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Written by: Lu Nuojun
2020-07-08 21:36
Date of last update: 2020-07-08 21:36Recently, the Japanese movie "Fantasy Love" was hotly screened, and some netizens claimed that the film made Tuen Mun as romantic as Japan, which attracted much attention in the area of Tuen Mun Ferry and Lakeview Village. But in addition, the department has become the focus of the community due to the construction of the West Rail Station. Some district councillors pointed out that at the recent Tuen Mun District Council meeting, the Highways Department finally announced the location of the Tuen Mun South West Rail Station on the Tuen Mun South Extension Line. The station will be built overhead on Lake View Road. Some neighborhoods believe that the addition of a station can improve the traffic in the area, but there are also concerns that the small, originally peaceful community after the West Rail Station was stationed will be destroyed.
West Rail Station will be constructed on Hujing Road between Zhaoxi Garden and Hujing Village. ("Zhen Shaonan" Facebook picture)
In 2014, the Government issued the "Railway Development Strategy 2014" to recommend the construction of the Tuen Mun South Extension. It also announced earlier that it would invite the MTR to carry out detailed planning and design of the Tuen Mun South Extension. The project cost is estimated to be about 11.4 billion yuan. At the Tuen Mun District Council meeting held a few days ago (7th), some members continued to follow up on matters related to the Tuen Mun South Extension. According to District Councillor Zhen Shaonan, representatives of Highways Department finally confirmed at the meeting that West Rail Station will be built on Hujing Road between Zhaoxi Court and Hujing Village.
Relied on bus access for many years
A number of neighbourhoods have different opinions on this. Some of them said that the West Rail Station has been "speaking for many years". They are very much looking forward to the convenience of traffic in the area after the station is completed; however, some residents think that the road is not wide. Even though the elevated railway may "not get up" or make the environment very crowded, some people worry that the increase in outsiders will change the community environment. "Of course, if the ride is not good, it will be noisy, crowded and crowded." Miss Li pointed out that because she didn't like the station to "go on and off", she had already taken the West Rail less and thought that relying on buses for many years has become a habit. I’m all in my tens of years, and I’m so angry that I’m all dead.” As for Mr. Lu, he was in favor of building a West Rail station there. “Sometimes I would go to the center of Tuen Mun to take the West Rail. If I go nearby, It will be convenient from the beginning." He also believes that after the construction of the West Rail Station, it should not affect the community, nor worry about the property price "expensive and expensive". "Most of them are public housing, and private buildings are old. It should not be too much."
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Tuen Mun District Councillor Zhen Shaonan said that the South Extension of Tuen Mun has been discussed for many years. The project is expected to start in 2023 and be completed in 2030. A few days ago, the site of the West Rail Station was finally announced. Zhen said frankly that it was beneficial to build the station on Hujing Road. There are disadvantages. He said that the location of Lake View Road is the middle point of the "quayside", and the other sites are more than "buried on one side"; however, Lake View Road is close to buildings such as houses and schools, and it is also the main road for traffic. Would you like to reduce traffic lanes and cause traffic congestion? Even block all lanes to make a big bend?" Zhen also pointed out that from the traffic aspect, the neighborhood is worried that the West Rail will reduce the bus frequency and the passenger capacity of the railway It may not be able to cope with the demand; from a community perspective, they do not want the area to become another "Tunmen City Center". "In the past, the area around Tuen Mun Town Square was mainly engaged in neighbourhood business. After opening V city, it turned into a famous store and a quay in the quay. They are worried that the community will become tourist-led because of the railway."
Some residents suggested the development of waterways
Zhen Shaonan pointed out that residents in the early years were very much looking forward to the construction of the West Rail Station, but in recent years there have been changes, so they will continue to conduct regional consultations on the incident in the future, and will also ask the government to explain the schedule, station design, pedestrian walkway design, etc. to the public in due course. He also pointed out that the estimated completion time for the southern extension of Tuen Mun is still ten years away. "Tuen Mun Highway is getting congested every day. The government will not have plans to improve traffic at this stage. It can be relieved during this transition period. Slow traffic?" He pointed out that some residents suggested that "waterways" could be developed, arguing that increased incentives would attract shipping companies to bid. In addition, Zhen also pointed out that the Shazhong Line operates with the right of service management, so there have been unqualified engineering problems. Therefore, in the future, it will also ask how relevant departments will monitor the construction of the Tuen Mun South Extension Line.
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