§ Dr. Marekasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek the extension of the study of new transport links between Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan and Yuen Long, Tai Po and Yuen Long, and Sheung Shui and Yuen Long to include consideration of those links being built as extensions of the Kowloon-Canton railway system or the mass transit railway system as well as the proposed light rail transit system, and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonThe transport study in question, which is being undertaken by the Kowloon-Canton railway corporation, will study only light rail transit extensions. However, if the patronage forecasts indicate that a heavy rail extension may be more suitable, the corporation will not ignore that conclusion. At the same time, the mass transit railway corporation is also studying the alternative of a mass transit railway extension from Tsuen Wan to Yuen Long.
These matters are totally within the competence of the Hong Kong Government, which will in due course evaluate all options before making a decision.