Plain sailing for water taxis in Hong Kong as survey finds high demand for proposed service
Almost 90 per cent of respondents would use on-call boats – but researchers say somebody has to take lead on providing service
Almost nine in 10 people expressed an interest in using water taxis to cross Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour, a survey showed, with researchers suggesting the government use existing vessels and facilities before introducing licensed boats.
The study, funded by local organisations Designing Hong Kong and the Harbour Business Forum, was conducted by four engineering students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a college in the US state of Massachusetts.
“When the plans will be carried out depends on an entity willing to take on responsibility and accountability of implementing them,” Marco Interlandi, one of the researchers, said.
