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#香港 #AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong | #MTR #HongKong – MTR’s Journey with the Nature: Living with the Trees..

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In Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong, the MTR- Hong Kong Corporation shares the same philosophy with the Swire Group… In which having Nature in the environment in the communities in which improving the metal health also well being also caring about the communities also conserving, protecting the environment… in providing that provisionment in working together to protect and conserve the environment …

In having Nature in the surrounding environment in the communities whether it’s in urban, suburban to rural areas in which looking at green plants its good for the body and our mind in which improving the mental health and well-being of the person-or passengers as they journey daily in which whatever their mode of commuting… Orthough Hong Kong is a City is like the inorganic concrete glass canyon surrounding by a lusting’s of surrounding tropical forest… also it’s important to save the iconic trees that within the urban towering canyons of  buildings like the more than one century old Kennedy town- Forbes Street’s Hakka retaining wall in  with the Banyan Trees that provide a organic growing art that once started with some Banyan seeds that feel into the cracks that once transported by the birds  inside the walls then grown to what we see today nature intertwining with the stone walls like a slow Chinese painting with the passage of time.. In order to conservative the protection of the Banyan tree Hakka walls the original Kennedy Town MTR Station was relocated that first plan in which the Railway alignment was changed.. in which was the recently cased with the Sha tin to Central line in which the Railway linkage was change to go around a major newly founded historically Village Well that connects to the final resting place of the last two Song Dynasty ( year 960 to 1279) Emperors whom was pursued by the Mongolian Empire towards Hong Kong.. In which that’s explain the cursed Song Dynasty General Sword in Cheung Chau in Yuk Hui- Pak Tai Temple..

Urban Development and tree protectionism an co-exist in a collaborative relationship as long we take the extra steps involve to work in a harmonious relationship between man and nature.. along the MTR Hong Kong network over 33,000 trees along the open sections of the network was given their very own Tree ID Cards, to monitor their health annually in which in reduces the required need to collapse or removal…….

香港 #AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong | #HongKong #MTR – Shatin to Central link project – Engineering challenges – An Underground Maze –

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In Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong – there’s numerous major infrastructure projects going on currently in future proofing Hong Kong, one is the continuous public transportation world leader MTR Hong Kong construction…. In which one MTR Lines is in between Shatin to Central linkage project in linking the upper Eastern parts of New Territories- Hong Kong in which currently sits at eighty percent complete in expected to be running by mid-2019 …. Even though Hong Kong is known for its iconic megatroplis towering skyline towers landscape also Hong Kong below is massive network of underground tunneling of connecting integrated labyrinth mazes in which connects the city region to transport millions of commuters around dense city skyscrapers, while under the that skyscraper city is there are many people working hard to make the city greater..

Under those skylines of skyscrapers is a massive Shatin to Central linkage in progress to near completion is an underground maze in which is undergoing a round the clock construction…  in which the Shatin to Central link is consisting in two parts… In which part one runs between Tai Wan and Hung Hom…  Part two runs in between Hung Hom to Admiralty in which links to the Hong Kong  Convention and Exhibition center’s substation in Wan Chai then onwards to Admiralty,,,,

Some of the linkage section components tunneling construction is utilizing the Tunneling Boring Method in which MTR Hong Kong has been world leaders in innovating new technologies in engineering transport transportation to commercial also residential designs , construction, management  in which the innovative Boring tunneling works gives it innovative advantages, with an intensive massive  vertical shaft   is constructed excavation of launching shaft and retrieval shaft with carefully crafted with military grade like GPS precision facilities with way points to connect to it targeting site in which the boring tunneling journey starts at Fenwick Pier Street ……once the excavation/ retrieval site is constructed with Boring tunneling machine in together like assembly of a massive unit  in which measuring at one hundred meters in lengthy with weight of six hundred tonnes with tunneling diameter of seven point for meters it begins to boring into its target path  excavating and assembly it tunneling walls at the same time instantly fabricating the tunnel lining helps to reinforce the tunnel structure also minimizing impacts of surround buildings..

During the boring process it removes the debris through a sealed conduit in which it boring tunnels through many highly dense neighbourhoods   from To Kwa Wan Station negotiating around also facing and overcoming oncoming complications as construction process begins on main roads also public facilities also overcoming a ever complex geological structure of Hong Kong in which with constant monitoring of soil conditions. …. During the process it helps to minimizing the impact of the communities through the control lessening of sound pollution, also dust…  during the construction there will be five more stations along the Shatin to central in which from Hin Keng, Kai Tak, Sung Wong, To Kwa Wan towards the Hong Kong Exhibition Center .. In which connecting west to east Hong Kong New Territories which passengers can travel more conveniently from Shatin towards western rail line finally connecting at Tuen Mun ….

香港 #AlreadyTomorrowInHongKong #HongKong | #MTR Express rail Link – West Kowloon – Speeding the future featuring Jacqueline Wong…..

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West Kowloon district where new developments construction under way, among them is the the MTR Express rail Link – West Kowloon Station which will give a 48 minutes XRL extreme high velocity train ride from Hong Kong towards Guangzhou.. in the background is the ICC -International Commerce Centre 484 meters tall……. Photographer @KevinJamesNg

 

As one of many the largest anticipate projects in Already Tomorrow In Hong Kong, is the finalization construction of the Express Rail link between Hong Kong toward travelling into mainland in a very cost effective time…  in which is targeted to be readily to officially operational competition on the third quarter of 2018  by the MTR corporation….

In linking the Hong Kong – Shenzhen – Guangzhou Express Rail Link in decreasing travelling time between those three key Cantonese Province cities in least than 48 minutes traveling time as TVB Actress Jacqueline Wong and Mr Simon Tang- General Manager – Express Rail Link, as they both introduce the series of as it currently at ninety percent completion at a West Kowloon station Entrance Building….. As inside the building there are nine mega columns that are connecting to V-Trusses that are 175 meter long… Among the construction there are four thousand glazing panels installed at the station building entrance … in which all of the main construction of the project is completed as the track laying are complete…. As the final part of the project is a spacious green plaza environment..   Catering for the XRL- high velocity trains towards from Hong Kong towards Guangzhou nonstop in 48 minutes otherwise in the older days it’ll take least than a few hours ….  The trains are built with international safety in mind with extreme luxury focusing on comfort for the journey…..