Re-establishing Ferry’s Key Position in the Sustainable Transport System of Hong Kong


Grant Data
Project Title
Re-establishing Ferry’s Key Position in the Sustainable Transport System of Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Professor Loo, Becky Pui Ying   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
21
Start Date
2018-06-15
Amount
704390
Conference Title
Re-establishing Ferry’s Key Position in the Sustainable Transport System of Hong Kong
Presentation Title
Keywords
Ferry, Outlying Islands, Sustainable Transport, Transport Subsidies, Victoria Harbour
Discipline
Others - relating to Social Sciences
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
2017.A8.069.18A
Grant Type
Public Policy Research Funding Scheme
Funding Year
2018
Status
Completed
Objectives
1. To understand the current and potential demand of ferry services in Hong Kong; 2. To analyze the existing ferry services (including trends, patterns, strengths and challenges) and associated business models; 3. To examine and learn from overseas experience; 4. To make recommendations of putting ferry services back to the sustainable transport hierarchy in Hong Kong.