Under the plan, two new stations will be built to the east and west of the current Lantau Island terminus. Civic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan said the high cost of the 1.3-kilometer extension makes it more expensive than other current railway projects in Asia and Europe. Transport Secretary Frank Chan explained that the cost has increased partly because of the plan to build a Tung Chung East station, which will sit on a reclamation site. Well, the extension is only for Tung Chung West. Tung Chung East is already an existing railway, you just build a station over there,” he said.

Source: The Standard May 05, 2020 07:06 UTC