Overview
MTRC and KCRC moved millions of passengers daily and generated millions of profits. Both government-owned corporations were commercially and financially successful, but not without public controversies as Hong Kong went through drastic socio-political changes in the last three decades. Upon a possible MTRC-KCRC merger, this book offers the first comprehensive analysis of the past achievements, dilemmas, politics and public policy of the Hong Kong railways.
Full Product Details
Author: Rikkie Yeung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.598kg
ISBN: 9789622098824
ISBN 10: 9622098827
Pages: 332
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Language: English
Reviews
Dr Rikkie Yeung's pioneer volume not only provides an excellent comparative analysis of Hong Kong's two railway corporations up to their 'merger' in 2007, but also examines critical issues of railway governance and politics. Moving Millions goes beyond transport planning and infrastructure. It entails balancing complex public, corporate, and passenger interests. This book draws some timely lessons from the past as the merger company charts its new course. Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung, President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education; Member, Hong Kong SAR Executive Council
Dr Rikkie Yeung's pioneer volume not only provides an excellent comparative analysis of Hong Kong's two railway corporations up to their 'merger' in 2007, but also examines critical issues of railway governance and politics. Moving Millions goes beyond transport planning and infrastructure. It entails balancing complex public, corporate, and passenger interests. This book draws some timely lessons from the past as the merger company charts its new course. -- Professor Anthony B. L. Cheung, President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Author Information
Dr Rikkie Yeung is a consultant and research scholar in public affairs and public policies. A former member of the Hong Kong Government's Central Policy Unit, Constitutional Affairs Bureau and Chief Secretary's Office, she was a visiting fellow at the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies of the Brookings Institution in the United States in 2006-7. Dr Yeung received her doctoral degree from the University of Hong Kong and has an MBA as well as Master of Journalism.
