The Evolution of Public Transport Policy in Hong Kong since 1981

Authors

  • Zhe Li

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18063/scr.v1i1.275

Keywords:

evolution, public transport, policy, Hongkong

Abstract

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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Published

2017-08-02

Issue

Vol 1 , No 1 (Published)

Section

Original Research Articles

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