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The Secretary for Transport and Logistics Ms Mable Chan together with 13 Legislative Council Members toured local enterprises and transport management facilities today September 3 during their visit to Beijing The Director of Highways Mr Tony Yau and the Commissioner for Transport Miss Winnie Tse also joined the visit
The delegation first visited a Mainland ridehailing service company to learn about the operation and latest developments of the ridehailing platform including the trends in urban traffic management and technological innovation on the Mainland They later paid a visit to the Beijing Municipal Transportation Operations Coordination Center and met with the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport to gain insights into the road transport planning in new development areas as well as the application of technologies including AI big data analytics and cloud computing to accurately gauge realtime traffic information and assist in the handling of emergencies
Ms Chan said The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR Government has been proactively promoting smart mobility in a holistic manner The regulation of ridehailing services enables the sustainable market development of personalised pointtopoint transport services safeguards passengers safety and rights and facilitates the publics travel needs With the HKSAR Government introducing and taking forward the regulation of ridehailing services this visit allows us to draw on the Mainlands valuable experience in areas such as platform operation and regulation which will assist Hong Kong in implementing a licensing regime for ridehailing services
She added that the HKSAR Government is also studying the establishment of the Traffic Management Platform that leverages AI to identify traffic bottlenecks and formulate contingency plans to enable the swift response to special traffic and transport conditions Beijings extensive experience in the setting up of a comprehensive traffic monitoring platform forecasting and warning as well as cooperation and coordination during emergencies will help the HKSAR Government in achieving more forwardlooking planning for projects including smart traffic
In the evening the delegation visited a leading national shipping enterprise to exchange views on the latest developments in shipping and logistics Ms Chan said that Hong Kong as the countrys southern gateway enjoys the institutional advantage of being part of China but outside the Mainland and possesses highly internationalised strengths including a common law system free port status and a transparent business environment making it the closest safest and most reliable international logistics gateway for Mainland enterprises
The delegation will continue its visit to Beijing tomorrow September 4
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