Geography project

presentation

Topic: Traffic problem

Nowadays

in Hong Kong,
transportation is a hot tropic to
discuss. Whatever the transport
facilities, traffic congestions, pollution
caused by vehicles , these are the
subjects that our group would like to
talk about.

What are the factors arose

these problems?

Human factors

Increase in population density

Population decentralization
Development of new towns
Large number of commuter works in main urban area
Rapid growth in trade with other parts of China
Increase in movement of goods and passengers
Early transport design cannot meet present demand
Increasing private car ownership due to rising living
standard
High concentration of economic activities in C.B.D.

Prolonging growing of private

car ownership

Physical factors

Small area of Hong Kong

Hilly relief
Victoria Harbor separates
Kowloon Peninsula and
Hong Kong Island so that
cross-harbor transport is
needed
Blockage of roads by
landslide or rockfall

What are the problems?

Traffic congestion More noise and air pollution.

Great economic loss from time wasted in traffic congestion.
Life loss in accidents.
The high inflation rate of the transport fare.
The shortage of parking space, especially in C.B.D.
Insufficient transport facilities to meet increasing traffic demand.

Oil spillage from ships can seriously

pollute the sea.

Noise pollution caused by

public transport

As the airport have

moved to Lantau
Island, noise pollution
has less affect the
public.
Road and rail
transport has
produced a high level
of background noise.

Air pollution caused by

vehicles

The main mobile source

of air pollution, which is
motor vehicles. They
emit most of the lead
and carbon monoxide.(
)

Generally, the air

pollution in urban is
more serious than the
one in rural area.

Accident in Hong Kong

Date:10-7-2003
Time: Around 8:00am
Location: Tuen Mun Road.
The accident happened in
between the Tsuen Wan
Town Centre bus stop and
the Tai Lam Tunnel Bus
Interchange. There were
around 40 passengers on
the bus when the accident
happened; most of them
were going to school or
going to work.
Result in 21 dead included
driver and 20 passengers.

Achievable measures taken to

mitigate transport problems in
Hong Kong

The end
After this presentation, we wish all of you
can understand the traffic problems in
Hong Kong. Thank you for your attention.
Group member:
Hui Ka man(24)
Lee Yi Chen(28)
Ng Chi Lan(30)

Possible measures taken by

Government
Further development of mass transit system,
for instance, the
Kowloon-Canton Railway West Rail
Improvement of existing road systems, like
widening roads
Expansion of public transport services to
new towns and remote area
Construction of more roads and tunnels

Construction of subways and foot-bridges, in order to

decrease accidents
Improvement of the efficiency of existing tunnels,
e.g. installation of an auto toll system
Development of an
electronic road pricing (ERP) system
Development of a computerized traffic control
system
Control of private car ownership, the possibly way
are increasing the tax on new cars and registration
fee

Lets go and see a Car-Less Villages in Swi

tzerland

Operations could be taken by

public
Avoid Going out during rush hour
Practice car pool
Attend park and ride scheme
Use staggered office hours
Use less busy transport means and routes
Use more public transport

Mass transit systems in Hong

Kong

More about KCRC

East Rail (the former Kowloon Canton Railway British Section) operates domestic as well as
cross-boundary passenger services to the
mainland boundary at Lo Wu. From Hung Hom
terminus to Lo Wu Station, the East Rail line
covers a distance of 34 kilometres with a total of
13 stations, including a Racecourse Station open
on race days. All passenger services are
provided by electric multiple unit (EMU) trains.
The entire train fleet at present consists of 444
train cars.

More about MTR

Since operations began in 1979, the MTR

Railway has become one of the most
important elements of Hong Kong's
transportation network.
The MTR railway is operating a railway
network of 87.7 kilometers route with 50
stations. With a daily patronage of over 2.3
million passengers, This system is one of the
most intensively utilized systems in the world.

Route Map Of MTR

More about Light Rail

The Light Rail system was established in 1988 to

provide local passenger transport within the North
West New Territories (NWNT). As the area's
population expanded, so too did Light Rail.
The Light Rail system provides an efficient,
reliable and value-for-money service for the one
million residents of the rapidly growing new towns
of the NWNT. Light Rail will be transformed into a
feeder for West Rail while continuing as the major
mode of transport in the NWNT.

More about West Rail

West Rail is a 30.5km twin-track

passenger railway with nine stations,
West Rail links up Sham Shui Po in West
Kowloon, via Kwai Tsing and Tsuen Wan
with Yuen Long and Tuen Mun in the
Northwest New Territories.

Route Map Of KCRC

Tuen Mun Highway

This highway has been developed to link such

new towns as Tuen Mun and Yuen Long to the
urban centre.
Since the now towns are far from being selfcontained, many people still have to commute to
work in the urban centre every day.
Roads which can link up new towns and urban
area are essential.

Cross Harbor Tunnel

This tunnel was constructed more than

twenty years ago to connect the major
urban districts on either sides of the harbor.
Economic development and population
decentralization have created large volume
of traffic between the two sides of the
harbor. Thus, the Cross Harbor Tunnel had
constructed to fix the problems.

Western Harbor Tunnel

In the 1980s, the Government decided to develop a new

international airport for Hong Kong on a site formed from Chek
Lap Kok, an island just off Lantau Island. This would replace Kai
Tak International Airport.
Ten further infrastructure projects - the Airport Core Programmer
(ACP) - were associated with the development of this new
airport. The Western Harbor Tunnel (WHT), is a one of the
infrasturcture in the project.
The Hong Kong portal of the WHT forms the southern gateway
of Route 3, the strategic north-south road corridor that traverses
the western part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region.
The tunnel thus links major population centres with the
container port at Kwai Chung and the airport at Chek Lap Kok. It
also opens up the northwestern New Territories and connects
with the new super-highway to Guangdong via Lok Ma Chau.
WHT not only releases the traffic stress at the other two crossharbour tunnels, it also shortens the travelling time between
Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

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Mayor Ken Livingstone

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