text: On 11 April 2006 , MTRCL signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the Hong Kong government , the owner of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation , to merge the operation of the two railway networks in Hong Kong in spite of the strong opposition by the KCRC staff .
simplified: On April 11 , 2006 , MTR Corporation Limited signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Government , the owner of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation ( KCRC ) , to merge the operation of the two railway networks of Hong Kong .