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Workers worried railway project may cost them their jobs

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Workers in a Tsuen Wan industrial building have expressed fears they might become victims of the Western Corridor Railway.

Some said they were worried about their jobs if the building had to be demolished to make way for the huge transport project.

According to a feasibility study of the railway project commissioned by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, several industrial buildings will have to be knocked down.

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These include the Shun Kei Factory Estate in Castle Peak Road, the Wah Kai Industrial Centre and the Paul Y. Industrial Building in Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan.

The Wah Kai Industrial Centre consists of two blocks of 26-storey buildings. There are 13 units on each floor.

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However, the occupancy rate is just 32.2 per cent because many firms have moved to China. Other factories include manufacturers of paper, rubber, metal and plastic products.

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