
Officials warn that infrastructure projects may lag behind developments like Hung Shui Kiu University Town, urging express bus routes and the Central Rail Link to ensure connectivity, while the Tsing Lung Bridge launch is moved to 2033 and the San Tin section of the Northern Metropolis Highway will be accelerated via slope stabilisation.
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Hong Kong's Northern Metropolis is a major development plan aiming to integrate infrastructure with new urban areas like Hung Shui Kiu University Town.
Infrastructure projects could lag behind developments such as the Hung Shui Kiu University Town, they said, suggesting the government launch express bus routes and build the Central Rail Link as soon as possible to ensure connectivity.
A source told the South China Morning Post that authorities were pushing ahead with the Tsing Lung Bridge project, bringing forward its launch by two years to 2033.
The acceleration of the San Tin section of the planned Northern Metropolis Highway, meanwhile, would mainly be achieved through techniques such as slope stabilisation, the source said.

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