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53-642: After the airport relocated to Chek Lap Kok in 1998, the Hong Kong government planned for urban development on the old airport site. The plan calls for a multi-purpose sports complex, a metro park, the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal , a hotel, a housing estate, and commercial and entertainment construction projects over an area of more than 328 hectares (810 acres). The plan also covered nearby development in areas including Ma Tau Wai , Kowloon City , San Po Kong , Kowloon Bay and Kwun Tong . The planned population

106-481: A "City Within a City", covering 580 hectares (1,400 acres), including 300 hectares (740 acres) of reclaimed land. It proposed land development for residential, commercial and industrial use. The designated population of this new town was around 285,000. The development would also include a 7.9-hectare (20-acre) park and a 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) promenade. The proposed development included two MTR connections, with Diamond Hill and Kwun Tong . The study refocused

159-534: A hospital, rail yard, and post office were proposed. The MTR provisions were replaced by the Sha Tin to Central Link . The study re-designated the Kai Tak Development as an "Environmentally Friendly City". In response to opinions on land reclamation, the authority reduced the reclamation area to 133 hectares (330 acres) while the overall site area declined to 460 hectares (1,100 acres). The new designated population

212-574: A more feasible alternative. Hong Kong's Route 6 is proposed to cross the KTD area, using the Central Kowloon Route , Trunk Road T2 and Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel . It will connect West Kowloon , Kowloon East and Tseung Kwan O . 22°19′38″N 114°11′52″E  /  22.3272°N 114.1978°E  / 22.3272; 114.1978 Chek Lap Kok Chek Lap Kok is an island in

265-514: A new tunnel to a deeper Hung Hom station platform connecting to the cross-harbour section. Additionally, stations at Tsz Wan Shan and Whampoa Garden were removed from the proposal; the areas would instead have been served by people movers ( APMs ) from other stations. However, the KCRC's proposal had not yet been finalised. At the same time, the MTRC submitted a new proposal to the government. According to

318-512: A revised proposal on 11 March 2008. The government would fund all of the required HK$ 37.4 billion for construction. The Executive Council approved the construction cost of HK$ 79.8 billion in March 2012 and construction began on 22 June 2012. Under the final proposal, the former Hung Hom Freight Yard adjacent to Hung Hom station will be converted into stabling sidings for Sha Tin to Central Link trains, and new access tracks will be constructed to link

371-532: Is 26,0000. The metropark was to shrink to 24 hectares (59 acres) but the promenade would be extended to 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi). It also first proposed a cruise terminal . The MTR-centric strategy continued in the study, with the new Environmentally Friendly Linkage System proposal. In June 2002, the Executive Council of Hong Kong approved Outline Zoning Plans (S/K19/3 and S/K21/3) for Kai Tak (North) and Kai Tak (South). Major development projects included

424-435: Is 86,000 people, accommodated in 30,000 housing units, including 13,000 constructed as part of public housing estates . The total gross floor area is over 14,400,000 square feet (1,340,000 m) with over 110 hectares (270 acres) of open space. The total cost for the development is about HK$ 100 billion. After several years of planning and discussion, and the decision of a judicial review on Central and Wan Chai Reclamation ,

477-716: Is being built as part of the Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan 2030 . Most of Lantau Island, including Chek Lap Kok New Village, is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 98, which contains multiple aided schools on Lantau Island; no government primary schools are in this net. Sha Tin to Central Link A Commission of Inquiry is appointed by Chief Executive of HKSAR government SCL (Phase 1) split into Tuen Ma line First Phase and Second Phase due to construction quality of Hung Hom station. The name "Ma On Shan line"

530-519: Is made obsolete as it began operating as "Tuen Ma line phase 1". The Sha Tin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL ; Chinese : 沙中線 ; Cantonese Yale : sā jūng sin ) was an expansion project of the MTR public transport network in Hong Kong . It was divided into two sections and expanded the network’s heavy rail lines. The first section, named "Tuen Ma line (Phase 1)”, runs from Tai Wai station in

583-647: The East Rail line from Hung Hom in Kowloon to Admiralty on Hong Kong Island via a newly constructed station at Exhibition Centre . It opened on 15 May 2022. The proposed route of the Sha Tin to Central Link roughly follows the scheme of the original East Kowloon line , which was proposed in the late 1960s but was not constructed. The Shatin to Central Link was included as one of the Priority Railway Schemes in

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636-654: The Hong Kong government 's Railway Development Strategy 2000. On 25 June 2002, the government announced that the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) had won its bid against the MTR Corporation (MTRC) to build and operate the Shatin to Central Link. The route was originally planned to go from Tai Wai station to Central West station (proposed to be located under the Mid-Levels ), as an extension of

689-516: The Kwun Tong line from Yau Ma Tei station to Ho Man Tin station, where there will be an interchange to the Tuen Ma line. The line then continues under Wuhu Street and Tak on Street to a single dead-end platform at Whampoa station . Initially, Sung Wong Toi station was named To Kwa Wan station, and To Kwa Wan station was named Ma Tau Wai station. This naming arrangement was met with dissatisfaction from

742-690: The MTR Sha Tin to Central Link depot on the original airport site, a multi-use stadium, a metro park, the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal with helicopter landing site at the end of former runway, and the Central Kowloon Route . A new road: Trunk Road T2, paralleling the Kwun Tong Bypass , will be built within the development area, allowing traffic to go directly to Tseung Kwan O through the Tseung Kwan O - Lam Tin Tunnel . However, on 27 February 2003,

795-568: The New Territories to Hung Hom station in Kowloon . The Tai Wai–Hung Hom segment connected the Ma On Shan line and West Rail line , forming the new Tuen Ma line . Operation of the Tai Wai to Kai Tak section began on 14 February 2020. The opening of the section from Kai Tak to Hung Hom was delayed and opened on 27 June 2021. In anticipation of the Tuen Ma line, the existing Kwun Tong line

848-527: The "Study on Harbour Reclamations and Urban Growth" ( 海港填海及市區發展研究 ) in October 1983. It was a study for a proposed plan to address the urban development of Hong Kong. The government worked on the "Metroplan Selected Strategy" study ( 都會計劃選定策略研究 ) between 1987 and 1990. Its purpose was to provide a wide-ranging plan for urban renewal -focused land-use, transport and environmental planning . The studied areas included West Kowloon , Kai Tak and other regions. The study

901-602: The Central Mail Centre. From the preexisting Ma On Shan line at Tai Wai station , the Tuen Ma line will continue southwards on an embankment to Hin Keng station , and then head southeast in tunnel towards Kowloon. After Diamond Hill station , the line will turn southwest and continue in tunnel through Ma Tau Chung and To Kwa Wan towards Hung Hom station , interchanging with the Kwun Tong line extension at Ho Man Tin along

954-647: The High Court judgement, the Planning Department began the Kai Tak Planning Review with "no reclamation" as its principle. This was the final plan. The first stage infrastructure projects are mostly completed and open. These are the first stage projects: The second stage infrastructure projects were expected to completed after 2016. These are the second stage projects: The final stage infrastructure projects are expected to completed after 2024. These are

1007-420: The Hong Kong government restarted KTD review and planning in 2004. The Executive Council passed the revised development plan and restarted the project. According to the development plan, the first stage projects finished in or before 2013. The second stage projects will be finished in or before 2016 and the final stage projects will be completed in or before 2025. The Hong Kong colonial government commissioned

1060-515: The Kai Tak redevelopment plan released by the government in October 2006, the depot would have to be constructed somewhere else. On 11 April 2006, MTRC signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the government of Hong Kong, the owner of KCRC, to merge the operations of the territory's two railway networks. According to the memorandum, the MTRC-owned MTR lines will be fully integrated with

1113-666: The MTR expects the opening of the East Rail line extensions by June or July 2022, but is subject to change. On 3 May 2022, MTR officially announced that the East Rail Line extension would open on 15 May 2022. In 2018, a whistleblower leaked information to the Hong Kong media stating that the construction quality at the Hung Hom station was substandard. Namely, the threaded steel bars that were supposed to link to each other were cut so that they would fit into couplers without actually connecting to

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1166-599: The Seltrac IS technology already installed on the West Rail line, Ma On Shan line, and Kowloon Southern Link . New on-board computers are being retrofitted to the existing SP1900 trains as part of their modifications to form 8-car trains, supplemented with newly acquired 8-car trains delivered with the new computer already installed. All stations on the Ma On Shan line have also received half-height platform gates in conjunction with

1219-414: The Sha Tin to Central Link with the former Hung Hom Freight Yard. Central South station was excluded in the modified plan, as no suitable sites had been found. One station at Hin Keng (just south of Tai Wai) was added to the proposal afterwards, to alleviate congestion at Tai Wai station. The original commencement date of Phase 1 was 2018; Phase 2 was expected to be completed in 2020 or 2021. Some of

1272-414: The Shatin to Central Link, which will be part of the MTR system. The government also intended to choose the KCRC's modified proposal to build the railway, that is, extending the current East Rail line to Hong Kong Island . However, final decisions were not made before conducting further studies on the proposal with the MTRC. The new proposal was announced jointly by both companies on 12 July 2007, before

1325-533: The Tsz Wan Shan community, connecting with Diamond Hill station . On Hong Kong Island, Wan Chai Swimming Pool and Harbour Road Sports Centre were both re-provisioned on alternate sites, as the original buildings were demolished to make way for Exhibition Centre station. Hongkong Post 's International Mail Centre in Hung Hom was also demolished to make way for the line. It was rebuilt in Kowloon Bay and renamed

1378-554: The Tuen Ma line. The line will then traverse under Victoria Harbour , through an immersed tube tunnel (Contract 1121), largely parallel to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel to its west, and then continue in tunnel westwards from the New Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter to Exhibition Centre and Admiralty stations. The Kwun Tong line extension, an associated project completed in late 2016, is a southeast extension of

1431-501: The authority submitted a document to the Legislative Council , stating Phases 1 and 2 would be completed in 2019 and 2021 respectively. However, the opening was delayed again due to construction quality problems at Hung Hom station. In January 2020, Secretary for Transport & Housing Frank Chan announced the " Tuen Ma line Phase 1" would be open on 14 February 2020, the rest of the Tuen Ma line would open on 27 June 2021, and

1484-511: The construction work of Phase 2 has followed the completion of Wan Chai Reclamation Phase 2 and Central–Wan Chai Bypass , as there are overlaps between station and tunnels. In November 2014, Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung revealed that the project would be delayed by at least another 11 months, caused by archaeological Work at To Kwa Wan station (now renamed as Sung Wong Toi station ), and extra enabling works at Exhibition Centre station for topside development. At that time,

1537-416: The development as a "City Within a City" with territorial facilities. The site area and reclamation provisions remained the same as in the previous proposal. However, the designated population rose to 320,000 while the metropark was expanded to 50 hectares (120 acres). It was also the first plan to propose leisure facilities, such as a multi-purpose sports complex and aviation museum. Other facilities, including

1590-485: The final stage projects: The Tuen Ma line involves construction of two stations within the KTD: Kai Tak station and Sung Wong Toi station . The Environmentally Friendly Linkage System (EFLS) is a monorail transportation system with 12 stations proposed by the government. It will cost around 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars. The estimated passenger count is up to 200,000 in 2031. The system will account for 15 percent of

1643-428: The former Hong Kong International Airport, now commonly known as Kai Tak Airport . Hong Kong SkyCity , a business and entertainment complex, is also located on Chek Lap Kok. It includes AsiaWorld–Expo , a convention and exhibition centre, which opened in 2005. Cathay Pacific City , the head office of Cathay Pacific ; HAECO , and formerly Hong Kong Airlines are also located on the airport platform. The name of

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1696-499: The full extent. This raised concerns that the platform is not as strong as it was designed to be. Although initially denying the allegations, the MTR and the contractor Leighton Asia later confirmed them, and proposed a plan to open up the concrete at some areas of the stations to inspect the construction quality. The investigation also revealed further incidents of substandard work and missing construction records. For example, 40% of Request for Inspection and Survey Checks forms for

1749-652: The island formed a small peninsula, which has been left largely undeveloped. This area is facing Tung Chung and is now named Scenic Hill . It is the site of the Ancient Kiln Park and the Airport Island Angle Station of the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. The island has been inhabited on and off since the Middle Neolithic period 6,000 years ago. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the inhabitants of

1802-604: The island may be derived from the bareness of the island ('da chek lak'), that the shape of the island resembles the Pagrus ('chek lap', 赤鱲 ), or that the fish was once abundant in its vicinity. The island is located north of Lantau Island off Ma Wan Chung and Tung Chung . Before the building of the airport platform, it was a small and hilly island, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, with an area of 3.02 square kilometres (1.17 sq mi) (other sources mention 2.8 square kilometres (1.1 sq mi)). The southern end of

1855-473: The island practiced farming, including rice cultivation, and quarrying. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Chek Lap Kok was 77. The number of males was 55. The population was about 200 in the 1950s, rising sharply in the 1960s. The population later declined, with some 20 families remaining on the island when the plan for the construction of a new airport was announced in the early 1990s. Archeological surveys and investigations were conducted on

1908-463: The island starting in the late 1970s. A salvage archaeology project started in October 1990. The original farming and fishing villages on the island were relocated to Chek Lap Kok New Village aka. Chek Lap Kok San Tsuen ( 赤鱲角新村 ) near Tung Chung on Lantau Island. A Tin Hau Temple had been built in 1823 at the north east of the island. The entire temple was built of granite quarried on the island. It

1961-630: The merger of the two rail networks on 2 December that year. Under this proposal, the depot for the Sha Tin to Central Link would have been built underneath the former Tai Hom Village site between Kai Tak and Diamond Hill stations. The people movers were omitted; Causeway Bay North station was also removed from the proposal due to potential adverse effects on road traffic during construction. Ma On Shan Rail East Kowloon Extension East Rail Cross-harbour Extension Shatin to Central Link Kwun Tong line extension East–West line North–South line Kwun Tong line extension The MTRC announced

2014-409: The new corridors will receive new signalling systems as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The technology, known as communications-based train control (CBTC), will minimise train intervals while complying with existing and future infrastructure, such as platform doors/gates . The East West Corridor are now using SelTrac CBTC supplied by Thales . This is an updated, more modern version of

2067-521: The new lines, have been expanded or relocated to cater to increased demand. The East West Corridor will operate using a combination of both new and existing rolling stock, while the North South Corridor will have its existing rolling stock fully replaced with new stock. Tsz Wan Shan station was removed from the 2007 final proposal due to its depth. Because of this, pedestrian facilities with lifts, travellers and covered walkways will be built for

2120-760: The non-government organisation Society for Protection of the Harbour applied for Judicial Review against the Town Planning Board. The Society believed that the Wan Chai Development Phase II would violate the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance . The High Court's final judgement is against the Town Planning Board. The reclamation plan was suspended. The High Court's judgement raised three tests had to be satisfied for reclamation: This judgement affected

2173-582: The northern approach tunnels are missing. The 11-kilometre tunnel of the East-West Corridor was fully broken through in August 2016. As of February 2017, construction and tunnel boring is underway for the sections between the Exhibition Centre station and Causeway Bay, and between Causeway Bay and Kowloon. MTRC has set up an Immersed Tube Tunnel Casting Yard at the site of the former Shek O Quarry at

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2226-580: The proposal, the Kwun Tong line would be extended from Yau Ma Tei station to Whampoa station (as the KCRC had decided to omit Whampoa Garden station from its proposal), and the route of the SCL would follow the KCRC's original proposal instead of the 2005 modified proposal. An underground train depot would have been built beneath the passenger terminal of the former Kai Tak International Airport , adjacent to Prince Edward Road East in Kowloon City ; however, under

2279-621: The public transportation in the Kowloon East Development. The EFLS project is now headed by the Development Bureau with public consultation carried out by the Civil Engineering and Development Department . Construction was predicted to start in 2018 and to be completed in 2023, but was put on hold indefinitely. There is opposition to the monorail system and other proposing a tram system (using Ground-level power supply ) as

2332-510: The reclamation plan within Kai Tak Development. In order to satisfy the three tests, the new Harbour-front Enhancement Committee was established for consultation on the reclamation in Wan Chai and Kai Tak. The committee, led by chairman Lee Chack-fan, was organised by six government officials and twenty-three members from different professional organisations, environmental organisations, harbour protection organisations and business merchants. Due to

2385-407: The same time, all platforms would be modified and equipped with half-height platform gates (full-height doors on the new underground stations) to provide level boarding and minimize the gap with the train. Refurbishment and expansion work on platforms and stations will also be carried out. Admiralty, Diamond Hill and Hung Hom stations, all of which are major interchanges following full opening of

2438-553: The south side of the Hong Kong Island to pre-assemble sections of the tunnel tubes, which will be then transported by sea and immersed in place. As June 2017, the first Immersed Tube Tunnel units was installed in Victoria Harbour, marking the beginning of constructing the fourth harbour-crossing railway tunnel in Hong Kong. 11 tube tunnel units in total will be constructed and placed for the harbour crossing section. Both of

2491-550: The then-under-construction KCR Ma On Shan Rail (now the Ma On Shan line ). The KCRC announced modifications to the proposal in 2005, with the East Kowloon portion of the line joining KCR Ma On Shan Rail at Tai Wai and KCR West Rail (now the West Rail line ) at Hung Hom , with the cross-harbour portion joining KCR East Rail (now the East Rail line ) at Hung Hom. Mong Kok Station (now Mong Kok East ) would have been relocated, joining

2544-563: The upgrade, and new underground stations will have full-height platform doors installed. The North South Corridor will have the TBL train protection and Alstom's ATO system in use on the current East Rail line including the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line replaced with Trainguard MT CBTC supplied by Siemens . ( AWS used by intercity trains on the East Rail line is not expected to be affected.) At

2597-511: The way. At Hung Hom, the East West Corridor will connect to the preexisting West Rail line just south of its new platforms at the station and interchange with the East Rail line . The East Rail line extension will connect to the East Rail line north of Hung Hom station, adjacent to the southern portal of the tunnel under Princess Margaret Road (Tunnel 1A); and will enter a tunnel to new platforms at Hung Hom station, interchanging with

2650-408: The western waters of Hong Kong 's New Territories . Unlike the smaller Lam Chau , it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres (4.82 sq mi) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport , which opened for commercial aviation in 1998. The airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from

2703-500: Was dismantled in 1991 and rebuilt in 1994 at its present location. Chek Lap Kok San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy . Also, Romer's tree frog ( Philautus romeri ), a unique species of finger-sized frog found only in Hong Kong, was relocated from Chek Lap Kok to new habitats on Lantau Island before construction of the airport. A third runway at Hong Kong Airport

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2756-402: Was extended from its previous terminus at Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa station . This extension includes the new Ho Man Tin station to provide interchange with the Tuen Ma line. The Kwun Tong line extension was opened on 23 October 2016. While it was done in conjunction with the Sha Tin to Central Link, it is not considered a direct component of the project. The second section (Phase 2) extended

2809-464: Was passed by the Executive Council on 17   September 1991. Afterwards, related government departments implemented the strategy according to the study. In 1998, the Planning Department undertook several studies on East Kowloon development. After several modifications, the land reclamation plan and the population plan were altered considerably. This plan proposed the development of Kai Tak as

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