doi: 978-981-08-6396-8_plenary4

Plenary Session 4 Sustainable Urban Transit
Title Sustainable Railway Development through Careful Planning, Design and Implementation
Speaker Mr Chew Tai Chong
Projects Director, MTR Corporation, Hong Kong
Chairperson Er Lim Peng Hong
President, Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore
Date/Time Thursday, 21 October 2010 / 11:15
Venue Compass Central Ballroom

Chew Tai Chong 58, has been the Projects Director of Hong Kong MTR Corporation Limited since 1 February 2010. He joined the Company in May 2009 as Deputy Projects Director – New Projects. TC has worked in the rail transit industry, both in the United Kindom, Singapore and overseas, for over 30 years. Between 2003 and 2008, he was the President of Bombardier London Underground Projects Division, Up to 2003, he held the position of Senior Director, Projects and Engineering, for Singapore Land Transit Authority. He is a member of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (from 1 February 2010). TC holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Manchester. He is a Chartered Engineer and a fellow of a number of professional institutions in the United Kingdom including Civil Engineers Institution.

Abstract
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 paper reflects on the major challenges in delivering such profound ambition.

Keywords: Sustainability, Liveable city, Transit Oriented Development.

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