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The Western Harbour Crossing (abbreviation WHC; ) is a dual 3-lane immersed tube tunnel
Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in general tunnels are at least twice as long as they are wide....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is the third tunnel to cross Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
, linking the newly reclaimed land in West Kowloon
West Kowloon

West Kowloon is a part of Kowloon, Hong Kong situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jordan Road, Hong Kong to the north....
 with Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China.In the Chinese language, Sai means "west" and Ying Pun means "camp", especially military camp....
 on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
. It was constructed by the Western Harbour Tunnel Company Limited (WHTCL) on a 30 year franchise (1993-2023) build-operate-transfer (BOT) model proposed by the Government.

WHTCL's single largest shareholder is The Crossing-Harbour (Holdings) Limited ???????? SEHK: 0032, holding a 50% stake in WHTCL.






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The Western Harbour Crossing (abbreviation WHC; ) is a dual 3-lane immersed tube tunnel
Tunnel

A tunnel is an underground passageway. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in general tunnels are at least twice as long as they are wide....
 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is the third tunnel to cross Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
, linking the newly reclaimed land in West Kowloon
West Kowloon

West Kowloon is a part of Kowloon, Hong Kong situated within the Yau Tsim Mong District. It is bounded by Canton Road to the east, Victoria Harbour to the west and the south, and Jordan Road, Hong Kong to the north....
 with Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China.In the Chinese language, Sai means "west" and Ying Pun means "camp", especially military camp....
 on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
. It was constructed by the Western Harbour Tunnel Company Limited (WHTCL) on a 30 year franchise (1993-2023) build-operate-transfer (BOT) model proposed by the Government.

WHTCL's single largest shareholder is The Crossing-Harbour (Holdings) Limited ???????? SEHK: 0032, holding a 50% stake in WHTCL. Its other shareholders are CITIC Pacific Limited ???????? SEHK: 0267 and Kerry Properties Limited ???????? SEHK: 0683 which hold 35% and 15% effective interests in WHTCL respectively through a joint venture company.

The Western Harbour Crossing is part of the Airport Core Programme
Airport Core Programme

The Hong Kong Airport Core Programme was a series of infrastructure organised by the government of Hong Kong during the 1990s, with the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok as its central project....
 which was a comprehensive set of infrastructure projects associated with the airport
Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
 at Chek Lap Kok
Chek Lap Kok

Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong, China.Chek Lap Kok was one of the two islands merged together via land reclamation techniques into to the 12.48 km? platform for the current Hong Kong International Airport....
. The tunnel carries on the Route 3
Route 3 (Hong Kong)

Route 3 is a series of expressways in Hong Kong from Sai Ying Pun on the Hong Kong Island to Yuen Long in the New Territories, via Yau Ma Tei, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi....
 designation from the West Kowloon Highway
West Kowloon Highway

West Kowloon Highway is a section of Route 3 in Hong Kong. This dual-3 lane highway runs for 4.2 km, connecting Western Harbour Crossing in the south with Tsing Kwai Highway in the north....
, and connects to Route 4
Route 4 (Hong Kong)

Route 4 is an east-west road artery along the north shore of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Formerly divided into routes 7 and 8, Route 4 consists of two sections:...
 on Hong Kong Island.

Transport

Bus routes which use the crossing:
  • Kowloon Motor Bus
    Kowloon Motor Bus

    The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world....
    /New World First Bus
    New World First Bus

    New World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's exclusive right on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus ....
    : 904, 905, 914, 914X, 948, 948P
  • New World First Bus
    New World First Bus

    New World First Bus Services Limited , abbreviated as First Bus and "NWFB", was established in 1998, taking over China Motor Bus's exclusive right on 1 September 1998 to provide bus services on Hong Kong Island together with Citybus ....
    : 970, 970X, 971
  • Citybus
    Citybus (Hong Kong)

    Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both Franchising and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-Victoria Harbour routes , Ocean Park Hong Kong, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport....
    : A10, A11, E11, R11, A12, 930, 962, 962A, 962B, 962C, 962S, 962X, X962, 967, 967X, 969, 969A, 969B, 969P, 969X, 973, 973P
  • Kowloon Motor Bus
    Kowloon Motor Bus

    The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world....
    : 373A, 934, 935, 960, 960A, 960P, 960S, 961, 968
  • Overnights: N962, N969


See also

  • List of tunnels and bridges in Hong Kong


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