Abstract

Public transport industry in the informal sector plays a significant role in many developing cities. This paper analyzes the characteristics of urban transport policies-in three Asian cities, namely Hong Kong, Bangkok and Colombo, in relation with the informal public transport sector. The informal ''public transport are gradually being regulated in Hong Kong and Bangkok. The functional role of the informal transport is clearly recognized in Hong Kong but not in Bangkok. On the other hand, the bus industry was deregurated and it succeeded in Sri Lanka, although there are some problems to be solved.

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