Hong Kong Research Article from The Way People Live

This Study Guide consists of approximately 96 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Research Article from The Way People Live

This Study Guide consists of approximately 96 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Hong Kong.
This section contains 2,689 words
(approx. 9 pages at 300 words per page)
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A tiny, crowded city, Hong Kong has only about 1,160 miles of highways. However, the city boasts about 450 vehicles for every mile of road, an extremely high density. Many of these are commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, and taxis. Some are private vehicles, although there are only about 350,000 privately owned automobiles registered in the city, meaning the vast majority of Hong Kong's residents do not own a car. If they did, the city would come to a standstill from the added congestion on the streets. For this reason, 90 percent of Hong Kong's 7 million people use public transportation to move around the city. This system, rated by Asiaweek magazine as among the best public transportation systems in the world, makes more than 10.5 million passenger trips each day.

Buses

Buses are the most commonly used form of public transportation, accounting for 52 percent of the passenger trips. The government has granted...

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