The Transport Complaints Unit (TCU) receives suggestions and complaints from the public on transport matters. The public can also provide their feedback via a hotline phone service operated by the Government of Hong Kong. Role in Urban Planning The principal body responsible for statutory planning in Hong Kong is the Town Planning Board (TPB). Representatives from the Transport Department are members of the Board, assisting TPB to oversee the preparation of draft statutory plans, to consider representations to such draft plans and to vet development applications for planning permission and amendments to plans related to prevailing traffic and transport requirements. (The source of all information on Hong Kong is the email questionnaire filled by an official at the Transport Department, Government of Hong Kong)
Findings 1. Hong Kong has separated transport services provision from regulation 2. The Government does not subsidise public transportation other than specific ferry routes, which is also a differentiating factor, compared to other cities 3. The accessibility and affordability of public transport in Hong Kong needs to be studied further.
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New Zealand
The NZ Transport Agency was set up on 1 August 2008, through the merger of Land Transport NZ, Transit NZ, and Land Transport Safety Authority into a single organisation. It serves as a link between government policy-making and the operation of the transport sector. NZTA’s main functions include the following: • • • •
Contribute to an effective, efficient and safe land transport system in the public interest. Manage the state highway system, including planning, funding, design, supervision, construction and maintenance operations. Manage funding of the land transport system, including auditing the performance of organisations receiving land transport funding. Manage regulatory requirements for transport on land.
NZTA receives revenues from the following sources:
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