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39 ANNUAL REPORT 20062006 With the Government’s plan in ’s Central District District Central Kong’s Hong in plan Government’s the With tunnel overrun the extending is Company the proceeding, convenience more ensure will which Station, Kong Hong beyond The passengers. Express Airport to reliability enhanced and agreement entrustment the under constructed be will tunnel be will project the anticipate we and Government the with 2009. of half second the by completed substructure works were completed in October and and October in completed were works substructure project The begun. has works superstructure the of construction of quarter first the of end the by completion for scheduled is property first the of date occupation expected the meet to 2009 86. Area at package development tunnels overrun extended Station Kong Hong We continued to work on projects to enhance enhance to projects on work to continued We maintaining to view a with network existing the market local the in growth works of the Area 86 Northern access road. Associated electrical electrical Associated road. access Northern 86 Area the of works and September by awarded were contracts mechanical and station The 2007. late in start to expected are works installation 86 saw steady progress. The main civil contract was awarded in in awarded was contract civil main The progress. steady saw 86 level ground two-storey a of construction comprising June, entrusted Government and interchange transport public station, Station and tunnel projects projects tunnel and Station Station South O Kwan Tseung Area at Station South O Kwan Tseung new the of Construction the existing network or to extend it to areas of Hong Kong Kong Hong of areas to it extend to or network existing the services. rail our from benefit would which During 2006, MTR Corporation was engaged in the planning planning the in engaged was Corporation MTR 2006, During enhance to designed projects, of number a of construction and 40 MTR CORPORATION LIMITED Executive management’sreport aim of obtaining approval for the project. District, we continue our discussion with the projected traffic demand from residents of the Southern strengthen the regional centre as a tourism attraction. To meet and the north part of Ap Lei Chau could be revitalised to Kong’s Southern District, and concluded that areas in Aberdeen the planning of tourism and commercial development in Lei Tung. Early in 2006, the H railway service would run from Admiralty Station to South Under the (East) proposal, a medium capacity South Island Line (East) Station to Kennedy Town via and University stations. The West Island Line will extend the Island Line from Transport and Works Bureau in August. plans was submitted to the completed in mid 2006 and the first version of the draft gazette The preliminary design study on the West Island Line was West Island Line Network extensions under consideration Hong Kongnetworkexpansionprojects project proposal submitted to the orizons on Ap Lei Chau via Ocean Park, Wong Chuk completed in mid 2006 study on West Island Line was ri gh G t G The preliminary design overnment completed a review of overnment in July, with a revised G overnment’s Environment, G overnment with the H ang and H ong The new departure platform linking SkyPlaza at the Pedestrian links relieve crowding on the Island Line. convenient rail services for the new waterfront areas, as well as to planning for the reclamation and would provide shore of an extension of the existing Line along the alignment with the The Company continued to discuss our proposals for the North North Island Line to works starting. Pioneer Centre and is under review prior pedestrian subway at Sai Yeung Choi Street South linking Pacific Place also opened in February 2007. The design of a The Subway linking Admiralty Station with Three a coach station, retailing, catering and entertainment areas. Kok Airport with customs, immigration and quarantine facilities, complex, housing the second passenger terminal at Chek Lap 2007. SkyPlaza is an integrated terminal and commercial International Airport with the Airport Express opened in February H ong Kong Island. The project is integrated with the G overnment. This line would be H ong Kong

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Works for the Queensway Subway linking linking Subway Queensway the for Works ung, Sheung Wan and and Wan Sheung ung, H LEFT Place Pacific Three with Station Admiralty 2007 February in completed were ing, Bay, Choi Choi Bay, Kowloon ing, H overnment. overnment. developments. Design of the subway began in February 2007 2007 February in began subway the of Design developments. in completion for 2009 early in start to expected is work and 2012. early Link Pedestrian Underground an for proposal a November, In the to submitted was Station Bay Causeway at scheme G at consideration under also are links pedestrian Further stations. Olympic In order to enhance the accessibility of the Station Tsui Sha Tsim the of accessibility the enhance to order In station’s the linking planned also is subway pedestrian a further, adjoining of basements the with platform northern Kwai Kwai otel. otel. H yatt yatt H overnment has issued authorisation for a pedestrian pedestrian a for authorisation issued has overnment G overnment for construction of two underground entrances entrances underground two of construction for overnment completion in early 2010. early in completion linking the concourse of Tsim Sha Tsui Station with the the with Station Tsui Sha Tsim of concourse the linking the formerly Road, Nathan 63 No. of redevelopment for 2007 of end the towards begin to scheduled is Work completion in early 2009. 2009. early in completion the to proposal a submitted Corporation MTR July, In G subway at Cheung Lai Street connecting with with Station Kok Chi Lai connecting Street Lai Cheung at subway is Work Road. Kok Chi Lai of south the at developments new the for scheduled is and 2007 of quarter first the in begin to expected The The