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Socioeconomic Characteristics, Land Use and Travel Patterns: Development Coordination of New Towns in Hong Kong

by S. C. Lo, Hong Kong Island and Islands Officer, Territory Development Department, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Urban Public Transportation Systems: Implementing Efficient Urban Transit Systems and Enhancing Transit Usage

Abstract:

Hong Kong has an extensive network of roads in the New Territories, in Kowloon, and on Hong Kong Island. Road-base public transport includes franchised buses, 16-seat mini-buses and taxis. As such, the road network is supplemented by the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) and the Mass Transit Railway (MTR). It provides an important facility for people travelling between Hong Kong and the Mainland.

Subject Headings: Rail transportation | Public transportation | Highways and roads | Travel patterns | Social factors | Economic factors | Land use | Hong Kong | China | Asia

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