The 2nd Conference of the Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies

December 6, 1997
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


Scope:

The Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies (HKSTS) was established in February 1996 and is planning to organize conference annually. The 2nd conference is intended to provide a forum for researchers planners and consultants to discuss problems, solutions and exchange of views and experiences in transportation research and practice. The following topics are covered :


Dates:

31 May 1997

30 June 1997
31 August 1997
30 September 1997
6 December 1997

    Deadline for submission of 400-500 word abstract including title, name of author(s).
    Notification of acceptance of abstracts
    Deadline for submission of full papers
    Notification of acceptance of full papers
    The 2nd conference of HKSTS

Registration Fee:

The conference registration fee for participants is HK$1,000, for students is HK$500. There would be 20% discount for HKSTS members.


Enquires:

All inquires relating to the conference and paper submission should be addressed to :


Registration Form

The 2nd Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, December 6, 1997


REGISTRATION FORM


Mr./ Mrs./ Ms./ Dr./Prof.


Last Name First Name

Organization Position

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Registration Fee

Registration Fee* per participant HK$ 1,000.00
Registration Fee* per student HK$ 500.00
Dinner on December 6, 1997 HK$ 200.00 per person
Sightseeing Tour# on December 7, 1997 HK$ 300.00 per person

Total Fees HK$
* There would be 20% discount on the registration fee for
HKSTS, CIT and HKIE members. Registration fee includes a copy
of the conference proceedings, refreshment breaks and lunch on
December 6, 1997. Fees are non-refundable.
# The tour, which includes the visit of the Peak and of the
Tsing Ma Suspension Bridge, is subject to the no. of
participants. The conference committee reserves a right to
cancel.


Payment Method

Crossed cheque (in Hong Kong dollars) enclosed payable to
"Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies".


To Register

Please submit the completed form with payment to:
Dr. William H.K. Lam
Chairman, Conference Organizing Committee
President, Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies
Department of Civil & Structural Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel.:(852) 2766-6045, Fax:(852) 2334-6389,
E-mail:cehklam@hkpucc.polyu.edu.hk




Preliminary Programme

The Second Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies
December 6, 1997 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University


PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME


TIME ACTIVITY
8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION (Outside Rm TU201)
9:00-9:10 WELCOME ADDRESS (Rm TU101)
MORNING SESSION (Rm TU101)
9:10-9:30 Florian M (Canada), Chen Y
A Coordinate Descent Method for the Bi-level O-D Matrix Adjustment Problem
9:30-9:50 Asakura Y (Japan)
Comparison of Spatial Location Patterns of PGI Message Board: A Microscopic
Network Simulation Model
9:50- Yang H (HK), Wong SC
10:10 Modeling Urban Taxi Services: A Network Equilibrium Approach
10:10- COFFEE BREAK
10:40
10:40- KEYNOTE ADDRESS
11:00 by Dr. Dorothy Chan (Deputy Commissioner for Transport , Transport
Department, HK)
11:00- Taylor MAP (Australia)
11:20 Road Pricing, Air Pollutant Emissions and Equilibrium Assignment
11:20- Shen LD (Florida)
11:40 Guidelines for Intermodal Guideway Tansit Planning for the 21st Century

11:40- Su CC (Taiwan), Chao CJ
12:00 Identifying Freeway Hazardous Location with an Artificial Neural Network
Model
12:00- Liu G (Canada), Lee LP
12:20 GIS Assisted Truck Traffic Analysis on Saskatchewan Secondary Highway
Networks
12:20- CONFERENCE LUNCH
14:00

TIME AFTERNOON SESSION A (Rm AFTERNOON SESSION B (Rm AFTERNOON SESSION C (Rm
TU101) TU103) TU201)
14:00- Chang YH (Taiwan), Shon ZY Chan KS (HK), Lam WHK Thong CM (HK), Wong WG
14:20 Creating the Hub-and-Spoke A Stochastic Simulation Illegal Parking in Yau Tsim
Network Structure of Air Assignment Model for Mong District
Transportation for China Assessing the Effects of
Perceived and Measured Link
Cost Errors
14:20- Arakawa K (Japan), Tam ML (HK), Lam WHK Clifford P, Davies R (HK),
14:40 Shimazaki T The Effects of Social, Walters G
Optimal Bus Scheduling by Economic and Fiscal Factors Passenger Simulation
Genetic Algorithm on Car Ownership in Hong Modelling in Station and
Kong Building Design
14:40- Qiao FX (P.R.China), Yang Lai KH (HK), Wong WG Cheung CY (HK), Lam WHK
15:00 H The Influence of Green Pedestrian Speed-Flow
A Neural Network Approach Minibus Size on Service Relationships for the Hong
to the Classification of Performance Kong Mass Transit Railway
Highway Traffic Flow Stations - Application and
States Validation
15:00- Hung WT (HK) Poon MH (HK), Tong CO, Wong Lai PCT (HK), DeJohn A
15:20 Traffic Flow SC Market-Based Transportation
Characteristics on Tolo Schedule-Based Dynamic User Strategies (MBTS) An
and Tuen Mun Highways Optimal Trip Assignment Alternate Approach in
Model for Congested Transit Congestion Management
Networks
15:20- COFFEE BREAK
15:50
15:50- Kondo A (Japan), Hirose Y, Wong SC (HK), Wong WT, Tong Mukhopadhyay D (India),
16:10 Yamaguchi Y CO Gangopadhyay S
Improvement of High Sheared Expressions for Transport Network
Mobility Networks and its Queues and Delays in Transyt Optimization Methods -
Evaluation based on Users' Comparison and Contrast
Value of Time in Japan
16:10- Lin CC (Taiwan), Shon ZY Meng Q (P.R.China), Yang H Reddy TS(India), Parida P,
16:30 The Air Hub Location Joint Estimation of Travel Chand K
Problem for Direct Flights Demand and Travel Choice Enhancing the Role of Non-
between Two Sides of Dispersion Coefficient in a Motorised Transport - A
Taiwan Strait Congested Stochastic Network Remedy to Transportation
Problems
16:30- Takeda T (Japan), Lam WSP (HK), Lo HP Gangopadhyay S (India),
16:50 Shimazaki T A Random-Coefficients Logit Reddy TS, Gupta AK
Modal Choice Change of Model applied to Non-motorised Transport
Students with Opening of Transportation Characteristics around
New Line Inter State Bus Terminus,
Kashmere Gate, Delhi
16:50- Wong WG (HK), Pan JK Chung SW (HK), Wong SC, Tong Han BM (P.R.China), Marchal
17:10 The Modelling of Pavement CO J
Performance with Hong Kong A Predictive Dynamic Traffic The Methodology of High
Data Assignment Model for Signal- Speed Railway Network
Controlled Road Networks Planning
17:10- Wong CK (HK), Tong CO, Lo HK (HK) Mao BH (P.R.China)
17:30 Wong SC A Cell-Based Traffic Signal Appraisal Modeling the
Using a Parallelised Control Formulation Value of Travel Time
Genetic Algorithm to
Calibrate a Multisegment
Lowry Model
17:30- CLOSING ADDRESS (Rm TU101)
17:40

Notes: Fifteen Minutes for Presentation and Five Minutes for Discussion.
For queries please fax to Dr. William H.K. Lam at +852-2334-6389 or
E-mail: CEHKLAM@HKPUCC.POLYU.EDU.HK




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