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Moving millions : the commercial success and political controversies of Hong Kong's railways / Rikkie Yeung.
Lippincott Library HE3289.H5 Y48 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Yeung, Rikkie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--China--Hong Kong.
- Railroads.
- Railroads and state--China--Hong Kong.
- Railroads and state.
- China--Hong Kong.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- A Note on Referencing, Tables and Endnotes xi
- Part I Political and Policy Context 1
- Chapter 1 Railways as Part of the Hong Kong Miracle 3
- Chapter 2 Serving a Community at Change 15
- Chapter 3 Hong Kong's Railways versus International Experience 39
- Part II Contrast in Corporate Governance 65
- Chapter 4 Pioneer MTRC versus KCRC Bureaucracy 67
- Chapter 5 MTRC's Struggles for Profits and Autonomy 93
- Chapter 6 KCRC's Governance Controversies 125
- Part III Challenges in Railway and Property Development 159
- Chapter 7 Leading Railway Builder versus Controversial Project Manager 161
- Chapter 8 Property Development and Environmental Impact of Projects 185
- Part IV Passenger Interests 199
- Chapter 9 Passenger Fares, Choice and Convenience 201
- Chapter 10 Rising Passenger Expectations for Reliable Operation 221
- Part V Looking to the Future from the Past 233
- Chapter 11 The Future: Two Railways Becoming One? 235.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789622098824
- 9622098827
- 9789622099630
- 9622099637
- OCLC:
- 220015545
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