HONG KONG MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY MODIFIED INITIAL SYSTEM: SYSTEM PLANNING AND MULTI-CONTRACT PROCEDURES.

This paper describes the detailed planning of the modified initial system of the Hong Kong mass transit railway including development of the plan for its implementation and the selection of the form of contract. It also deals briefly with the cost-estimating and the verification of the estimates which led to the final decision to proceed with construction. The paper sets the background for the three companion papers which describe the detailed structural design and construction of the railway.(a)