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Future Projects Of The MTR
Several future projects on the MTR have been put forward by the MTR Corporation to the Government of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Government. Some of these are still in planning stage. With the rail merger with the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation in 2007, the combined network increased to and 84 stations. Committed and future railway projects have increased the network to over and 98 stations today while the rest of the projects may further increase it to over . Current plans New lines Northern Link The Northern Link is a 10.7 km rapid transit line that once completed, will create a new railway corridor between the Tuen Ma line and the East Rail line in northern New Territories. This project consists of two phases; the first with the opening of Kwu Tung station and the second involves the construction of the Northern Link main line, 3 new stations and the expansion of the existing Kam Sheung Road station. The termini of the line will be Kwu Tung station and Kam Sheung Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tung Chung Line
The Tung Chung line () is one of the ten lines of the MTR system in Hong Kong, linking the town of Tung Chung with central Hong Kong. It was built in the 1990s as part of the Airport Railway project, part of the construction of the new Chek Lap Kok Airport. The line currently travels through eight stations in 31 minutes along its route. It is indicated in on the MTR map. History In October 1989, the Hong Kong government announced plans to build a new airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok to replace the overcrowded Kai Tak International Airport in the heart of Kowloon. As part of the initiative, the government invited the MTR Corporation to build a rail link to the new airport. The project initially saw opposition from the Chinese government as it feared the construction would drain the fiscal reserves of the Hong Kong government and leave the Chinese with nothing after the British handed the territory over in 1997. Both the Chinese and British governments re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuen Mun Station
Tuen Mun is an MTR station in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the western terminus of the . The station is elevated over the Tuen Mun River, near the Town Park in the centre of Tuen Mun New Town. Tuen Mun station is an interchange station with the Tuen Mun stop and Ho Tin stop. A public transport interchange adjacent to the station gives passengers direct access to the station concourse via escalators and stairs. History Tuen Mun station is adjacent to the former site of San Fat Estate, the first public housing estate in Tuen Mun, which was demolished in 2001 because of its age, and to provide a construction site for the station. There is a plaque in the station concourse commemorating the topping out of the station. It was unveiled by the then-Chairman and Chief Executive of KCR Corporation, K.Y. Yeung, on 14 November 2001. The station opened with the rest of the West Rail on 20 December 2003. Three new station entrances were opened on 1 August 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuen Mun Ferry Pier
Tuen Mun Ferry Pier (屯門碼頭), or Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, is a public pier located in the southern area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. Tuen Mun Ferry Pier, Tuen Mun Pier Head, and Tuen Mun Ferry Pier stop (MTR Light Rail) refer to the street-level transportation hub that is adjacent to the pier and consists of a light rail terminus and a bus terminus. The Ocean Walk shopping centre, above the transportation hub, is managed by MTR Corporation. Pierhead Garden is the private housing estate above the shopping centre and transportation hub. Before the extensive improvement of the road network during the late 1990s and 2000s, the traffic congestion on the overloaded Tuen Mun Road was unbearable so expansion on this road was needed. During this period, ferry service at this pier was used as an alternative for traffic to and from Central on Hong Kong Island. Ferry transport Service to Lantau Island Ferry service to Lantau Island ( Tung Chung New Development Ferry Pier, Tai O, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuen Mun South Station
Tuen Mun South is the future northern terminus of MTR's . It is to be constructed elevated across Wu King Road and Wu Chui Road in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. The construction of the station is gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022. The station is expected to open for service in 2030. Station layout The station will have a bay platform In the United Kingdom and in Australia, a bay platform is a dead-end railway platform at a railway station that has through lines. It is normal for bay platforms to be shorter than their associated through platforms. They must have a buffer stop ... built elevated above Wu King Road. It will have two separate concourses, the northern concourse around the current-day Wu King Road Garden, and the southern above the current-day Tuen Mun Public Pier public toilets. History The environmental impact assessment was approved in July 2022. References {{Tuen Ma line navbox Tuen Mun Proposed r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A16 Station
A16 (provisional name) is an MTR List of MTR stations, station on the Tuen Ma line to be constructed elevated on the bank of Tuen Mun River at the current site of in Tuen Mun Area 16. The construction of the station is gazetted as part of the Tuen Mun South extension by the Hong Kong Government in January 2022. The station is expected to open for service in 2030. Station layout The station will be built with three levels, with station entrances at grade, concourse one level above ground, and platforms above the concourse. The station will have an island platform, and two siding tracks on each side of the main tracks. History South China Morning Post reported on June 5, 2018, that according to sources, the MTR Corporation, MTRC plans for an additional station between the and stations, displacing the current Tuen Mun Swimming Pool, along with 8,000 residential flats in the area. In May 2019, Michael Tien, former chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, KCRC an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Environmental Protection Department
Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong. The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation; monitoring environmental quality; providing collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities for many types of waste; advising on the environmental implications of town planning and new policies; handling pollution complaints and incidents; and raising awareness and support in the community for environmental initiatives.'' History The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) was created in 1986 to co-ordinate and carry out pollution prevention and control activities. Staff and resources from six government departments were deployed to the EPD. The EPD replaced the Environmental Protection Agency (which had been created in 1981 to replace the Environmental Protection Unit, created in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Bay Station
Sunny Bay () is an MTR station in Yam O. It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the and the to Hong Kong Disneyland. The station was originally to be named ''Yam O'' (); however, the name was ultimately replaced, likely because of its linguistically negative connotations.Services to the station commenced on 1 June 2005. The transfer facilities to the opened on 1 August that year. The livery of the station is slate grey. The station was the first MTR station to have automatic platform gates (APG) installed on the edge of its platforms. These gates range from to the height of the platform screen doors found in other MTR stations. In line with ground level and above-ground MTR stations, the Sunny Bay and Disneyland Resort stations are not air conditioned, and rely on their open architecture to keep the temperature low. The station is primarily used to travel to Hong Kong Disneyland, with an interchange from the Tung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyster Bay Station (MTR)
Oyster Bay (), previously known as Siu Ho Wan in proposals, is an MTR station on the to be constructed southwest of Siu Ho Wan depot in Siu Ho Wan, on Lantau Island. The station will be built at-grade around existing Tung Chung line tracks. The construction of the station was gazetted by the Hong Kong Government in June 2021. The station is expected to open for service in 2030, with the depot remaining in use. It is expected that the station will serve new properties surrounding Siu Ho Wan depot, of which the station will be named after. History As part of the Airport Core Programme for the new Hong Kong International Airport, land was reclaimed at Siu Ho Wan for a MTR depot to service and trains. The depot opened in 1998. Discussion about a new station and transit-oriented development at the Siu Ho Wan site were first discussed in the mid 2000s, in conjunction with the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. The 2007 Concept Plan for Lantau proposed that the site would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Railway Journal
The ''International Railway Journal'' (''IRJ'') is a monthly international trade magazine published by Simmons-Boardman Publishing in Falmouth, England. History Founded by Robert Lewis and '' Railway Age'' editor Luther Miller as the world's first globally distributed magazine for the railway industry, the first edition of IRJ was published as a pilot in October 1960. Monthly production commenced in January 1961. Content The magazine covers a range of rail-related content, covering sectors including passenger, freight, high-speed, metro and light rail. Regular subject matters include financial news, fleet orders, infrastructure, new technologies and government policy. Circulation and Distribution IRJ publishes regular content on its website, and also publishes a monthly print edition, distributed through controlled circulation. IRJ's print edition had a circulation of 10,234 copies in 2020, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive Council Of Hong Kong
The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the Cabinet (government), cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the chief executive. It is analogous to other Executive Council (Commonwealth countries), Executive Councils in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth such as the Federal Executive Council (Australia), Federal Executive Council of Australia, the Executive Council of New Zealand, and the Privy Council (United Kingdom), Privy Council of the United Kingdom. Under the presidency of the chief executive, the executive council consists of 21 Principal officials of Hong Kong, Official Members (the most senior of these being the Chief Secretary for Administration, Chief Secretary of Hong Kong, head of the Government Secretariat (Hong Kong), Government Secretariat and chair of the Policy Committee), and 16 Non-official Members (also known as Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lee Ka-chiu
John Lee Ka-chiu ( zh, t=李家超; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the fifth and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong, chief executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served as the deputy commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force from 2010 till 2012, when he was appointed as under secretary of security under the Leung government. After Carrie Lam became chief executive in 2017, Lee was promoted to Secretary for Security, secretary for security. In 2021, he succeeded Matthew Cheung as Chief Secretary for Administration, chief secretary for administration, a post he served until 2022. Lee was the sole candidate approved by China in the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election. He was subsequently chosen to succeed Carrie Lam, taking office on 1 July 2022. His selection was seen as a move by the Government of China, Chinese government to focus further on security and further integrate Hong Kong with mainland China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
