Last month, two new MTR stations opened, more than a year late.
With the opening of the Whampoa and Ho Man Tin stations, the Kwun Tong Line extension project finally came to an end, after facing a series of obstacles, such as engineering difficulties, complications with underground utilities, and keeping to construction time limits.
Although there were delays, the stations are finally open, even though they are far from perfect.
I appreciate that the new stations will bring some benefits to people, but I think there are also disadvantages.
On the upside, the MTR will offer residents in those areas another transport option and a faster link to other parts of the city. They will no longer have to wait at bus stops when it is raining heavily or put up with roadside pollution.
There is likely to be an increase in visitor numbers of these areas and, with new estates, an increase in population, as people like to move to somewhere where there is already an MTR station, as it makes their commute to work and school easier.
This will therefore be good for shops in these areas as they will likely see an increase in their business.
Also, residents living in these areas will probably travel to more places on their days off, because the MTR is a much faster form of transport.