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Reader Response (1st Draft)

In the article, “Dubbed 'the best in class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail system.”, Lee (2015) has stated that Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, thought highly of Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and suggested that local transportation sectors should use MTRC as a guideline for its “reliability standards”. Based on MTR’s and SMRT’s annual reports, comparing countries such as Hong Kong, Singapore, New York and London, Hong Kong’s subway system emerged with the highest “system’s farebox recovery ratio”. Comparing both MTR and SMRT’s railway systems, the length of MTR’s railway surpasses SMRT’s by 59km. The punctuality of SMRT trains is 3.9% lesser than MTR even though both countries face the same amount of significant hold ups. Looking at the expenditure of profits on enhancing train systems, MTR invested a larger amount of their earnings compared to SMRT. MTR also ensure that their passengers enjoy a safe and smooth ride by having much higher inspection freque...

Summary & Thesis

In the article, “Dubbed 'the best in class': 6 things about Hong Kong's MTR rail system.”, Lee (2015) has stated that Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan, thought highly of Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and suggested that local transportation sectors should use MTRC as a guideline for its “reliability standards”. Based on MTR’s and SMRT’s  annual reports, comparing Hong Kong to Singapore, New York and London, Hong Kong’s subway system yields the highest “system’s farebox recovery ratio”. Looking at both the MTR and SMRT’s railway systems, the length of MTR’s railway surpasses SMRT’s by 59km. The punctuality of SMRT trains is 3.9% lesser than MTR even though both countries face the same amount of significant hold ups. Looking at the expenditure of profits on enhancing train systems, MTR invested a larger amount of their earnings compared to SMRT. MTR also ensures that their passengers enjoy a safe and smooth ride by having much higher inspection frequency compared to ...

Descriptive Reflection: Strengths and Challenges in Communicating

Rachel Ker Yio Chu Kang Ave 18 #11-11 Singapore 600100 12th September 2017 Ms Lim Lay Hoon Lecturer 10 Dover Drive Singapore 138683 Dear Ms Lim Personal Strengths and Challenges in Communication My name is Rachel Ker. I'm writing to you to introduce myself and to share with you my strengths and weaknesses in communicating and also my goals to achieve in this module, SIE2016 - Effective Communication. I'm currently majoring in SIE (Building Services). I've graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic, Diploma in Electrical Engineering with Eco - design, specialising in Green & Smart Technology. Upon researching what is in trend for Built-Industry, that spurred me to further my studies in the related course in university. Learning that BIM (Building Information Modelling) is an important tool for the Built-Industry, I have gained interest in knowing how BIM is going to affect the way I work in the future. My course of study in University will allow me ...