Study on HK-Pearl River West Cross-boundary Link Underway

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Study on HK-Pearl River West Cross-boundary Link Underway

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A joint study on the cross boundary link between Hong Kong and Pearl River West is underway and will be completed shortly, Hong Kong Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works Sarah Liao said Wednesday.

He said at a Legislative Council meeting that the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative Region (HKSAR) government have jointly commissioned the Institute of Comprehensive Transportation (ICT) to conduct the study on the issue.

It has been reported that the initial design work of the Yamen to Gongbei section of the Guangdong West Coast Expressway, a project of "The Tenth Five-Year Highway Construction Plan of Guangdong Province," is underway expeditiously, and that the construction of this section will commence soon.

After completion of the section concerned, it will be quicker and more convenient to travel between the western part of the Guangdong province and Zhuhai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.

Liao said the Hong Kong government and the Guangdong provincialgovernment have an established channel of communication on town planning issues affecting both regions under the Town Planning Panel of the Joint Working Group on sustainable development and environmental protection.

"The joint study will take into account the impact of the Guangdong West Coastal Expressway when assessing the passenger andfreight volume on the cross boundary link," she said.

Liao said the study commencing earlier this year includes the need for the link, passenger and freight volume projection and macro-economic benefits of the link.

The ICT will shortly complete its report and submit it to the NDRC and the HKSAR government, she said.

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