Transport Department

Transport Department
Agency overview
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Formed	1968
Headquarters	41/F, Immigration Tower, 7 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Employees	1,243 (March 2008)
Annual budget	HK$1,108.9m (2008-09)
Agency executive	Ingrid Yeung, Commissioner for Transport
Website	www.td.gov.hk

The Transport Department of the Government of Hong Kong is a department of the civil service responsible for transportation-related policy in Hong Kong. The department is under the Transport and Housing Bureau.

The Transport Department was created in 1968 as a separate department within the Hong Kong Government.^[1] Prior to 1968 it was assigned to the Transport Office under the Colonial Secretary's department.

Role and responsibilities

registration of vehicles in Hong Kong
licensing of rail and bus operators in Hong Kong
licensing offices
all roads within Hong Kong
co-ownership of bridges and tunnels (mainly a public-private mix)
18,000 on-street metered parking spaces

Leadership

The post of Commissioner for Transport is currently held by Ingrid Yeung, and was previously held by Joseph Lai.^[2] The Commissioner reports to the Secretary for Transport and Housing.

References

↑ http://www.td.gov.hk/filemanager/en/content_1979/09_history_cs2.pdf
↑ http://pda.td.gov.hk/en/about_us/organisation_chart/index.html Organisational Structure of Transport Department

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Transport and Housing Bureau (Hong Kong)

Secretary for Transport and Housing: Anthony Cheung

Civil Aviation Department Highways Department Housing Department Marine Department Transport Department

Transport in Hong Kong

Government agencies	Transport and Housing Bureau Transport Department Highways Department Civil Aviation Department Marine Department Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (HKMRCC)

Road	Expressways Buses (Bus history) Roads and streets Routes Licence plates Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge

Rail	MTR MTR Corporation Kowloon–Canton Railway Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation Peak Tram Hong Kong Tramways

Water	Port Kwai Chung Container Terminals River Trade Terminal Ocean Terminal Kai Tak Cruise Terminal

Air	Aviation history List of airports Hong Kong International Airport (Kai Tak Chek Lap Kok) Shek Kong Airfield Cathay Pacific Dragonair HAECO Hong Kong Airlines HK Express

Other topics	List of tunnels and bridges

Category

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Transport Department

Role and responsibilities

Leadership

See also

References