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CitySpeak Is transport the solution or the enemy? KY Leung Vice Chairman Transport Policy Committee The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in Hong Kong Saturday, 24 April 2010

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INTRODUCTION <ul><li>We must keep Hong Kong moving </li></ul><ul><li>We must clean our air </li></ul><ul><li>The Air Quality Objectives Review </li></ul>

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CILT’S RESPONSE <ul><li>1. Promote electric and other alternative cleaner fuels </li></ul><ul><li>2. Address congestion </li></ul><ul><li>3. Promote pedestrianisation and cycling </li></ul>

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PROMOTE ELECTRIC AND OTHER CLEANER FUELS : 1 <ul><li>Why electric? </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Cleaner air, better environment </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Zero emissions at the tail-pipe </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Power stations emissions cleaner, and will be further </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>regulated </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Quieter </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Cooler </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Affordable energy </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Oil set to become expensive - $147 per barrel will come </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li> again, and more </li></ul></ul></ul>

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PROMOTE ELECTRIC AND OTHER CLEANER FUELS: 2 <ul><li>What’s to be done? </li></ul><ul><ul><li>More electrification </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Modernize the tramway </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Implement pilot electric trolley bus operations </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Implement trial hybrid double-deck bus schemes </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Implement trial electric vehicle schemes as vehicles </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>become available </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Alternative, cleaner and more economical fuels </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>Extend the use of LPG to light goods vehicles </li></ul></ul></ul>

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ADDRESS CONGESTION <ul><li>Establish Working Group on Congestion </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Identify solutions to the problem, eg </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>off-road PT (rail, light rail, moving walkways etc), park and </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><ul><li>ride, bus rationalization, traffic management system, ERP </li></ul></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Draw members from government and private sector </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Introduce electronic toll charging technology </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Implement compulsory electronic charging at toll </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>plazas </li></ul></ul>

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PEDESTRIANISATION AND CYCLING 1 <ul><li>Pedestrianisation </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Adopt a holistic approach to develop world-class </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>pedestrian schemes </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Designate a single Policy Secretary to ensure that </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li> all concerned Bureaux and Departments share a </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li> common vision, work to the same programme and </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li> allocate sufficient resources </li></ul></ul>

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PEDESTRIANISATION AND CYCLING 2 <ul><li>Cycling network </li></ul><ul><ul><li>Make a start in New Towns where reasonable </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li> cycling infrastructure already exists </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Designate a Policy Secretary to oversee the </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li> concerned departments </li></ul></ul>

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CONCLUSION <ul><li>1. Promote electric and other alternative cleaner fuels </li></ul><ul><li>2. Address congestion </li></ul><ul><li>3. Promote pedestrianisation and cycling </li></ul>

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<ul><li>Thank You </li></ul><ul><li>Q & A </li></ul>