Reader response draft

One article (Lee, 2015) states that the world’s most profitable system is MTR Corporation. With high train frequency, passengers rarely experience train delay even during peak hours. Lee (2017) mentions that a small percentage of passengers in Hong Kong (0.1%) encounter train delay compared to Singapore (4%). Investments of over HK$6 billion have been made on high maintenance and service improvements which kept the system operating efficiently together. The preserving, restoration and service enhancement on train system takes up about a third of MTRC's funds. Lastly, the system is being controlled by an Operation Control Centre to prevent any shortcomings and reacting to downtime efficiently with the use of the black “incident box”.


Based on the statistic presented, I agree to a certain extend that Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has invested a huge amount of their revenue to its maintenance compared to Singapore’s SMRT. However, it fails to discuss other aspect that may influence their expenditure.



Reference: Lee, M. K. (2015). Dubbed 'the best in class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail system. Retrieved September 21, 2017 from http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/dubbed-the-best-in-class-6-things-about-hong-kongs-mtr-rail-system#xtor=CS1-10


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