Moving millions the commercial success and political controversies of Hong Kong's railways - Yeung, Rikkie (Hong Kong University Press, 2008)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-307) and index
Preface; Acknowledgements; A Note on Referencing, Tables and Endnotes; List of Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; PART I: Political and Policy Context; 1 Railways as Part of the Hong Kong Miracle; 2 Serving a Community at Change; 3 Hong Kong's Railways versus International Experience; PART II: Contrast in Corporate Governance; 4 Pioneer MTRC versus KCRC Bureaucracy; 5 MTRC's Struggles for Profits and Autonomy; 6 KCRC's Governance Controversies; PART III: Challenges in Railway and Property Development; 7 Leading Railway Builder versus Controversial Project Manager
This comprehensive analysis of the Hong Kong railways provides an analysis of the exceptionally profitable model followed by the MTRC and the KCRC and the social costs behind their success. The book traces the railway governance over the last thirty years as Hong Kong underwent rapid socio-economic modernisation and a unique political transition