somewhereintime

train travel is always cheaper than air travel
Really???
Try take the Rocky Mountaineer to Calgary,CAD $1,600 ONE WAY,
CAD$4,500 to Halifax.
I traveled once at half price, still $800 + Gratuity and Tax,
while I took West Jet return for $59

somewhereintime

Are there 100,000 HK people need to travel to GZ  back and forth everyday?(and can afford the fare)

somewhereintime

20# peter236

2 members in LYK say I'm BSing, but they are despised by the rest of members that I do not know
personally. Point out my mistakes instead of name calling.
Who said Train traveling is always cheaper that air?  definitely not me.
High Speed Train is not an everyday commuter for average citizens like Skytrain,
How often would you use it if you were in Hong Kong? 5 days a week? Can you ask your
employer to pay for the monthly pass?
All the mass transit system in Hong kong make great profit, because of the
high population and heavy usage, but definitely not this one.
If the price difference is less than 20% compare to air flight, and only 2 trips
a day vs 16 flights, I cannot be convinced to use the train.
And the train only take you to the suburb  area, not Downtown GZ, I cannot see
the advantage for users in term of convenience and time saving.

somewhereintime

I'm not against transportation system, but I do not agree the way
they rush in the outrageous cost project. They could have made it
way less expensive (learn from the Chinese experience for instant,
or even award the contract to the Chinese firms if they can get it done
in  only 10% of the Hong Kong project)
The Japanese and European have  freedom and democracy  that the Chinese government  do not want the citizens to know.
And , is the proposed High speed Train affordable for the public?

somewhereintime

Just  let the Chinese  Railway Corp to run the project, it would
be much easier to manage.
I think most Hong Kong citizen are willing to pay, after all,
it is part of China now.
Hey, I did not post a single word in all your threads on Chinese
achievements and I have no intention to argue with you.

somewhereintime

I support all the infrastructure in HK except the way they handle it this time.
It does not take a econ professor to understand why the local railway system is profitable
in Hk:
1. The area covered is small, so as for  the construction cost
2. The high usage daily
3. The open-bidding  system for the contractors
Now the High Spending railway would only  take you to a rural area in GZ,  I might as well
go to GZ by other transportation then get on the Chinese railway system for time and
expense saving.
The only reason I oppose is that the High Speed Railway is not for the sake of average HK people, it is just to show the loyalty of HK SAR Gov't, to satisfy the greed of the land owners, and the ego of the central government.
Now enlighten and educate me, the Holy Trinity.

somewhereintime

102# sheep

五十年不變，本來就是一個騙局

somewhereintime

97# MoiRhapsody


It is not we try to create chao in Hong Kong, it has already  begun. Only certain people trying to deny.
Take Mao as example, he did not have any formal modern military training, yet he accomplished
miraculous  victories against Chiang's KMT. His dream was to create a Hunan Repulic back in the 20's.
as Mao wrote 星星之火,可以燎原

somewhereintime

Yes, it is. Don't think  Vancouverites can change Ottawa's decision

somewhereintime

113# sheep


I doubt I would live that long