City Section Newsletter

June 2012 Rail construction commences

The Shatin to Central Link (SCL) project was first gazetted under the "Railways Ordinance" on 26 November 2010, followed with the first and second amendment schemes gazetted on 15 July and 11 November 2011 respectively. The Legislative Council’s Finance Committee approved funding for the SCL project in May 2012. Following the funding approval, the construction of the project commences. The Tai Wai to Section is expected to be completed in 2018 followed by the Hung Hom to Admiralty Section in 2020.

Benefits

Upon its completion, the SCL will provide a fast, reliable and convenient rail service to Kai Tak, , and areas, which are not yet served by the network. Passengers from the district will be able to travel directly to destinations in East and West through the "East West Corridor" formed by the Line, the Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section and the ; while the Hung Hom to Admiralty Section will further link up the existing railway network. The Tai Wai new service will give passengers more options to Che Kung Temple reach their destinations and with more convenient interchanges, making it easier to travel around Hong Hin Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. Keng

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Ma Tau Wai Station Ma Tau Wai Station will be located underneath Ma Tau Wai Road, between Chi Kiang Street and Lok Shan Road.

Photomontage of Ma Tau Wai Station entrance at Kiang Su Street

To Kwa Wan Station will be located to the east of Ma Tau Chung Road, near Olympic Avenue, offering convenient access to the railway line for To Kwa Wan and Kowloon City residents.

Photomontage of To Kwa Wan Station entrance at Nam Photomontage of To Kwa Wan Station entrance at Kok Road Pak Tai Street

Kai Tak Station will be located within the Area, to facilitate access to the multi-purpose stadium and other facilities in the area.

Photomontage of Kai Tak Station

Temporary Traffic Management Scheme

For the construction of the Kowloon City Section of the SCL, temporary traffic management schemes will be implemented at and around North, Ma Tau Wai Road, Nam Kok Road, Road and the roundabout near Olympic Garden, in which traffic lanes will be closed at different stages of the project. The Corporation has appointed independent consultants to carefully assess the project’s potential traffic impact in the areas.

Ma Tau Wai Station and pedestrian subways to To Site Liaison Group (SLG), which includes representatives of the Corporation Kwa Wan Station will be constructed by the cut and cover method that will require temporary and relevant government departments, will be formed to coordinate the traffic management arrangements. on site construction activities and approve temporary traffic measures to minimise the traffic impacts within the construction zones. Kowloon City Section

Work Sites Period of closure: 3rd quarter of 2012 Ma Tau Wai Road / Garden - temporarily Closure of Public Facilities During Construction closed as the works site, while some space will be permanently occupied by the station entrance and ventilation shafts; As the is a densely populated area, it is difficult Lok Shan Road Playground and To Kwa Wan Complex to have areas that are suitable for works sites. As such, some public Playground - temporarily closed as the works site, while facilities will need to be closed either temporarily or permanently due some space will be permanently occupied by the station to the proposed works on the SCL and will be reinstated upon the entrance and ventilation shafts; Ma Tau Wai Road / San Shan Road Amenity Plot - some completion of the project. space will be permanently occupied for emergency access; and Ma Tau Wai Road / To Kwa Wan Road Amenity Plot, Ma Period of closure: 4th quarter of 2012 Tau Wai Road / Chatham Road North Amenity Area and Planter under East Kowloon Corridor near Kiang Hsi Shansi Street Temporary Car Park - temporarily closed as the works area and Street - temporarily closed as the works area. excavation of the construction shaft; Ma Tau Wai Road/Ma Hang Chung Road Rest Garden - temporarily closed as the works area; Sung Wong Toi Playground and Olympic Garden - temporarily closed for Period of closure: 1st quarter of 2013 onward the construction of a pedestrian subway; some space at Olympic Garden will be Winslow Street Playground, and permanently occupied by the ventilation shafts; and Chatham Road Interchange Rest Garden Winslow Street Amenity Area and the existing car park in Winslow Street - temporarily closed as the works site for carrying out construction works and These public facilities have been proposed for carrying out storing construction equipment and materials. construction and storing construction equipment and materials.

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Works site Ma Tau Chung To Kwa Wan Station Shatin to Central Link Road East (Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section) Sung Wong Toi Road Shatin to Central Link Ma TauRoad Wai (Hung Hom to Admiralty Section)

Kowloon City Road Ho Man Tin Station Ma Tau Wai Station To Kwa Wan Road Kai Tak Development Area

Deletion of Concrete Batching Plant in Kai Tak Development Area In response to the community’s views and concerns, the proposed rock crushing plant, concrete batching plants as well as a stockpiling area in the Kai Tak Development Area are deleted to minimise construction impact to residents.

Barging Point Since the Kowloon City Section of the SCL will run underground, it is inevitable that large amounts of excavation materials will be generated during construction. To minimise the impact on road traffic, a barging point at the runway of the former will be set up so that excavation materials can be directly transferred to the barging point for removal by sea to the government-designated disposal areas.

Underground Stratum Resumption and Temporary Occupation of Land

In designing the railway alignment, every effort has been (Cap. 519) to construct the railway. The proposed resumption made to reduce the need for resumption of land to minimise and temporary occupation sites are shown in the gazetted the impact on local residents. The Government may resume railway scheme. The dates of notification regarding the underground stratum and create rights of temporary resumption and temporary occupation are subject to the occupation of land according to the “Railways Ordinance” construction programme of the project. Kowloon City Section

Pre-construction Condition Survey

An independent professional surveyor will be commissioned by the Corporation to carry out pre-construction condition survey on the current conditions of buildings along the SCL alignment before starting the works. During the visit, surveyors will conduct a visual inspection of all common and privately owned areas of the premises and take photos for record purposes.

Prior to the visits, the concerned property owners will receive an appointment letter issued by the Corporation, inviting them to take part in the survey.

Support from the community is of vital importance to the success of this exercise. For the benefit of individuals and the public, the Corporation appeals to owners and residents to allow inspectors to enter their properties for conducting the survey.

Community Engagement

As railway infrastructure projects are to serve the public, public engagement is crucial for the implementation of the project. The Corporation proactively organises various activities to enhance the community’s understanding on the project on one hand and gathers public views to minimise construction impacts on the other.

Site Visits Caring the Community

To maintain close contact with the community, our project teams will visit the nearby shop owners and residents to explain the progress of the project and the respective temporary arrangements. We will To strengthen links with the community, project staff will join various community activities listen to residents’ concerns on the proposed works to minimise the and take the opportunity to introduce the project to the public through different channels. disturbances to the community.

School Talks

Community Liaison Groups To ensure a smooth implementation of the SCL project, Community Liaison Groups (CLGs) will be formed before construction starts and representatives of residents, institutions and The SCL is a strategic rail link that traverses several districts schools along the SCL alignment will be invited of . To enhance teenagers’ knowledge of the Roving Exhibitions to join the groups. CLG meetings will be held new railway, MTR engineers share the latest information A new round of roving exhibitions was regularly where engineers from the Corporation with them and answer questions on the SCL and railway held earlier to provide updates on SCL to and contractors will brief on the progress of the construction through talks held at various schools in the public. construction and exchange views with members. Kowloon City district.