🚇 MTR Impact on Hong Kong Demographics

Analyzing the relationship between Mass Transit Railway stations and demographic changes in Hong Kong's Tertiary Planning Units

Project Overview

This project analyzes how Mass Transit Railway (MTR) stations influence demographic changes in Hong Kong's Tertiary Planning Units (TPUs) across census years (2001-2016). The study examines population, age, income, education, and housing characteristics in relation to MTR proximity and station openings.

105

MTR Stations

8,000+

TPU Boundaries

Census Years

Interactive Visualizations

🗺️ TPU & MTR Interactive Map

Explore Hong Kong's Tertiary Planning Units and MTR stations across different census years. Toggle between years, view station details, and analyze spatial patterns.

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📊 Analysis Dashboard

Interactive dashboard showing MTR proximity analysis, demographic patterns, and spatial relationships between stations and TPU boundaries.

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Research Questions

Proximity Effects: Do TPUs closer to MTR stations show different demographic characteristics?
Temporal Effects: How do demographics change after MTR station openings?
Cumulative Effects: Do TPUs with longer MTR access show greater changes?
Spatial Patterns: Are there spatial clusters of demographic change?
Line-Specific Effects: Do different MTR lines have different impacts?
Control Analysis: Are changes due to MTR or other factors?

Data Sources

TPU Boundaries: Esri China Open Data Portal / Hong Kong Planning Department (2001, 2006, 2011, 2016)
MTR Stations: Scraped from Wikipedia and verified with OpenStreetMap
Demographic Data: Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department

Project Repository

For source code, scripts, and detailed documentation, visit the GitHub repository:

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