Hong Kongs Future As A Regional Transport Hub PDF Download

This dissertation, "How Can Transport Infrastructure Help Hong Kong to Develop Into a Logistics Hub in Asia?" by Tak-kin, Anthony, Wong, 黃德健, 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: The Abstract Abstract of dissertation entitled How Can Transport Infrastructure Help Hong Kong to Develop into a Logistics Hub in Asia? Submitted by Wong Tak Kin Anthony for the degree of Master of Arts in Transport Policy and Planning at The University of Hong Kong in June 2003.How can transport infrastructure help Hong Kong to develop into a logistics hub in Asia? The Abstract The Abstract Hong Kong has excellent natural resources and geographical location to support its role as a transportation centre in South China. With these competitive advantages, Hong Kong has become one of the busiest airports and container ports in the world. As a result of the rapid growth in the cargo export of the manufacturing industry in the Pearl River Delta region, the demand for a logistics hub in the region has been a major concern of the Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Government in recent years. With decades of experience in transport and logistics, Hong Kong has been established as an entrepot, a primitive form of logistics hub, for Mainland China exporters. However, since China adopted the open door policy, a number of the Pearl River Delta cities have started developing their transport and logistics facilities which can serve their cargo export business and bring economic benefits to the cities. As they operate at a lower cost, they impose threats to Hong Kong's role as the logistics hub of the Pearl River Delta region. In order to find out how Hong Kong can outplay other Pearl River Delta cities to develop into a Logistics Hub in Asia serving the region, the characteristics of Hong Kong have been analyzed and checked against a logistics hub model proposed by academics to identify Hong Kong's weaknesses and areas for improvement. As a result, two problems concerning the accessibility of Hong Kong and the quality of its third party logistics providers have been identified. Three major transport infrastructure projects are recommended to tackle the problems hindering Hong Kong's competitiveness - the construction of the HK- Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, widening the Cross-border Bridge at Lok Ma Chau and introducing Modern Logistics Parks next to the Airport and the Container Port. The HK-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge can shorten the traveling time of cargoes and passengers by waterborne and road transport by 70-80%; the widened cross-border bridge can increase the handling capacities of the Lok Ma Chau border gate to a maximum of 40,000 trucks everyday and thus can reduce the queuing time for cross-border traffic; while the logistics parks can smooth logistics activities in Hong Kong. - 1 -How can transport infrastructure help Hong Kong to develop into a logistics hub in Asia? The Abstract With timely implementation of the above projects, Hong Kong can maintain its role as the logistics hub of the Pearl River Delta region by its experiences, excellent logistics facilities, efficiency, reliability and flexibility. - 2 - DOI: 10.5353/th_b2702460 Subjects: Transportation - China - Hong Kong Infrastructure (Economics) - China - Hong Kong Business logistics - China - Hong Kong