New MTR Station at Pak Shek Kok

白石 Kok 新地鐵站

Jul 9, 2026, 14:15
HKSociety

Introduction

The Hong Kong government has a new plan for the Pak Shek Kok MTR station.

香港政府針對白石 Kok 地鐵站有一項新計劃。

Main Body

The government will build a new station. It is near the university and the Science Park. People will save 20 minutes when they travel to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.

政府將興建一座新車站。該站位於大學與科學園附近。民眾前往九龍與香港島可節省 20 分鐘時間。

The Education University of Hong Kong (EduHK) must move its sports center. It will move to the Tai Po campus. This move starts in 2028 and ends in 2031.

香港教育大學 (EduHK) 必須搬遷其體育中心。該中心將遷至大埔校區。此次搬遷將於 2028 年開始，並於 2031 年結束。

The government will build the station first. Then, they will sell land to build houses. This helps the government pay for the station. The station will open in 2033.

政府將先興建車站。隨後，他們將出售土地以興建房屋，以協助政府支付車站建設費用。該站將於 2033 年啟用。

The MTR says the trains have enough space. They might add more trains later for more people.

地鐵公司表示列車空間充足。日後若人流增加，可能會增加列車班次。

Conclusion

The Tai Po District Council will talk about this plan soon.

大埔區議會將於近期討論此計劃。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking about the Future

In this story, we see the word will used many times. Use will when you talk about things that happen later.

Examples from the text:

  • The government will build a new station.
  • People will save 20 minutes.
  • It will move to the Tai Po campus.

📍 Where is it?

To describe a place, we use near. It means a short distance away.

  • Station →\rightarrow near →\rightarrow University

🛠️ Simple Time Order

When one thing happens after another, use first and then.

  1. First: Build the station.
  2. Then: Sell the land.

Vocabulary Learning

government (n.)
The group of people who rule a country or city.
Example:The government is building a new train station.
save (v.)
To use less of something, like time or money.
Example:The new train will save me 20 minutes every day.
campus (n.)
The land and buildings of a university or college.
Example:The students study at the Tai Po campus.
enough (adj./adv.)
As much as you need.
Example:There is enough space for everyone on the train.
district (n.)
An area of a city or country.
Example:I live in the Tai Po district.
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