Talk:Transport in Hong Kong

Ferries

This section says:

The two routes operated by the Star Ferry are franchised.

and then goes on to list four routes operated by the Star Ferry. Which is correct?. -- Chris j wood 00:13, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Ther other two routes of Star Ferry are licensed. — Instantnood 14:47, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Escalators and moving sidewalks

This article is incomplete without a discussion on escelators. --NoPetrol 03:14, 16 Dec 2004 (UTC)

This section has a sentence reading:

• The Mid-levels Escalator is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world, operating downhill until 10 in the morning for communters going to work, and working uphill until midnight.

Note the spelling of "communters", which nevertheless has a proper link to commuters. Is this spelling deliberate, and if not, why the is the proper spelling of the link included? --Calton 21:05, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Scooters/More on cars

Since cars are unpopular, why does Hong Kong not have the scooter culture of Macau, nor the bicycle culture of Beijing?

What kind of requirements does the government set on importing cars? What issues do car owners/manufacturers face in HK? Emissions laws? SchmuckyTheCat 16:39, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Well don't think the scooter culture of Macao is really that popular, comparing to cities in Taiwan and Guangzhou, for instance. Scooter is not popular in Hong Kong probably because the streets and roads in Hong Kong are usually narrow. Most people lives in flats in high-rise towers, with little room to store the scooters or bicycles, and the streets and roads are usually filled with pedestrians. Getting a motorcycle licence, which is required to ride a scooter, is even harder than getting one for private car or light van. Bicycles is popular in some new towns though, where well-planned bike lanes are available.
As for your second question on the requirements on importing, I am not too familiar, but probably emission laws is among the major reasons. Emission laws here are strict so as to avoid further pollution to the air. The government also imposed high registration tax for new vehicles. — Instantnood 17:19, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I mention Macau because the one time I was there, scooters were everywhere. The article should note that motorcycle licenses are more difficult to get than car licenses. Narrow roads make scooter use easier than car use, btw. :)

In Beijing, I see so many bicycles. In Macau, scooters. In Shenzen, new VWs. In HK, you've got regular traffic on major roads but everyone else takes MTR and busses. No scooters, no bikes - it just seems odd that personal, rather than public, vehicles are so rare in any form.

Emissions laws in HK would be a good research for a new article. (Cuz I'm considering bringing a Japanese built/American market car there - though with nowhere to drive it, probably just as easy to garage in Shenzen.) SchmuckyTheCat 17:46, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

BTW, importing a left hand drive vehicle is pretty much impossible, as I've found. SchmuckyTheCat 18:50, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

There's also an error for the citation on the total number of private cars. The reference does not provide or imply the figure stated. May be incorrect link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2404:C800:9003:8:0:0:0:12 (talk) 09:42, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Franchised / Licensed services

I remember from I lived in Hong Kong that a distinction is made between franchised and licensed bus services, and it sounds like the same applies to ferry services. The article makes passing reference to this distinction under both buses and ferries, but nowhere explains it. I suspect it is a usage specific to Hong Kong, ao it probably merits a section in this article. Can anybody explain it?. -- Chris j wood 19:04, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

There's certain regulations that required operators to apply for licences (I cannot recall in details.. not sure if it's something to do with capacity), in other words, not everyone can enter the public transport market as a service provider. For some routes, the government grant franchises to certain providers, which will be operating the routes with exclusive rights. Franchsed services are therefore less competitive, and are more regulated by the government, such as pricings and schedules. The franchises are usually granted in packages, with some routes that is going to generate lots of profits, and some less profitable, or even deficit. — Instantnood 20:58, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

Euro IV Diesels

Could someone point me to the specific law (or section of laws) that states no private diesel powered private cars my be registered even if they meet Euro IV standards? Thanks!

1984 KCRC Incident

I saw something on Asia Television (via a clip on YouTube) about a serious accident in 1984 that involved a KCRC train. The train was backing up when it derailed. I see no references to that here. Can someone investigate this? Arbiteroftruth (talk) 06:15, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Unless the accident involved a ton of deaths or some kind of governmental or politic change, it really isn't wiki-worthy. Benjwong (talk) 07:02, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

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