Public transport services in Hong Kong: A voice from Hong Kong Citizen (Policy Paper)

• Autorzy: Yuen Simon S.M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.14254/jsdtl.2019.4-2.2

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Hong Kong is a city with a diversified public transport system. However, the number of private cars has increased abnormally, especially the completion of private housings in the New Territories and North Lantau, due to the daily work of the urban areas or personal needs. The number of citizens of private cars has increased significantly. In recent years, the problem of "frequent and severe congestion" has resulted in the saturation of the more timely railways. The main reason is that the roads in the existing busy areas cannot meet the large number of private cars, and the major roads in the New Territories of Hong Kong and Kowloon have been subject to "frequent and severe congestion". The Government's solution to the problem is to build roads and railways only. In recent years, many new roads and railways, the congestion of old roads and highways have not been improved. Railways cannot change the private car owners to switch to public transport habits, “but increased”, what is the main reason? Where roads and railways solve problems, this study agrees that denser areas without rail services are necessary to build or extend existing rail routes. But what is the need to build a new railway to relieve the existing railway saturation? We use the railway but not others? Is railway extension is one of the cause for traffic congestion? In recent years, the government has recognized that private cars are the main source of traffic congestion in Hong Kong. Government indicated that it planned to introduce another electronic road toll and increase private license plate or registration tax. Hope that this report will help us understand the problems we are facing now and discuss how we can resolve them so as to come up with better solutions.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

public transport; railway; private car; Hong Kong

• Wydawca: Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych ; Scientific Publishing House "SciView"
• Czasopismo: Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 4, No. 2
• Strony: 21--31
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 5 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Yuen Simon S.M.

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, China, College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE)

Bibliografia

• LC (2015), Legislative Council Panel on Transport Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways - Capacity and Loading of MTR Trains [LC Paper No: CB (1)980/13-14(03)]. Transport and Housing Bureau.
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• Wen Wei Po (2014a), 羅繼盛 ：錯估載客企到爆 港鐵研拆凳 (26 February 2014).
• Wen Wei Po (2014b), 文森 ：東鐵載客量達 100% 促研「早晨特惠」(1 March 2014).

Uwagi

PL

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