The Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) was "heavily indebted" at the time, and so Secretary for Transport Alan Scott invited the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) to consider the project instead.
Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTRC) sedang "banyak berutang" pada saat itu, sehingga Sekretaris Transportasi Alan Scott mengundang Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) untuk mengerjakan proyek ini.