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Public Works Department,
Central Government Offices,
Hong Kong.
Dear Sir,
We are pleased to submit out report, Hong Kong Mass Transport Study, prepared in accordance with our agreement of 5th February, 1966.
This report contains recommendations for a long range mass transport programme, the principal item of which is a 40-mile rail "rapid-transit" system. Planning and bringing to reality such a system ab initio is a highly complex and expensive process—much more so than for the necessary new or extended system of bus services which will form the other essential part of the programme as a whole. We have therefore devoted a major portion of the report to this underground and overhead rail system.
Our proposals for this system take the form of a six-stage development plan aimed at opening the first section of line in 1974 and the last in 1984. To achieve this, detailed planning and design must start in 1968 and construction in 1970. The scheme has been worked out so as to achieve the shortest completion period consistent with economy.
We greatly appreciate the co-operation given by you and the staff of your department, and by the many Government departments and private agencies from whom we have received assistance during the course of our Study. We also gratefully acknowledge the readiness with which a large number of Transport undertakings in three Continents have given us much valuable information and assistance. We are particularly indebted to the London Transport Board for their liberal help, and wish to record our thanks to Members of the Board and many of their senior Officers who have taken great trouble to give us the benefit of their experience and advice.
We are grateful for the opportunity of undertaking this important study and look forward to full implementation of the recommended plan which we confidently believe will keep Hong Kong's transport running smoothly and efficiently for the benefit of all.
FREEMAN, FOX, WlLBUR SMITH AND ASSOClATES