Policy Address

Strengthen Transport Network

Major Transport Infrastructure Development Blueprint

108. The Government has completed public consultation on the Three Railways and Three Major Roads proposals⁴ recommended under the Strategic Studies on Railways and Major Roads beyond 2030, announced last year. In the Hong Kong Major Transport Infrastructure Development Blueprint, to be published by the end of this year, the Government will outline the implementation of all major transport infrastructure, with a view to improving our railway and major road networks. The blueprint will include the enhanced Three Railways and Three Major Roads proposals, and new projects including two railways and one major road. The enhanced proposals include the provision of three intermediate stations at Northeast Tsuen Wan, Northeast Kwai Chung and Tsuen King Circuit on the Central Rail Link and transit to the Tsuen Wan Line. The new two railways and one major road will be conducive to the development of new towns in the eastern part of the Northern Metropolis. These include:

0. Northern Link Eastern Extension – Extending the Northern Link to Ping Che via Lo Wu South and Man Kam To areas, connecting NDAs and different boundary control points;

1. Northeast New Territories Line – Providing a north-south railway from Heung Yuen Wai to Fanling Station of the East Rail line, via Ping Che and Queen's Hill areas, linking major development nodes; and

2. Northern Metropolis Highway (New Territories North New Town Section) – Extending the Northern Metropolis Highway from Fanling North to the east to connect Sha Tau Kok Road Interchange, enhancing east-west connectivity in the New Territories North.