Hong Kong authorities are on track to complete the first study for the Hong Kong–Shenzhen Western Express Railway next year. As informed by Secretary for Transport and Housing of Hong Kong Frank Chan Fan in a radio show, a dedicated office will be established in Shenzhen to oversee the construction of the new line. The proposed railway will link the western part of New Territories, near Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to Qianhai in Shenzhen.
It is planned to be executed along with four other railway projects and will pass through more rural areas in the New Territories. This cross-border railway will function as an extension of MTR Corporation’s planned $8bn (HK$62bn) Northern Link that will run between western and northern New Territories.