Event date:
Fri, 18/03/2011 - 08:00 - 09:15
Speaker:
T C Chew, Projects Director, MTR Corporation Ltd
Apart from high speed railway development over several hundred metro projects are being developed or implemented around the world. Many municipal and central governments recognized the need for efficient and effective public transportation system for their cities. Developing mass transit railway system as the backbone of transport system has been accepted as the right approach. This presentation reflects on the major challenges in delivering such profound ambition.
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Sustainable Railway Development Through Careful Planning, Design and Implementation
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T C Chew
Project Director, MTR Corporation Ltd
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Apart from high speed railway development over several hundred metro projects are being developed or implemented around the world. Many municipal and central governments recognized the need for efficient and effective public transportation system for their cities. Developing mass transit railway system as the backbone of transport system has been accepted as the right approach. This strategy provides positive social, economic and environmental values under the banner of sustainable development and to complement the ambition of liveable city planning for the 21st century. This presentation reflects on the major challenges in delivering such profound ambition.
TC has worked in the rail transit industry, both in the UK and overseas, for over 30 years. From 2003 - 2008, he was the President of Bombardier London Underground Projects Division. Prior to that, he held the position of Senior Director, Projects and Engineering, for Singapore Land Transit Authority. He is currently a member of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council.
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Friday 18th March 2011
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8:00 - 9:15am
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Harcourt Suite, 1/F, The Hong Kong Club
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