In mainland China, spearheaded by national awareness of environmental issues, our stakeholder engagement strategy is taking root. In Shanghai, dialogue with the community of factories and businesses situated in proximity to the rail lines under MTRC’s project management has prompted the installation of floating slab tracks. Because many of these businesses are hi-tech manufacturers, vibrations caused by trains would severely affect operations. This change in design specification, despite increased budgeted costs, will mitigate potential downstream environmental liabilities and related stakeholder issues.

Our planning for rail projects in mainland China takes into account our experience in building in and around highdensity residential zones and our vision to build communities, not just railways. As part of our master brief, we allocate in the design and planning of stations and built rail line environs numerous community-minded
features, such as noise barriers, green belts and efficient public transport modal links. These features are integrated into the master plan but allow flexibility for execution when budget and demand are demonstrated.

Our responsibility to the customer and community extends beyond rail transport. We play a pivotal role in establishing and shaping new communities through active participation in property developments along our transit routes. This involves our participation in the design and project delivery of MTR stations and surrounding built environment.