Abstract: Hong Kong is a small place with a relatively large population. High rise buildings and high occupancy rates of buildings result in tremendous concentration of people and a great deal of conflict between the needs of pedestrians and vehicles. Although the difficulties of doing anything about transport problems in Hong Kong's limited area are considerable, the Government has continued with immense endeavours to determine what has to be done to achieve and maintain an acceptable level of mobility for passengers and freight. In order to set out a transport strategy to keep Hong Kong moving into the next century, the Second Comprehensive Transport Study was undertaken in 1986-1989 to project the growth in transport demand up to 2001, and to appraise the transport infrastructure and policy proposals for dealing with the various problems that will confront us over this period. The proposed transport strategy has three major components, namely, (1) improving the transport infrastructure, (2) expanding and improving public transport, and (3) managing the road use. The objectives and the recommended measures under each of these headings are summarised in this paper. The likely impact of the replacement airport, at Chek Lap Kok (planned to be opened in early 1997), on the future transport strategy is also discussed. It is based on the findings of the Port and Airport Development Strategy study which has evaluated alternative sites for a new replacement airport, together with the needs for new port facilities.
Publication Year: 1991
Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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