Opening Remarks by Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan on the Motion on Coordinated Development of Ports, Airports and Rail Transport in the Greater Bay Area
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan delivered opening remarks at the Legislative Council on 14 October on the motion on coordinated development of ports, airports and rail transport in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, moved by Hon Lam Ming-fung. She noted that the Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan proactively aligns with the Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and pointed out that the tripartite working group has implemented measures including adding peripheral Pearl River Navigation Channels and establishing additional air traffic control handover points. As for the southern extension of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Western Railway, the authorities are studying routes from Tsuen Shek Heung to the airport on Lantau or Sunny Bay, and the scope of the study will be expanded to facilitate air-rail intermodal transport.