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MTR plans futuristic upgrades for its stations
1. MTR plans futuristic upgrades for its stations
ANITA LAM, SCMP 10
January 2006
Future MTR stations will have a 'modern, sophisticated
feel'.
MTR
stations are to be turned into futuristic-looking centres in coming
years, offering services including foot massages, clinics and even
learning centres.
These
are among the things commuters have told the MTR Corporation they
want as it carries out a far-reaching station upgrade.
"We
will revamp stations along the Tung Chung line this year, adding
new stores and realigning old ones to make shopping easier,"
the corporation's marketing and station business manager, Jeny Yeung
Mei-chun, said. "Opinions from our clients' will definitely
be taken into consideration."
A
survey carried out by the corporation last year found that cafeterias
topped a commuters' wish list, followed by foot massage parlours,
clinics, learning centres and audio-visual product stores.
Nineteen
stations, including Causeway Bay, Admiralty and Central, were redecorated
last year. One hundred new shops were introduced and advertising
income in 2005 enjoyed a double-digit growth from the previous year.
Interiors
are being redesigned with a theme, to give each an individual identity.
Causeway
Bay, which handles 240,000 travellers a day, had a $14 million facelift
last year in which four shops were added.
"The
ceiling was reconstructed into rings, which give an impression of
a spaceship," Ms Yeung said. "The whole idea was to give
the station a modern, sophisticated feel."
"Our
next targets are North Point and Tung Chung stations."
She
said the former had become a hub for mainland travellers, while
the latter catered to tourists using Disneyland. | 
