" ▁because ▁it ▁will ▁only ▁extend ▁the ▁T ung ▁Ch ung ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁T se ung ▁K wan ▁O ▁line ▁to ▁meet ▁at ▁T amar ▁station ▁where ▁it ▁will ▁act ▁as ▁an ▁inter change ▁station ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁lines ▁without ▁div iding ▁the ▁Island ▁line . ▁The ▁original ▁scheme ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" swap ▁scheme " ▁for ▁distinction . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁proposal ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁T ung ▁Ch ung ▁Line ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁phase ▁of ▁land ▁re clam ation ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Har bour ▁on ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Island ' s ▁northern ▁coast . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁disag re ement ▁from ▁public ▁and ▁political ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁Society ▁for ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁the ▁Har bour ▁and ▁the ▁ins u fficient ▁traffic ▁demand , ▁the ▁M TR ▁Corporation ▁has ▁never ▁given ▁the ▁proposal ▁a ▁comm enc ement ▁date . ▁To ▁add ▁more ▁uncertainty , ▁the ▁proposed ▁Sh atin ▁to ▁Central ▁Link ▁and ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁M TR C ▁and ▁K C RC ▁also ▁influence ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁Line . ▁Due ▁to ▁said ▁reasons , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Government ▁post pon ed ▁it ▁in def initely . ▁However , ▁the ▁M TR C ▁included ▁the ▁Sh a ▁T in ▁to ▁Central ▁Link ▁and ▁the ▁North ▁Island ▁Line ▁details ▁in ▁the ▁diag rams ▁of ▁the ▁latest ▁schemes ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Island ▁Line ▁and ▁South ▁Island ▁Line , ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Those ▁diag rams ▁have ▁ex cluded