ABSTRACT
The former has been the focus of numerous research exercises in development studies, particularly for rural areas, and more, in urban and transport studies. Most promising of all, in the field of land-use and transport infrastructure development, albeit somewhat belated, was the Planning Department's initiative in June 1995 to prepare a brief for a study on Environmental Sustainability and Port Development in Hong Kong. The act made available significant additional funds for highway and transit research, and assisted in the set-up of a number of national centres of transport research. According to the World Bank, there is no doubt that transport is central to territorial development, be it urban or rural, regional or national. For Hong Kong, the critical question is what aspects of this new agenda could/ should influence the decision-makers and planners of the territory when formulating a sustainable approach to the development of its future land use, transport and environment.
