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	Mass Transit Railway Bill
		(3) The Corporation shall register or cause to be registered in the Land Registry a Government Printer's copy of this Ordinance in respect of the vesting of the properties of MTRC in the Corporation.
		29), the Corporation is deemed to have paid a dividend as there mentioned in the calendar year in which the appointed day falls (whether or not the Corporation does in fact pay such a dividend in that year) and in each of the 5 years immediately preceding that year.
		Clauses 38 to 41 provide for the Corporation to be treated, in relation to property, etc. so vested, in all respects as if it were MTRC; and similar provision is made in respect of company accounts (clause 43), taxation matters (clause 45) and interests in land (clause 47).
	www.legco.gov.hk /yr99-00/english/bills/c188_e.htm (11935 words)

	MTR Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) was established in 1975 as a government-owned statutory corporation in order to oversee the initial construction of the Hong Kong Mass Transport System, and later to run and manage the functioning transport system.
		On 30 June 2000 the MTRC was succeeded by the MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL).
		On 24 November 2004, it was revealed that the MTRC (together with GNER) is one of the main players in acquiring the South Eastern Trains franchise in the United Kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/MTR_Corporation_Limited (1275 words)

	Transportation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) is an underground railway network with five lines and 44 stations.
		Operated by the Government-owned Mass Transit Railway Corporation, each line was built in stages with the first passenger train starting operation in late 1979.
		In September 1988, Phase One of the Light Rail Transit System, owned and operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation, was opened in the north-west New Territories, serving Tuen Mun and Yuen Long new towns.
	members.tripod.com /~BenlanWong/Transportation.html (853 words)

	MTR - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		MTR Corporation Limited has always been reliant on developing properties next to railway stations for its profits (although the rail lines are profitable themselves); many recently built stations are incorporated into large housing estates or shopping complexes.
		On April 11, 2006, MTR Corporation Limited signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Government, the owner of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), to merge the operation of the two railway networks of Hong Kong.
		The network is also set to be significantly expanded with the merger of MTR Corporation Limited with the government-owned Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), with the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding signed on 11 April 2006 to grant MTR Corporation operation of the existing KCR network with a service concession of 50 years.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=MTR (5775 words)

	Chapter IV Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In the case of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation, which is still unable to cover its full costs from its income, the government has had to inject additional capital and increase its equity holding in the Corporation.
		The statutory corporations are permitted to operate in a flexible manner and to act on commercial principles.
		The provision in the ordinances governing all the statutory corporations and statutory bodies for the Governor to give directions, if he thinks it necessary in the public interest, has rarely been used and is to be regarded only as a fail-safe device in the event of the organisations deviating substantially from their statutory purposes.
	www.asosai.org /R_P_accountability_control/chapter_4_hong_kong.htm (3958 words)

	corporate: Clement Kwok: Finance Director, MTR Corporation, Hong Kong, The Global Finance - Find Articles
		Critical to its success is the legislation required to transform the MTRC into a public corporation.There is some debate in Hong Kong as to whether this should allow the board to retain its autonomy in setting fares.
		This is largely because of the MTRC's debt holders.The corporation has often tapped the international bond market in the past, enabling it to avoid public subsidies.
		He also insists that the Airport Railway, although struggling now, will enjoy considerable_ growth in the years to come as newly reclaimed land along the railway's route is developed.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3715/is_199912/ai_n8871145 (710 words)

	Design Build Network - Mass Transit Railway Tower (Union Square Phase 7), West Kowloon
		Mass Transit Railway Tower (Union Square Phase 7), West Kowloon, Hong Kong
		The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Tower is a new office and residential building being developed on the Union Square site.
		The Tower is being developed by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Corporation (as the customer), Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hang Lung Group Ltd, Wharf Holdings and Wing Tai Group.
	www.designbuild-network.com /projects/mass_transit (704 words)

	Mass Transit Equipment -- U.S. Commercial Service Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Hong Kong has five different rail systems: the heavily utilized Mass Transit Railway (MTR) network, the suburban Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), the Light Rail Transit (LTR) system, the Peak funicular tramway and a street tramway.
		The MTR is operated by the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited (MTRC, a listed company with Hong Kong Government holding 76 percent shares in MTRC) while the KCR and LRT are operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (a wholly Government owned public corporation.) Both MTR and KCR are profitable and operate without any Government grants.
		The MTRC is currently waiting for the Hong Kong legislature to approve a merger with the KCR.
	www.buyusa.gov /hongkong/en/masstransit.html (720 words)

	The Asia Foundation
		In 2001, the Foundation’s nine-month Cleaner Vehicles and Fuels project, funded by the Lee Hysan Foundation, was completed with a suggested action plan based on the consensus of stakeholders.
		As a strategic continuation of the topic, the Sustainable Transport Strategy, a 15-month project funded by the Mass Transit Railway Corporation came to a successful conclusion with a variety of public events.
		These included Foundation-sponsored public dialogues and leadership roundtables discussions – all of which elevated the impact of the project, and demonstrated the Foundation’s distinctive strength as an impartial convener among a wide range of cross-sectoral stakeholders.
	www.asiafoundation.org /Locations/hongkong.html (359 words)

	Hong Kong Subway and Light Rail
		Hong Kong features no less than five varieties of fixed guideway urban rail transit: the subway, a subway-like commuter rail line, streetcars, light rail, and a new airport rapid rail line.
		Rolling stock is similar to the airport express but with less amenities to accomodate a more urban, rapid transit operation.
		The KCRC operates both a commuter line which resembles a subway and could be classified as an S-Bahn, and the light railway.
	www.subways.net /china/hongkong.htm (704 words)

	Railway Technology - Lantau Line and Hong Kong Airport Rail Link
		The new 34km Airport Railway, opened in July 1998, is used by two distinct services.
		An interchange with the MTR (Mass Transit Railway light rail system) is provided at Lai King.
		However, tunnels, bridges and viaduct sections incorporate non-ballasted track on a concrete base, and in areas sensitive to noise pollution, floating slab track is used to cut noise and vibration.
	www.railway-technology.com /projects/hong_kong (1226 words)

	HKMTIC Past -> The History
		The idea of constructing a mass transit system first came out in the late 60's.
		The Hong Kong Mass Transit Further Studies was completed in 1970 by the same group.
		The Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation was established, for the supervision of the construction.
	www.theskytrain.net /hkmtr/Past_History.htm (1009 words)

	CNN - Airport subcontractors arrested for alleged corruption - July 14, 1998
		Two shareholders, five engineers and five employees of subcontractors are accused of using substandard materials in the construction of a station on the railway that shuttles people to the airport, according to the Independent Commission Against Corruption.
		Television Broadcast Ltd. reported that the foundation of the railway station is not deep enough and that the commission's investigation will include other railway stations, surrounding residential areas and an extension of the airport's passenger terminal.
		The Mass Transit Railway Corp., which operates the airport line, said all the railway stations are safe.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9807/14/hk.airport/index.html (605 words)

	About HKMTIC
		Hong Kong Mass Transit InfoCenter (HKMTIC), which is a website (http://www.hkmtr.net) independent of Mass Transit Railway Corporation and its business partners, constantly strives to provide visitors with information on the Hong Kong subway - Mass Transit Railway that achieves our goal: Qualty.
		We first provided up-to-date train related incidents information, and a little about the history of Mass Transit Railway (Past Section), which was followed by the expansion of the Present and Future Sections.
		We are planning to add more pages on the operation of Mass Transit Railway, including Signalling, Train Controlling and More.
	www.theskytrain.net /hkmtr/About.htm (318 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today
		PT Jakarta Monorail gave its assurance on Sunday that the technology it would use for the monorail project was safe and that the role of local companies in producing rolling stocks was limited to supplying and assembling components.
		Chief project officer of the monorail project Bovanantoo said that the Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) of Hong Kong, which has a solid reputation for safety, would guarantee the safety of the project.
		Bovanantoo highlighted the reputation of MTRC as the mentor of Singapore Mass Rapid Transportation (SMRT) in the development of transportation infrastructure in the city-state.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050808.G01 (527 words)

	Renseignements internationaux - Mass transit equipment - heavy rail/subway, light rail, buses, etc.
		INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT, U.S. Hong Kong has five different rail systems: the heavily utilized Mass Transit Railway (MTR) network, the suburban Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system, and the Peak funicular tramway and a street tramway.
		The KCR and LRT are operated by the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) (a wholly Government owned public corporation) while the MTR is operated by the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited (MTRCL) (a listed company with Government as the major shareholder).
		In line with the Government’s transport policy to use railroads as the backbone of the public transport systems as outlined in the Railway Development Strategy 2000, the rail systems are being extended.
	strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/fr/gr132264f.html (408 words)

	Deep Soil Compaction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Provide a densified soil mass where total and differential settlements will be within tolerable ranges for the design infrastructure.
		Upgrading the sewerage network including the construction of new box culverts, construction of new roads as well as the waste management will be necessary in order to facilitate the development of the West Kowloon Reclamation.
		The airport railway is also located along Route 3, which is the main route to the airport, requiring several stations along the route.
	www.agrafoundations.com /c_ground_deep.htm (327 words)

	LogicaCMG Australia : LogicaCMG uses Australian know-how to test Hong Kong railway stations
		The MTRC project upgraded the 25-year old control systems in all 37 railway stations across the MTRC rail network.
		Everyone at MTRC was pleased when the first station went live without any hiccups,” Forbes said.
		Warwick Talbot, Project Manager, MTRC says, “The SMS project was part of the larger Station Improvement Program (SIP) to rejuvenate the total MTRC subway/railway network.
	www.logicacmg.com /page/400002430 (401 words)

	MGE UPS SYSTEMS - International Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR), in charge of a key part of the Hong Kong Transportation network, has designated MGE as winner of its Contractor Safety Award in recognition of outstanding performance in UPS maintenance work on the Lantau Airport Railway that connects the heart of Hong Kong with its International Airport.
		The Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) operates a 6-line underground railway system running 82.4 km through 49 stations.
		And because maximum power availability also means assisting users throughout the entire life cycle of an electrical installation, maintenance services are provided by a team of specialists always close at hand.
	www.mgeups.com /news/pr/printl.htm?pr=41 (518 words)

	Company Profile
		TR Corporation Limited, succeeded Mass Transit Railway Corporation, which was established in 1975 for the principal purpose of constructing and operating a mass transit railway system, following the partial privatisation process in 2000.
		In terms of new railway projects, the project agreement for Penny's Bay Rail Link was signed with the Government on 24 July 2002, which will connect the Tung Chung Line, via a new station at Yam O, with the new Hong Kong Disneyland and is expected to be completed by 1st July 2005.
		The Corporation is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng London Reference Index, MSCI Indices, FTSE All-World Hong Kong Index, FTSE4Good Global Index and Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
	www.asria.org /member/profile/print?m=mtr (606 words)

	ASIA
		Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) [In Chinese and English]
		Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) [In Chinese and English]
		Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) [In Thai]
	www.tundria.com /TRANURAS.HTM (478 words)

	ASrIA - Press releases & notable news
		This report provides an overview of MTR Corporation's approach to sustainability and details its social, environmental and economic performance during 2001.
		The report also describes MTR's progress towards achieving its 2001 environmental targets and presents a set of challenging sustainability targets for MTR during 2002.
		Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia © 2001 - Quotation, copying or use of materials from this website is permitted with due credit.
	www.asria.org /news/press/1019797068 (70 words)

	http://www.cubic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The same technologies were incorporated into Cubic's broadcast data links and combat personnel recovery system, which were used successfully during Operation Desert Storm and in peacekeeping operations in Bosnia.
		Cubic first became involved in the dynamic market of mass transportation in 1971, when it acquired Western Data Products of Los Angeles.
		A year later, the Group supplied its first Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system for Chicago's Illinois Central Gulf Railroad, and by the late 1970s, installed AFC systems for the Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation and the Eastern Suburbs Railway in Sydney.
	www.cubic.com /corp1/aboutcubic/about_cubic_history.html (629 words)

	Tony Gee and Partners LLP - MTRC Light Railway Viaducts, Rambler Channel, Hong Kong
		Following successful design work on the Rambler viaducts, TGP was further retained for extensive consultancy work on MTRC's Hong Kong Airport Railway.
		The light railway serves the airport at Chep Lap Kok and is supported in parts by balanced cantilever viaducts, including an 850m crossing of the Rambler Channel plus approach ramps. TGP’s scope included the design of the sub-structure for the main crossing and approaches.
		The superstructure design totals 1100m of pre-cast post-tensioned viaducts in 30m spans, supporting the six tracks of the railway system.
	www.tgp.co.uk /services/projects/rambler.html (146 words)

	MTA Home Page
		The bull's-eye subway token cost $1.00 when it was introduced in 1986 and $1.25 when it was retired in 1995.
		A public-benefit corporation chartered by the State of New York.
		This service is intended to provide basic understanding of MTA website
	www.mta.info (54 words)

	Hong Kong Airport
		The Airport Authority was also modeled after the government owned Mass Transit Railway Corporation, which is responsible for building the infrastructure needed for the Chek Lap Kok Airport.
		Overseeing both the Airport Authority and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation is the Hong Kong Airport Core Program (Airport Core Program).
		The design of the road and railway systems have also included land reclamation, however, this has been done at a greater expense to the environment.
	www.american.edu /TED/airport.htm (1199 words)

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