Celebrating the creativity
and collaboration that have
established Hong Kong
“Hong Kong is a shining example of a city that,
through infrastructure, continuously creates
opportunity for everyone.”
Charlton Wong
Chairman, Hong Kong, AECOM
“Hong Kong is a shining example of a city that, through infrastructure, continuously creates opportunity for everyone.”
Charlton Wong
Chairman, Hong Kong, AECOM
“The infrastructure industry is vital in aiding Hong
Kong to tackle some of its biggest problems and
unlock some of its greatest opportunities. ”
Ian Chung
Regional Chief Executive, Asia, AECOM
“The infrastructure industry is vital in aiding Hong
Kong to tackle some of its biggest problems and
unlock some of its greatest opportunities. ”
Ian Chung
Regional Chief Executive, Asia, AECOM
About Hong Kong Created Together
About
Hong Kong
Created Together
Key chapters of Hong Kong Created Together
Infrastructure that connects places and opportunities
Nowadays, it is hard for us to imagine Hong Kong without the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and the abundance of highways and tunnels that connect locations across the city and on opposite sides of the harbor or mountains. It was less than 50 years ago that the citizens of Hong Kong were still traveling between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon via a combination of ferry and roads, some journeys taking the better part of a day.
Today, Hong Kong is lauded as one of the top global cities for infrastructure with the highest public transport use in the world.
Urban development that enhances livability
Hong Kong’s population grew significantly following the end of the Second World War. The city had to absorb the return of post-war inhabitants as well as migrants from around the region. Between 1945 and 1950, the city’s population expanded from 600,000 to 2.1 million. In 2019, with 6,300 people per square kilometer, it ranked among the world’s top three densest cities. As such, there are many related challenges in managing land supply and use to fulfill the social, economic and environmental concerns of the city.
Facilities that support economic growth
With over 90 percent of GDP coming from its services industries, world-class commercial and industrial facilities underpin Hong Kong’s edge as a service economy. These facilities need to be designed with and for continuous innovation, and delivered to enable the talent pool that drives Hong Kong forward. Reflecting this, AECOM, itself a professional services provider, has brought together its diverse technical disciplines to produce some of Hong Kong’s most iconic facilities, such as Times Square and AsiaWorld-Expo, that are now an integral part of Hong Kong’s city life and economy.
