THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1989
PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS KEY TO MEETING FUTURE TRAVEL DEMAND
PUBLIC TRANSPORT WILL CONTINUE TO BE KONG'S TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN THE NEXT DECADE RAPID GROWTH IN TRAVEL DEMAND AND THE NEED FOR CATER FOR INCREASING COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.
THE BACKBONE OF HONG IN VIEW OF PROJECTED THE ROAD NETWORK ΤΟ
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (THURSDAY) WHEN HE SPOKE ON TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT INTO' 2001 AT A LUNCHEON MEETING OF PO LEUNG KUK DIRECTORS.
MR LEUNG SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT MASS CARRIERS SUCH AS THE RAILWAYS AND BUSES SHOULD BE GREATLY USED.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE EXPANSION OF RAILWAY NETWORK PROPOSED IN THE GREEN PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE SIGNIFICANT SHIFT OF POPULATION TO THE NEW TOWNS AND THE EXPANDED RAILWAYS SYSTEM WOULD RELIEVE SUBSTANTIAL MODES.
HE SAID BUSES PROVIDING A CHEAP AND CONTINUE TO BE THE PRIME MODE OF TRAVEL SERVED BY RAIL.
ROAD CAPACITY FOR OTHER
REASONABLE SERVICE WOULD FOR AREAS NOT ADEQUATELY
FERRY SERVICES WOULD ALSO PROVIDE A USEFUL SUPPLEMENT AND ALTERNATIVE TO RAIL AND ROAD TRANSPORT.
BUSES, RAIL AND
PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT
HE EXPECTED THAT THE THREE MASS CARRIERS FERRIES WOULD CARRY 71 DEMAND BY 2001.
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ON FUTURE TRAFFIC DEMAND, MR LEUNG SAID THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY PROJECTED THAT THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE CARS AND GOODS VEHICLES WOULD INCREASE BY ABOUT 150 PER CENT BETWEEN 1986 AND 2001.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSON TRIPS WOULD INCREASE BY 40 PER CENT, TOTAL DAILY PUBLIC TRANSPORT BOARDINGS BY 36 PER CENT, AND TOTAL GOODS VEHICLE TRIPS BY 140 PER CENT.
THE STUDY'S PROJECTED INCREASE OF ABOUT ONE MILLION RESIDENTS IN THE NEW TOWNS AND 277,000 NEW JOBS ON HONG KONG ISLAND BETWEEN 1986 AND 2001 WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LONG TRIPS BETWEEN THE NEW TOWNS AND THE URBAN CENTRES AS WELL AS CROSS HARBOUR JOURNEYS.
WITH THE SHARP INCREASES IN VEHICLE NUMBERS, TRAVEL DEMAND AND TRIPS LENGTH, THE TOTAL DAILY KILOMETRES TRAVELLED BY ALL VEHICLES IN 2001 WOULD DOUBLE THE LEVEL IN 1986.
MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT ACTION GROWTH AND USAGE OF GOODS VEHICLES ACCOUNT FOR 78 PER CENT OF TOTAL ROAD SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE ROAD SPACE CARRIER THE BUSES.
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MUST BE TAKEN TO MANAGE THE AND PRIVATE CARS WHICH WOULD TRAFFIC BY 2001, LEAVING ONLY
FOR THE MOST EFFICIENT MASS
/HE SAID
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