4. Status quo Existed railway system was backward Both passenger and goods use the same railway The capacity of existed railway system was not enough The amounts of passenger doubling every ten years since 1988
5. Aims Strengthen the transportation linkage between HK and China Further develop position of Hong Kongas a gateway out of the Pearl River Delta Achieve a better economic cooperation between the HK and China Referenced the success of Europe and Japan Construction of XRL as a key factors of regional development
6. Other interesting reasons PRC government announced the 11th five-year plan Mention about the situation of HK Emphasized the construction of XRL However, the construction did not included HK Some professional considered HK would be marginalized E.g. Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong Stimulate the perception of CE Construction of XRL became one of the Ten Major Infrastructure Projects
7. Detail Known as Guangshengang XRL One of the Ten Major Infrastructure Projects by Donald Tsang Yam-kuen 66.9 billion for budget 26 km for the length of system Connection Kowloon, Hong Kong in the south Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong in the north Top speed Guangshen section: 350 km/h (220 mph) Hong Kong section: 200 km/h (120 mph)
8. Benefits Reduce the travel time Journey time from HK to Guangzhou reduced from 100 minutes to 48 minutes Only 10 hours for going Beijing Inspire the economic activities near the station or HK further Created job opportunities 5, 500 during construction 10, 000 in it’s operation
11. The votes of XRL 55billion in funding XRL Project 11.8 billion in funding in others related to XRL
12. Supporter Government MTR Business Sector Construction industry Tourism The property developer Functional Constituencies
13. Reasons of support Government Benefit to economic development Avoid HK to be marginalized Match the development of China MTR Interest group Business Sector Create investment opportunities Functional Constituencies Reflect the opinion of voters
14. Pro XRL Activity Rally outside the legislative council Establish Facebook group
15. Opponent Post 80s Local residents Choi Yuen Tsuen Tai KokTsui Pan-democratic parties Democratic Party Civic Party League of Social Democrats
16. Reason of opposition Post 80s Not real high speed railway Could not benefit the resident of north NT The price of the ticket would be too high Government rejected the suggestion of the public Lack of public consultation Lack of democratic elements
17. Reason of opposition Local residents Choi Yuen Tsuen Unwilling to move Due to sense of belonging Insuffience indemnification Tai Kok Tsui Fear the construction would influence the structure of building
18. Reason of opposition Pan-democratic parties Reflected the opinion of voters Too expensive Force some people to leave their district Not enough consultation Lack of planning details
19. Anti XRL activity Demonstration (4 Jan 2010, 15 Jan 2010) Rally outside the legislative council (8Jan 2010) Ascetic (苦行) Start (4 -7 Jan 2010) Establish Facebook group
28. Rationalist model of decision making Clear definition of goals Refers to the aims of XRL Alternatives and consequences Location Route Construction method Best solution In the government’s stand point
29. Criticism Bounded rationality The data provided by government were only estimation Possible outcomes and alternatives might be neglected
32. Conclusion XRL could bring long term benefit to HK Consensus has not been established before legislative council approved funding Increase of participation of public in the process of policy making
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