A Highways Department excavation permit dataset has been uploaded to data.gov.hk, providing information on permits issued and updated every Friday. The dataset can be downloaded via API in multiple file formats, and historical data is available for users to obtain older versions of files by specifying a date range.
MTR will pay the Hong Kong government HK$2.25 billion (US$287 million) in a one-off settlement over delays to the high-speed rail line, while reaching an agreement on obstacles encountered on the Shatin to Central Link that will not require compensation. Both projects were designed, built, tested and operated by MTR, but are government-owned and involve public funds. The arrangement was announced on Friday.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan briefed the Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development on 2 October about the transport and logistics measures in Hong Kong's First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address. Aviation targets include increasing airport flight destinations from over 220 to 240, with the permanent Dongguan air cargo hub facilities due to be completed by mid-next year with a capacity of 1 million tonnes; over 140 low-altitude economy regulatory sandbox projects have already been regularised.
Why read this: The speech lists the ten shipping measures and aviation hub targets item by item, including the increase in flight destinations from over 220 to 240 and the sustainable aviation fuel usage target, with clear and verifiable figures.
The government and MTR Corporation have reached a settlement arrangement for delays to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link Hong Kong section and the Shatin-Central Link, with MTR paying the government $2.25 billion for delays during the high-speed rail's construction stage. For the Shatin-Central Link, MTR has proactively borne about $2.8 billion in additional expenditure in the past, and the two sides have agreed not to make mutual claims for the delays. The Transport and Logistics Bureau said mechanisms to strengthen railway project governance, monitoring and cost control have been implemented, and new railway projects will see MTR bear risks such as cost overruns.
Why read this: Sets out MTR's payment of $2.25 billion to the government for the high-speed rail delay and the arrangement whereby about $2.8 billion has already been borne for the Shatin-Central Link, together with the original and actual opening dates and cost increases for both projects, allowing the responsibility amounts to be checked item by item.
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The Security Bureau, through the Home Affairs Department, has invited over 1,500 community members to visit the new Huanggang Port next Sunday (the 4th) in the afternoon, to learn about the port facilities and the "joint inspection and single release" customs clearance model, with dedicated personnel arranged to provide explanations. District councillors have also been arranged to visit, to understand the clearance model and transport connections; the new Huanggang Port is understood to begin clearance operations as early as the 12th of this month.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan told the Legislative Council Panel on Transport that the absence of a fourth cross-harbour tunnel in the Five-Year Plan does not mean it will not be studied. Several members expressed concern that the plan made no mention of the project and asked for an update on its progress. Chan said the authorities were carrying out forward planning for a fourth cross-harbour tunnel and conducting internal studies on various options, including the route and connection points to Victoria Harbour.
Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan announced that the Kowloon Bay tunnel section of the Central Kowloon Bypass will open on December 6 (Sunday), with Route 6 fully connected at that time, cutting the journey from Tseung Kwan O to West Kowloon from 65 minutes to 12 minutes. Some legislators noted that only a few bus routes have run along the Yau Ma Tei section since it opened last year, and called for the introduction of an all-day bus route and a bus route to and from the airport.
The final section of Route 6 will open in December, cutting the journey from Yau Ma Tei to Tseung Kwan O from about 65 minutes to about 12 minutes. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said at a Legislative Council meeting that the Kowloon Bay section of the Central Kowloon Route will open on December 6, and construction of that section began in 2017.
The century-old rope ferry crossing a 15-metre waterway in Tai O ceased service yesterday (September 29), replaced by a new footbridge costing HK$15 million. The ferry had been the only way to cross the Tai O waterway, charging passengers 50 cents per trip.
Chief Executive John Lee and senior government officials will attend the flag-raising ceremony and National Day reception on October 1 to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The flag-raising ceremony will be held at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai at 8am that morning, with no public viewing area set up on site. After the ceremony, the HKSAR Government will hold the National Day reception at the Grand Hall on the third floor of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, with John Lee officiating.
The Insurance Authority welcomes the formal implementation of the Guangdong-Hong Kong cross-boundary motor insurance "mutual recognition" policy. From July 1, Hong Kong private car owners entering Guangdong Province through the "Hong Kong vehicles travelling north" scheme who purchase a Hong Kong policy complying with the Motor Vehicles Insurance (Third Party Risks) Ordinance (Cap. 272) may have their coverage extended to the mainland compulsory traffic accident liability insurance, without the need to purchase separate policies in both places. Currently, 16 Hong Kong insurers are ready to launch "mutual recognition" products.
Why read this: The announcement specifies the effective date, the change in coverage under a single policy, and the number of insurers ready, allowing the actual arrangements to be verified.
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