Annex D

Abstract

• One basic assumption of transport planning is that it has a close relationship with population and economic growth. The faster the growth of population and the economy, the greater the demand in transport facilities. It is however difficult to project the population and economic growth. Especially in Hong Kong, the population growth is not due to natural growth but mainly because of people coming in from other places. The Government has adopted a vision-based approach while projecting the population under the HK2030 Study.