A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP
A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP

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How Hong Kong got the Tate’s Cairn Tunnel

  • The tunnel opened in 1991, with 39,000 vehicles passing through its 4km in the first 21 hours of service
  • The multibillion-dollar project cut travel time from Sha Tin to Central from an hour to 25 minutes

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Mercedes Hutton
Mercedes Hutton

Updated: 12:45pm, 30 Jun, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP
A security guard cycles through the new Tate’s Cairn Tunnel, in 1991. Photo: SCMP
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