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Commerce Project. Transportation. Structure of Transportation. Back Home. Terminals These are the places for goods or passengers to enter and leave the carriage Way This a route that the goods or passengers will pass through between terminals Carriage
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Commerce Project Transportation
Structure of Transportation BackHome
Terminals These are the places for goods or passengers to enter and leave the carriage Way This a route that the goods or passengers will pass through between terminals Carriage This means of transport to carry the goods or passengers Element of Transportation System BackHome
Land Transport – Road Transport • Road Transport is very busy. Further more. The length of roads was 1904 in year 2000. • In order to meet the traffic demand, we have many tunnels BackHome
Tunnels We have few tunnels in Hong Kong • Lion Rock Tunnel • Aberdeen Tunnel • Tseung Kwan O Tunnel • Eastern, Western Harbour Crossing Tunnel • Cross Harbour Tunnel • Tale’s Cairn Tunnel BackHome
Photo of some Tunnels in Hong Kong BackHome
Franchised Bus • Kowloon Motor Bus Co.,(1933) Ltd • Citybus Ltd • New World First Bus Services Ltd. • New Lantao Bus BackHome
Advantages Flexibility in routes Flexibility in schedules Fast Provide door to door service The carriage can be used for advertising Disadvantages Subject to delay Limited capacity No suitable for long distance transport Waste of resources Higher accident accident rates Environmental problem Advantage and Disadvantages of Road transport BackHome
Land Transport – Rail Transport • Rail Transport uses rails as the ways of transport, mostly used for transporting passengers in Hong Kong.They are • Mass Transit Railway • Airport Railway • Kowloon- Canon Railway • Light Rail Transit • Tram • Peak Tram BackHome
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Advantages High capacity Fixed time schedule with less day Suitable for long distance transport Fewer environmental problems Disadvantages Routes are restricted Inflexible Transshipment is required High cost of establishment Severe impact upon accidents Advantages and Disadvantage of Rail transport BackHome
Land Transport – Pipeline Transport • Pipeline Transport uses pipelines to carry natural gas, petroleum, water, sewage, etc. BackHome
Advantages Occupy less space Convenience Safe Low maintenance cost Disadvantages Limitation to types of goods carried High construction cost May affect traffic Advantage and Disadvantage of pipeline transport BackHome
Sea Transport – Intercontinental transport • This is the sea transport connecting Hong Kong with overseas countries. It is mainly used to transport cargos in external trade. • Ocean-going vessels are divided into liners and tramps BackHome
Liners • They have fixed time table • Liners can carry cargos for different shippers at the same time • They are a kind of public Transport BackHome
Tramps • They do not have fixed time table • They sail according to the requirement of the shipper. BackHome
▲Jetfoil ▲Catamarans Sea Transport – Costal transport • This is a sea transport connecting Hong Kong with Macau and the costal areas along Mainland China • Passangers are mainly travel on jetfoils or Catamarans in between Hong Kong and Macau. BackHome
Sea Transport – Inland transport • This refer to the sea transport between Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the outlying island • There are few ferry companies • Hong Kong Ferry • Star Ferry • Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry • New World First Ferry Services Co. Ltd. BackHome
Advantages The way is free High capacity Low Cost Can handle containerized goods Disadvantages Slow Transshipment required High establishment cost High insurance cost Advantage and Disadvantage of Sea transport BackHome
Air Transport • Air transport user air as the way of transport. BackHome
International Airport of HK • It is operating with great efficiency, handling up to 460 flights, 84,000 passengers and 5,600 tones of cargo a day in Chek Lap Kok BackHome
Characteristics of a good air port • Sufficient land for parking and runway area, • well-equipped communication facilities, good maintenance service, • good transshipment network and tourist and commercial services • Efficient customs and immigration services
Advantages Quick Can access to inland areas Low risk Low insurance cost Simple package Disadvantages High freight cost Limited capacity Subject to weather High construction cost Requires transshipment Advantage and Disadvantage of air transport BackHome
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