General information about Hong Kong, including transportation to and from the venue, key restaurant and shopping areas, banks and information on telecommunications.

Visit 1: MTR Siu Ho Wan Depot and Operations Control Centre, Integration of Station with Maritime Square Commercial Complex

MTR Siu Ho Wan Depot site is formed by reclamation is 32 hectares (320.000 m) in size, stretching 4.6km from East to West, and is the largest train depot in Hong Kong. It takes up a major role in the maintenance and stabling of passenger trains and engineering vehicles for Airport Express Line, Tung Chung Line and Disney Resort Line, operated by MTR. The Depot facilities include 18 stabling tracks, 6 running maintenance tracks, 2 lifting tracks, 3 heavy maintenance tracks and 1 test track supporting Fully Automatic Operation (FAO) of Disney Resort Line Trains.

The MTR Operations Control Centre (OCC) is the hub of railway control and nerve control centre. It ensures the safe and efficient control and operation of railway equipment. This Centre serves two major and principal functions, namely manage and control the multiple systems for maintaining the normal operations of train service, power supply and environmental control at all times, and to take quick fix in case of disruption; and to disseminate information.

Visit2: Tsing Ma Control Centre

The Tsing Ma Control Centre control area has over 20km of expressway network comprising one Tunnel (Cheung Tsing Tunnel) and three bridges (Tsing Ma Bridge, Kap Shui Mun Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge). There are both carriageway and rail at the lower deck of Tsing Ma and Kap Shui Mun Bridge. This main Control Centre located at the Administration Building on Tsing Yi Island is manned by Operations staff round-the-clock. It houses panels of monitoring systems including CMCS (central monitoring and control system), TCSS (traffic control and surveillance system), lighting and ventilation, bridge monitoring, environment as well as wind movement.

Visit 3: KMB Shatin Depot and Bus Captain Training School

KMB is the largest public bus operator in Hong Kong with daily ridership of 2.7 million passengers. The service area covers Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories with 400 bus routes and a fleet of 4,000 buses.

The KMB Shatin Depot is one of its most environment-friendly depots. It is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, and is equipped with ‘Posilock’ fuel filling system and waste water treatment system.

KMB has the largest Bus Captain Training School in Hong Kong. It offers comprehensive training and in-service development to KMB bus captains and is equipped with Hong Kong’s first high fidelity Driving Simulator Studio.

General information about Hong Kong, including transportation to and from the venue, key restaurant and shopping areas, banks and information on telecommunications.

Ballroom, Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott

• EUM Sung Jick, President and CEO, Seoul Metropolitan Transit Corporation, Korea, and Chairman of the UITP Asia Pacific Division
• Giampaolo CODELUPPI, Director for Strategic Planning, ATM Milan, Italy, and  chairman of the UITP Transport Economics Commission
• Alain FLAUSCH, CEO, STIB, Brussels, Belgium and UITP President
• Keynote speaker: Klaus Gerhaeusser, Director General for East Asia, Asian Development Bank

The keynote speaker will address the economic and financial aspects of urban mobility in the Asia-Pacific region and its consequences in the context of globalisation

Mergers occurred during the last decade in the public transport operations sector. Global industry suppliers have sought ways of expanding business but, equally, international operators who have the know-how to go abroad are taking up more challenging roles. This session examines how these global players deliver the international offers while maintaining growth in their local markets. We also see what challenges this business model brings, and the advantages and disadvantages of working with them will be openly discussed. The next generation of business development model will also be discussed.

Of course, getting the finance right is a critical success factor in public transport strategies. This introductory session will feature inspirational examples from public transport authorities which have managed to secure sufficient resources to implement and sustain ambitious strategies for public transport. Beyond the leadership demonstrated by these authorities, the session will also highlight which framework conditions best support the generation of adequate resources for the provision of high quality public transport. 

This session will introduce the unique model of public transport financing in Hong-Kong and recent developments in the transport market in China

One common question which public transport players are facing in Asia-Pacific is how  to attract more travellers and to achieve operational excellence. This Session looks into the latest technology and advances and other customer acquisition programmes. The presence of such innovations helps convert into positive riding experiences and positive revenue pictures

The case for public transport schemes is usually much stronger than it first appears in traditional economic appraisal. Government decisions made in the aftermath of the recent economic crisis have highlighted that the public transport sector should communicate its strong economic, societal and environmental benefits more forcefully. This session will help to successfully include wider benefits in appraisal frameworks in practice and will present innovative and efficient ways of advocating for public transport schemes and of influencing decision-making.

Grand Ballroom, Regal Airport Hotel

Many cities in Asia-Pacific are still growing. Many developed cities still show a tendency of growth in private car ownership and increasing numbers of roads. This Session looks into ways in which public transport progresses in its development cycle to effectively change citizens’ habits and to achieve a growing market share of mobility. Even for cities with a very mature rate of development and a high market share, public transport decision makers and players are working hard to extend their capacity and to ensure external growth. Various business development models are discussed from developed markets to developing ones.

New fare collection technologies facilitate the implementation a true revenue strategy at the heart of the fare policy. This session will address in particular the segmentation of fares and services, integration with lifestyle services and the efficient use of loyalty programmes. It will provide inspiration from other sectors, notably the telecom industry. The provision of a diversified range of transport services will also be considered.

Public transport helps the planet breathe! Public transport is one of the most effect tools to create the green and smart city. In Asia-Pacific, this is a critical time for us to work cohesively on how to build sustainable transport into new developments. New measures have been adopted around the world and specifically in Asia-Pacific. This Session evaluates what have been done, what could be adopted and be shared across the board, and what could be improved further.

Urban transport measures based on the application of the polluter pays and beneficiary pays principles are widespread and well-known. This session will make a critical assessment of their potential to finance public transport, by highlighting conditions for success and pitfalls while acknowledging wider implications in terms of demand management, equity, etc. The session will review recent experiences involving notably parking and congestion charges, land value capture and setting up a local transport fund based on a combination of measures.

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There are more mega cities being planned and developed. Cities in Asia-Pacific need new and integrated public transport offering to enable these mega cities to function properly. This Session evaluates how urbanisation is affecting the mobility and lifestyle of citizens and investigates which areas public transport could extend to. Structural growth and external growth opportunities among public transport players are both discussed. Specifically, this Session examines the benefits and disadvantages that High Speed Rail may bring to the society.

This session will look at various unconventional approaches to raising funding for operation and investment: non fare revenue, carbon finance - including climate investment funds and clean technology funds, joint development schemes with property developers, and capital market funding. Credit rating experts and bankers will outline the prerequisites for successful involvement of the private sector for funding, notably the assessment of the credit risk profile of public transport companies.

Nearly all authorities, operators and industry players face unprecedented challenges, and especially when the cities are hosting mega events such as the Olympics, the World Cup, the World Expo, pop concerts and other performances. This Session investigates the latest advances in Information Technology and how they contribute to the delivery of these mega events and thus the growth of the public transport industry, including methods of information dissemination to passengers and operators, information integration by central authority, and other interactive means of service offerings.

This session will compare the performance of public private partnerships and other financing mechanisms in various circumstances, notably in time of economic crisis. It will present case studies of PPPs for the delivery of specific tasks, such as vehicle and infrastructure maintenance, intermodal station development, ticketing, and communication systems. Various models of PPP valid in different political and economic environments will be covered.

This roundtable will enable top level stakeholders to express their respective expectations and needs in order to strengthen the required cooperation between public transport, finance and urban development for the delivery of high quality mobility in cities.

The Closing session will notably include the launch of UITP's Web portal on public transport financing.

By invitation only