§ Sir Michael Shawasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the Hong Kong Government's plans for the expansion of the Kowloon-Canton railway; and to what extent British companies have been involved in these plans.
§ Mr. HurdThe Kowloon-Canton railway modernisation programme will be completed by the end of 1983 to provide a fully electrified service on double tracks. A new public corporation is being established to operate this increasingly sophisticated organisation. Leading British companies are involved as project consultants and suppliers for the overhead wire and signalling systems and rolling stock.