The following table shows a list of past important events of the Mass Transit Railway in a chronological order.
|
Day |
Month
|
Year
|
Event(s)
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09
|
1967
|
Hong Kong Mass Transport Study
|
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|
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1970
|
Hong Kong Mass Transit Further Studies (52.7 km
long Track Proposed)
|
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|
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1972
|
Initial System (20 km Track approved)
|
|
|
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1973
|
1 Contract for constructing the Initial System
|
|
|
|
1974
|
Modified Initial System (by shortening the Initial
System to 15.6 km)
|
|
|
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1974
|
Contract Splits into smaller Contracts
|
|
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11
|
1975
|
Modified Initial System/Kwun Tong Line Construction
Starts
|
|
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07
|
1977
|
Approval of the Construction of Tsuen Wan Line
|
|
|
11
|
1978
|
Tsuen Wan Line Construction Starts
|
|
30
|
09
|
1979
|
Shek Kip Mei <-> Kwun Tong Opens
|
|
01
|
01
|
1980
|
Tsim Sha Tsui <-> Shek Kip Mei Opens
|
|
12
|
02
|
1980
|
Chater <-> Tsim Sha Tsui Opens
|
|
|
10
|
1981
|
Approval of the Construction of Island Line
|
|
10
|
05
|
1982
|
Lai King <-> Tsuen Wan Opens
|
|
17
|
05
|
1982
|
Prince Edwards <-> Lai King Opens
|
|
|
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1984
|
Construction of Eastern Harbour Crossing
|
|
|
05
|
1985
|
Tai Wo Hau Opens
|
|
31
|
05
|
1985
|
Admiralty <-> Chai Wan Opens
|
|
Lai Wan --> Mei Foo
|
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|
Argyle --> Mong Kok
|
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Chater --> Central
|
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|
Waterloo --> Yau Ma Tei
|
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|
23
|
05
|
1986
|
Sheung Wan <-> Admiralty Opens
|
|
06
|
08
|
1989
|
Kwun Tong Line Extends to Quarry Bay
|
|
01
|
10
|
1989
|
Lam Tin Opens
|
|
|
03
|
1996
|
Tracks are started to be installed for the Lantau
Airport Railway (LAR)
|
|
|
08
|
1996
|
Olympic Completes
|
|
|
12
|
1996
|
Tung Chung Completes
|
|
|
01
|
1997
|
Lai King Expansion Completes
|
|
28
|
02
|
1997
|
Rambler Bridge Built
|
|
|
05
|
1997
|
Tsing Yi Completes
|
|
|
07
|
1997
|
First Engineering Vehicle Arrives
|
|
|
09
|
1997
|
Kowloon Completes
|
|
09
|
1997
|
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|
21
|
06
|
1998
|
Opening Ceremony at Hong Kong
|
|
22
|
06
|
1998
|
Tung Chung Line Starts to serve passengers
|
|
06
|
07
|
1998
|
Airport Express Line In Service
|
|
27
|
09
|
2001
|
QBR Completed
|