MTR chiefs apologise over two more rail project delays
Managers from the rail operator say difficulties in site works led to the six-month delays
The MTR says two more of its railway-building projects face delays, meaning that all its five projects may open late. The MTR said the Kwun Tong line extension and the South Island line would be six months late.
The announcement comes two months after the MTR Corp disclosed that the opening of the cross-border high-speed railway would be postponed by two years.
It also admitted that the West Island line, scheduled to open by the end of the year, and the first phase of the Sha Tin-Central link, supposed to be completed by 2018, might not meet their deadlines.
The HK$5.3 billion Kwun Tong line extension links Yau Ma Tei, Ho Man Tin and Whampoa. The HK$12.4 billion South Island line connects Admiralty to the southern part of Hong Kong Island. The MTR pays for the construction and any extra costs incurred.
MTR chief executive Jay Walder and projects director Chew Tai-chong - whose departure from the corporation was announced at the height of the row over the high-speed rail delay - took responsibility.