Exhibit 7.4



MTR Corporation Limited



Computation of

Ratio of Earnings to
Fixed Charges

Based on US GAAP

(Expressed in millions of HK$)



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|                                                                  |  | Year ended December 31
|                                                                  |  | 2000                   |   |  | 2001  |  | 2002  |   |  | 2003  |   |  | 2004 
|Net income in accordance with US GAAP                             |  | 3,418                  |   |  | 4,468 |  | 3,261 |   |  | 1,369 |   |  | 3,874
|Adjustments:                                                      |  |                        |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      
|Income tax under HK GAAP                                          |  |                       |   |  |      |  | 634   |   |  | 748   |   |  | 700  
|US GAAP adjustments related to taxes:                             |  |                        |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      
|Deferred tax accounting                                           |  | 574                    |   |  | 724   |  | 128   |   |  | 15    |   |  |     
|Tax effect of adjustments                                         |  | (9                     | ) |  | 160   |  | (35   | ) |  | (637  | ) |  | 78   
|                                                                  |  |                        |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      
|Income before tax in accordance with US GAAP                      |  | 3,983                  |   |  | 5,352 |  | 3,988 |   |  | 1,495 |   |  | 4,652
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|Fixed charges:                                                    |  |                        |   |  |       |  |       |   |  |       |   |  |      
|Interest expenses                                                 |  | 1,942                  |   |  | 1,870 |  | 1,748 |   |  | 1,636 |   |  | 1,470
|Amortization of debt discount or deferred debt costs              |  | 46                     |   |  | 53    |  | 23    |   |  | 24    |   |  | 32   
|Representative portion of interest in operating lease expenses(1) |  | 6                      |   |  | 5     |  | 4     |   |  | 4     |   |  | 3    
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|Total fixed charges (B)                                           |  | 1,994                  |   |  | 1,928 |  | 1,775 |   |  | 1,664 |   |  | 1,505
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|Less: fixed charges capitalized                                   |  | 797                    |   |  | 1,029 |  | 621   |   |  | 104   |   |  | 48   
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|                                                                  |  | 1,197                  |   |  | 899   |  | 1,154 |   |  | 1,560 |   |  | 1,457
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|Earnings before taxes and fixed charges (A)                       |  | 5,180                  |   |  | 6,251 |  | 5,142 |   |  | 3,055 |   |  | 6,109
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (A)/(B)                        |  | 2.60                   |   |  | 3.24  |  | 2.90  |   |  | 1.84  |   |  | 4.06 
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|(1) | The balance represented one third of operating lease expenses of the Group.
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