-Release less pollutants and exhaust gas as it use electricity to move*Less air / noise pollution

--- better living environment---improve the safety of the road

-Help to preserve land for build more highway

-Attract tourists (eg. South island)=>Revenue increases,flourish the tourism

-no need to carry out reclamation

Sustainable development-Increase the land / property value near the line

-Provide more job opportunities

-Increase cooperation between China and HK

- Costly (eg. Lok Ma Chau Railway is a good example)

increase government financial burden

-Northern line built in new territories may cause less land for farming/ destroy the ecosystem/ biodiver

sity

Reference:

http://www.mtr.com/

www.wikipedia.org

www.hkrail.net