Download or read book Impact of Government Policies on the Development of Public Light Bus Services in Hong Kong written by Chi-Hang Yip and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Impact of Government Policies on the Development of Public Light Bus Services in Hong Kong" by Chi-hang, Yip, 葉智恆, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Impact of Government Policies on the Development of Public Light Bus Services in Hong Kong Submitted by YIP Chi-hang for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2007 Public light bus (PLB) is the third largest public transport mode in Hong Kong with a patronage of 1.6 million passenger trips per day. Currently, the number of public light bus service licenses being issued has been fixed at 4,350 since 1976. The history of PLB in Hong Kong can be traced back 1950's, whereas its initial purpose was to deliver goods and passengers in the rural areas. During the riot in 1967, PLB played an important role in serving the public transport demand. After the riot, the government legalized the mode and PLB became a major paratransit service in Hong Kong since then. Through these years, the Policy of PLB remains nearly unchanged in which arouse many problems to both government and the public. This includes high license premium, competition with other transport modes, environmental issues together with other issues such as safety, triad's invasion and labour affairs. Facing such problems, the government and key players in the industry (including PLB owners/operators) have to find out solutions. In order to evaluate the impact of both parties, the writer uses this study to find out the key issues in calling for a review of PLB policies. In fact, the PLB policies developed over 30 years require an extensive review. The writer hopes to use this study as a reference or the basis for both PLB owners/operators and the government for the development of future PLB Policies. 4 DOI: 10.5353/th_b3847836 Subjects: Bus lines - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Impact of Government Policies on the Development of Public Light Bus Services in Hong Kong written by Chi-hang Yip and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSPORT POLIC written by Chi-Kwong Patrick Wong and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Development of Transport Policy for Public Light Buses in Hong Kong" by Chi-kwong, Patrick, Wong, 黃志光, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3196738 Subjects: Bus lines - Government policy - China - Hong Kong Transportation and state - China - Hong Kong - Case studies

Download or read book EVALUATING THE SERVICE QUALITY written by Cheuk-Yu Eric Tse and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Evaluating the Service Quality and Policy of the Public Light Bus Service in Hong Kong" by Cheuk-yu, Eric, Tse, 謝卓余, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of Dissertation entitled Evaluating the Service Quality and Policy of the Public-Light Bus Service in Hong Kong Submitted by TSE Cheuk Yu, Eric for partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2004 With the rapid development of high capacity carriers, Public Light Bus (PLB) has been performing a supplementary role in the provision of public transport services. To enhance the PLB service in Hong Kong, the government launched different transport policy, such as conversion of Red Mini-bus to Green Mini-bus operation, conversion to cleaner alternative fuel and measurement to improve the quality and image of PLB services. Making the reader fully understand the development of Public Light Bus, the history of PLB service, operation on PLB trade and government policy on PLB have been discussed in detail. In the recent year, the society was raising the concern of the PLB services. To better understand the PLB problems, it has conducted a survey to find out the passengers' perception on PLB services. Adopted from Factor Analysis, 7 service dimensions (Front Staff Interaction with Passenger, Physical Condition, Safety Transport Service, Environmental Transport, Offering Correct and Necessary Information, Reliability Service and Proper Transport Network) were generated. Based on the research findings, it drew a problem tree diagram to present the cause and effect relationships between the principal problems. Lastly, it was given the suggestions to improve the quality of PLB services. DOI: 10.5353/th_b2982403 Subjects: Bus lines - China - Hong Kong - Evaluation Consumer satisfaction - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Towards Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Public Light Bus Servicesin Hong Kong written by 王可欣 and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Towards Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Public Light Bus Servicesin Hong Kong" by 王可欣, Ho-yan, Doris, Wong, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled "Towards Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Public Light Bus Services in Hong Kong" submitted by Wong Ho Yan, Doris for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2005 Over 1.7 million daily passenger journeys are travelled by public light buses (PLBs) in Hong Kong nowadays. Having stringent competitions with well developed railway systems and wide penetrated franchised bus services, PLBs still captured the third largest market share of about 15% in the public transport system. The existing policy framework on PLBs is spelt out in the transport policy paper st "Moving into the 21 Century" published in 1990. In the planning of public transport services, it has been and it remains the Government''s policy to use mass carriers to meet passenger demand. PLBs perform a supplementary function in providing connecting services to railway stations and public transport interchanges; serving areas where patronage is not high enough for provision of services by mass carriers and geographically difficult for bus to manage. The aggressive driving behaviour of PLB drivers risking the safety of road users in an effort to maximize their income has been with us for the past 36 years. Statistical analyses do prove that PLBs have the highest accident and casualty rates among all vehicle classes. Although the Government had implemented a comprehensive package of measures including legislation and enforcement, application of new technology and education and publicity to improve the safety of PLB operation, it was only mildly effective in combating inappropriate driving behaviour of PLB drivers. To have an immediate deterrent effect, the Government should take stringent enforcement actions and increase the penalties heavily. The force of law should be employed to prohibit the said socially undesirable behaviour in public''s interest. The most effective long term measure in enhancing PLB safety is to instill in drivers a correct driving attitude through continuous education and publicity. On the other hand, the Government''s policy of encouraging conversion of RMBs into GMBs operation will definitely help improving the safety of PLB operation. The "Light Bus Using Cleaner Fuel Scheme" implemented by the Government as an incentive based instrument to encourage replacement of diesel PLBs by LPG models in August 2002 is considered as successful. As at end 2004, the administration has received over 2,200 applications. This represents 50% of the entire diesel PLB fleet have been, or will be replaced by new PLBs using LPG fuel system. To provide environmentally sustainable PLB services to the citizens, the Government should introduce incentive scheme on replacing Euro II diesel PLBs by Euro IV models, conduct feasibility study on Compressed Natural Gas PLBs and further improve the network of LPG stations and vehicle workshops. To make Hong Kong an ideal home for us as well as our future generations, the PLB drivers, operators and the Government should make strong commitments together to provide safe and environmentally sustainable PLB services to Hong Kong - a place where we and our children born and build on our ideal home. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3163567 Subjects: Bus lines - China - Hong Kong - Safety measures Bus lines - Environmental aspects - Chin

Download or read book Management Innovation in Public Light Bus written by Kwok-Wai Cheung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Management Innovation in Public Light Bus: Green Minibus in Hong Kong" by Kwok-wai, Cheung, 張國偉, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled Management Innovation in Public Light Bus - Green Minibus in Hong Kong Submitted by CHEUNG Kwok-wai for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong In June 2007 Hong Kong has a highly developed and sophisticated transport network served by a variety of transport modes. Within our public transport system, Public Light Bus (PLB) is the third largest mode of transport carrier and with a daily passenger volume of about 1.8 million. However, in the past few years, there are many negative issues within the trade regarding their services quality, services standard, safety, driving behaviour as well as a series of the enforcement actions from the Government for the PLBs. From the point of view of helping the trade, this dissertation is set out to examine their problems and to make recommendations on how the trade could be better structured to achieve better service and efficiency. As PLB is an important mode, Government should be encouraging the trade to perform effectively in meeting passenger expectations and in accordance with Government policy to provide a supplementary mode of transport to rail and buses. Hong Kong is served by a steady group of PLB operators and franchised bus companies. However, when services began to deteriorate, there would be public pressure for drastic changes and an example is the story of China Motor Bus Company which because of serious management problem lost its franchise in 1998. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3843800 Subjects: Bus lines - China - Hong Kong - Management

Download or read book Public Light Bus Service in a Challenging Transport Environment written by 黃蔚琛 and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Public Light Bus Service in a Challenging Transport Environment" by 黃蔚琛, Wai-sum, May, Wong, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Public Light Bus Service in a Challenging Transport Environment Submitted by May WONG Wai-sum for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2005 The purposes of this dissertation are 1) to study and analyze the role played by Public Light Buses ("PLBs") in our public transport system in Hong Kong, 2) to examine the survival of this mode against competition, and 3) to identify important features which have helped the light bus trade to sustain healthy operation. The rationale of the development and the roles of PLB, as well as the government policy and limitation on PLB and its operations were reviewed. An interview with a Green Minibus ("GMB") operator was conducted. The recommendations were mainly focused on how and what better management strategies and improvement that public light bus operators should be made in order to achieve and to increase its "competitive advantages" and to move towards "corporate sustainability" in a challenging and sophisticated transport system in Hong Kong. PLB were introduced to regulate the illegal minibus trade to protect passengers from the illegal operation during period of 1960. The PLB has made itself the third largest passenger carrier among other public transport modes in Hong Kong with its primary function to provide supplementary service mainly by providing connecting services to public transport interchanges. At present, there are 4,350 PLBs in which this fleet size of PLB has been frozen since 1976 by an order made by the Governor in Council. PLB has become an essential part of the public transport system in Hong Kong. The market share of PLB is shrinking and decreased to 15.1% in 2003, it may be affected by the faster development and improvement of other public transport carriers. It may be also affected by its insufficient capacity and its limited fleet size. Moreover, the containments from the government and the pressure from the public have been pushing the PLB trade to improve its services towards a more sustainable transportation such as enhancing safety awareness and using environmentally friendly vehicle, i.e. the Liquefied Petroleum Gas ("LPG") in response to the environmental consideration. Thus, the study of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of PLB will enable us to recognize PLB's competitiveness, positioning and role in Hong Kong's public transport hierarchy, how its service could be upgraded in comparison with other transport modes. An interview with one of the leading GMB operators has helped to obtain first hand information with regard to the current situation and the future perspective of PLB trade and its operation. PLB service appears to attract younger people in relatively low-income groups with its distinct features, i.e. cheap, short-distanced, and frequent services. Yet, the market share of PLB has decreased but still carries about 1.62 million passenger trips daily. The success of the PLB has captured a significant market niche in Hong Kong comprehensive public transport system with its unique features. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3163310 Subjects: Bus lines - Economic aspects - China - Hong Kong Bus lines - Environmental aspects - China - Hong Kong Competition - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Development of Transport Policy for Public Light Buses in Hong Kong written by Chi-kwong Wong (Patrick) and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Review of Hong Kong s Public Transport Policies with Reference to Impacts on Franchised Bus Services written by Syu-Yan Louis Kung and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "An Review of Hong Kong's Public Transport Policies With Reference to Impacts on Franchised Bus Services" by Syu-yan, Louis, Kung, 龔樹人, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled A Review of Hong Kong's Public Transport Policies with Reference to Impacts on Franchised Bus Services Submitted by Kung Syu Yan, Louis for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2007 In 1999, the Hong Kong Government published a transport strategy entitled "Hong Kong Moving Ahead." This follows two previous transport policy white papers issued in 1979 and 1990 and focuses on the integration of transport and land use planning; the effective use of railways as the backbone of passenger transport system; the provision of efficient and reliable public transport services and facilities; the adoption of advanced technologies in transport management; and the support for environmental protection. Franchised bus has a public transport market share of about 35%. They are the second highest passenger carrying mode, just below rail transport which has a market share of about 36%. The Government aims to have the railways market share to increase from 40% to 50% by 2016 through by building more new railway lines and restricting the expansion of franchised bus networks. In addition, the priority of transport infrastructure the development will be given to railways. All land use planning will be integrated with the development of transport infrastructures in order to achieve better use of land resources and facilitate the linkage of residential and commercial developments with transport interchanges. Transport policy should go hand in hand with the development of Hong Kong as a whole, particularly in terms of economic development and the improvement of living standard. In this thesis, to recommend the improvement of the existing public transport policy and to better satisfy the needs of the stakeholders of franchised bus services, the relevant transport policy measures have been identified; the implementation of these measures have been reviewed; the development has been examined and the traffic, transport and patronage statistics of different modes of public transport with emphasis on franchised bus services have been compared; the strengths and weaknesses of franchised bus services and their challenges have been analysed and anticipated, taking into account possible developments; the effectiveness of the measures has been assessed. This thesis also concludes that the provision of transport infrastructure should be made in a timely manner to avoid wastage of resources. Franchised bus operators have been taking more measures to create synergy effects to make their services more sustainable through automation and re-allocation of resources to avoid duplication. All stakeholders tend to ignore the externalities caused by excessive supply of transport and the co-ordination among the modes and the control of private car usage are needed and the illegal transports should be banned. A proper legislation and a transparent arbitration system for balancing the interests of the stakeholders are important in order to avoid the delay of transport projects. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3847763 Subjects: Bus lines - China - Hong Kong Municipal franchises - China - Hong Kong Transportation - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Land use Transport Planning in Hong Kong written by Harry T. Dimitriou and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998, this volume is certain to be the definitive work about the practice of land-use and transport planning in Hong Kong. Dimitriou and Cook explore the historical developments, current issues and problems, policy and planning responses and new directions. Hong Kong has experienced remarkable economic growth as the ‘Gateway to China’ and its land-use has become a model for other cities in the region and for China as a whole.

Download or read book A Comparison of the Regulatory Framework for Public Light Bus and Non Franchised Bus in Hong Kong written by Pak-Kin Wong and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Comparison of the Regulatory Framework for Public Light Bus and Non-franchised Bus in Hong Kong" by Pak-kin, Wong, 王伯健, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: DOI: 10.5353/th_b3722443 Subjects: Bus lines - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book A Study of the Regulation of Public Light Buses in Hong Kong written by Hang-San Steven Leung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Study of the Regulation of Public Light Buses in Hong Kong" by Hang-san, Steven, Leung, 梁恆新, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3195270 Subjects: Buses - Government policy - China - Hong Kong Paratransit services - Government policy - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Development of Public Transport in Hong Kong written by 彭銘豪 and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Development of Public Transport in Hong Kong" by 彭銘豪, Ming-ho, Darwin, Pang, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of Dissertation Development of Public Transport in Hong Kong Submitted by Pang Ming Ho, Darwin for the degree of Master of Arts at the University of Hong Kong in August 2003 Transport is of vital importance to the economic growth of the society. It is related to every one of us who uses public transport services for any purposes. Over the past 30 years, there was a remarkable growth in Hong Kong's economy, inducing significant changes in the travel pattern and behaviour of the General Public. There were also increasing demands for the services with population growth and expansion of the city development. th Primitive public transport services evolved in the 19 Century with little advancement until the last few decades after the war. Most of the milestones of the development of public transport in Hong Kong concentrated in this period. Besides, structured and systematic processes of transport policy making were also established. New Government department was set up to take up the role of regulating the transport services and White Papers were started to issue. The principles delivered in the first two papers were similar while the latest one giving the blueprint for our future transport system incorporated the ideas of considering the environment and sustainable development when providing new facilities or services to enhance economic growth and society needs. DOI: 10.5353/th_b2682452 Subjects: Transportation - China - Hong Kong - History Transportation and state - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book Keep a City Moving written by Liang-Huew Wang and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book written by Frank Joseph Shulman and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 878 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A descriptively annotated, multidisciplinary, cross-referenced and extensively indexed guide to 2,395 dissertations that are concerned either in whole or in part with Hong Kong and with Hong Kong Chinese students and emigres throughout the world.

Download or read book Regulatory Policy on and the Strategic Approach to Franchised Bus Operation in Hong Kong written by Shek-Wah Chow and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Regulatory Policy on and the Strategic Approach to Franchised Bus Operation in Hong Kong" by Shek-wah, Chow, 周碩華, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of dissertation entitled Regulatory Policy on and the Strategic Approach to Franchised Bus Operation in Hong Kong Submitted by CHOW Shek Wah for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2006 The franchised bus is one of the major public transport services in Hong Kong, carrying about 4 million out of 11 million passenger journeys daily in 2005. Within a regulatory framework set up by the Government, the franchised bus operators are operating their services mainly in return for fare receipt. This dissertation examines why there is a need to regulate franchised buses. The effectiveness and the impact of regulatory policies such as recent announcement of the Fare Adjustment Mechanism (FAM) to the bus operators are reviewed and analyzed. The franchised bus policy has well been regulated and the on-going no direct subsidy approach from the Government should be maintained. The user pay principle has served Hong Kong well and a light-handed approach is recommended. Although bus operators faced the problems suffered from the hardship of operating environment, certain types of strategies could be applied in order to eliminate the operating cost and to expand possible market shares. Regulatory policy on and the strategic approach to the franchised bus operation in Hong Kong are indivisible. The regulatory policy creates a matter of entry barriers to the market and allows franchised bus operators to adopt long term planning so as to generate profit. Therefore, such a win-win strategy could be achieved without compromising the Government authority and the public interest. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3662865 Subjects: Bus lines - Government policy - China - Hong Kong Bus lines - China - Hong Kong

Download or read book ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORT POLICY I written by Sik-Huen Leung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "An Analysis of Transport Policy in Hong Kong: the Case of the Public Light Buses" by Sik-huen, Leung, 梁錫壎, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3197342 Subjects: Transportation - China - Hong Kong - Law and legislation Transportation - China - Hong Kong - Planning Local transit - China - Hong Kong Mini-buses Local transit Transportation - Law and legislation