The MTR yesterday (22nd) announced that the opening of the Shah-Central Line to traffic will be postponed and the East Rail will be extended across the sea from June to July next year at the earliest.
In the future, there will still be many railway projects in Hong Kong. The Federation of Trade Unions advocates the introduction of external competition to prevent "one railway dominance" and improve the quality of railways.
The Federation of Trade Unions suggested that the authorities can use the construction, operation, transfer model (BOT) or introduce third-party investment to develop new railway line projects.
The Federation of Trade Unions believes that Hong Kong is one of the few railway projects in the world where there is money to make money and believes that it is attractive.
At present, many passengers complain that the East Rail and Tuen Ma Lines are crowded during peak hours. In response to the extension of the East Rail, the existing 12-car trains will be completely eliminated and the 9-car trains will be used. This is worrying.
The Federation of Trade Unions recommends that the authorities consider building the New Territories Southern Line to ease the flow of people on the East Rail and Tuen Ma Line.
The Federation of Trade Unions advocates the introduction of external competition to prevent "one railway dominance."
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Zhang Niansheng, chairman of the Hong Kong Railway Professionals Association of the Federation of Trade Unions, said that the Hong Kong government may consider proposing three public and private railway development methods, including construction, operation, and transfer models. The right to operate will be returned to the government later; or a third party may be introduced to invest in railways in Hong Kong. He pointed out that there are many successful examples in the United Kingdom.
The government can also consider building it on its own and then handing it over to a third party for operation.
Zhang Niansheng believes that the introduction of competition can bring new technologies to Hong Kong and promote healthy competition.
He believes that fare issues such as transfers can be resolved in the background.
Hong Kong is one of the few places in the world where railway operations can record profits. In addition, there are local transportation companies such as bus companies or trams. It is expected that private companies will be willing to invest.
The fare mechanism will be reviewed next year. The Federation of Trade Unions proposes to deduct part of the profit change in the formula
The fare adjustment of the MTR has increased its fares almost every year, which has been causing complaints from the public. The government will review the mechanism next year.
Legislative Council Member Lu Chung-hsiung suggested that a profit deduction mechanism should be added to the existing fare adjustment equation to deduct 40% of the MTR’s changes in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda).
Lu explained that only 40% of the profit change was due to the fact that revenue from train services accounted for about 40% of MTR revenue.
The Federation of Trade Unions proposed the construction of the New Territories South Link Railway.
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Promote the construction of the Southern New Territories Line to ease the flow of people on the East Rail and Tuen Ma Line
The Federation of Trade Unions also proposed to build a New Territories Southern Line railway to ease the flow of people on the East Rail and Tuen Ma Line. It proposed to build a railway at Sha Tau Kok to connect with Fanling, Yanlin Village, and Tai Po to connect with Sha Tin Wo Che, and then walk west to Tsuen Wan West. , Adding similar to the Tuen Tsuen Line proposed by some organizations earlier, connecting to Lung Kwu Tan and Lau Fau Shan in the south of Tuen Mun, and finally connecting to the existing MTR North Link at Kam Sheung Road.
The chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions Wu Qiubei pointed out that the extension of the South Island Line, the North Island Line, the East Kowloon Line, etc., the MTR Corporation has delayed development due to technical or financial problems, which can be used as a starting point for opening up the railway market.
He believes that the splitting of railways will attract other companies to participate in the construction after they no longer develop in a monopolistic manner.
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