haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə mˈæp ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ˌɛmtˌiːˈɑːɹ ˈænjuːəl ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn lˈɪŋk hɐz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə dɪzˈaɪn ʌv hˌævɪŋ tˈuː tˈɜːmɪnˌaɪ tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ lˈaɪk tsjˈuːŋ kwˈæn ˈoʊ lˈaɪn, tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ æt bˈoʊθ ðə pɹˈɛzənt lˈoʊk mˈɑː tʃˈaʊ stˈeɪʃən ænd ðə pɹəpˈoʊzd kwˈuː tˈʌŋ stˈeɪʃən, ænd tʃˈaʊ tˈaʊ stˈeɪʃən wʌz nˌɑːt ʃˈoʊn ɔnðə mˈæp, mˈiːnɪŋ ðæt ðɪs stˈeɪʃən mˌaɪt nˌɑːt biː bˈɪlt.
However, according to the map in the 2011 MTR Annual Report, the Northern Link has adopted the design of having 2 termini to the north (like Tseung Kwan O line), terminating at both the present Lok Ma Chau station and the proposed Kwu Tung station, and Chau Tau Station was not shown on the map, meaning that this station might not be built.