The bidding for urban rail development right : a study of transport policy in Hong Kong

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiu-cheong Sze
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Urban Rail

The Implementation Mode of Urban Rail Based Transit Joint Development — Experiences from United States, Japan and Hong Kong

2011 ◽  
Vol 97-98 ◽  
pp. 1149-1153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lai Fang Sheng ◽  
Chao He Rong ◽  
Yan Song
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Joint Development ◽  
Financing Channels ◽  
Urban Rail ◽  
Ongoing Work ◽  
Selection Of

The urban rail based Transit Joint Development (TJD) has become one of the most important financing channels for constructing urban rail transit systems in China. Compared to the extensive research and application in planning field, the implementation of TJD still faced some difficulties such as organizational model selection, distribution of benefits and so on. In the 1980s and 1990s, the United States, Japan and Hong Kong developed a series of TJD practices and they formed three kinds of TJD mode: Public-Private Partnership, Enterprise Oriented, and Franchise. Empirical evidences have shown that differences among three modes are mainly reflected in the selection of implementation agency, allocation of functions and distribution of benefits. Then these distinctions will cause various impacts on the scale, cycle, form and operational management of TJDs. The conclusions of this research could provide valuable experience to the ongoing work of TJD in Chinese mega cities.

The Evolution of Public Transport Policy in Hong Kong since 1981

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Zhe Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Transport Services

Counting only the usable land, the population in Hong Kong is as dense as 34,000 people per square kilometer, and it has a highly efficient multi-modal public transport system. According to the experience of Hong Kong public transit system, highly reputable public transport services reveals that the the viability and sustainability of mass transit railways depend very much on accompanying transport policies and land development strategies. The ways to reduce traffic congestion from supply measures to demand management and change the transit mode from vehicle to railway are both based on Hong Kong’s actual situation. Finally this article emphasis on sustainable transport is a great experience which needs research with more in-depth thinking, and the evolution of public transport policy in Hong Kong is a good inspiration for the public transit development in the other great cities in the world.

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