Pedestrian pleaser: Highways Department Chief Engineer Chu Shun-wah says the new skywalk will adopt architectural features to make it look spectacular.

Pedestrians travelling between Mass Transit Railway Tsuen Wan and Tsuen Wan West Stations will have their journey time cut 33% as a new 600-metre skywalk will be built, Highways Department Chief Engineer Chu Shun-wah says.

In an interview with news.gov.hk Mr Chu said pedestrian traffic has been on the rise since Tsuen Wan West Station's opening in 2003. About 6,000 people an hour now use the existing footbridge network and the at-grade pedestrian facilities during peak periods.