The first slogan「香港地下鐵　為您而建設」touched the nerve of the general public because 「地下鐵」was a Japanese expression. The MTR company was forced to change it to 「地下鐵路　為您建造」. Back in the 70's there was still a very strong anti-Japanese feeling in HK due to memories of Japanese WWII atrocities.

Sometime around 76 or 77, they put an MTR carriage outside the City Hall, near Queen's Pier for people to look at. The general reaction was "why so few seats?"

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原帖由 vwfl 於 2007-1-27 02:44 PM 發表

就記憶所及，只改英文名的有：

油麻地 (Waterloo -> Yau Ma Tei)
旺角 (Argyle -> Mong Kok)

為令中/英文名字一致。

Back when KCR was still using diesel trains, like before 1980, what is now called Mongkok Station used to be called Yaumatei. It introduced a lot of confusion because people who actually wanted to go to Yaumatei, would get off there and find themselves miles from where they wanted to go. So when they designed the MTR line they decided to name these two stations by the road junctions they are at. For tourists who would be using a street map it would be easy to understand.

Actually naming the station underneath Waterloo Road Yaumatei still introduced some confusiong because people didn't use to call the Jordan Road area "Jordan" To them that was Yaumatei. Where "Yaumatei" station is now, is sort of in between Yaumatei and Mongkok. But I guess people's habits changed.