📋 Tender Overview
ScopeConstruction of South Island line West for three proposals were previously submitted each addressing the drawbacks of the prior plan. In this planning stage a feasibility study was conducted to optimize the new lines in terms of cost-effectiveness external benefits and the effect on other modes of transport. The plan was eventually turned down by the government in favour of constructing highways in late March 2004. The MTRCs fourth proposal was given in February 2005. This consisted of West Island Line extending the Island line to Kennedy Town South Island Line East from Admiralty to Ap Lei Chau and South Island line West that connects the previous two lines. Legislative Councillors support an earlier completion of West Island line. The West Island line was finally approved by the HKSAR Government on 30 June 2005.The South Island line East opened on 28 December 2016.Plans for the South Island line West were mentioned and revised in the 2014 governmental railway strategy report and an implementation window of 2021 to 2026 was identified.
