Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data
Dear Transport Department,
I am writing to kindly request access to dataset of the Hong Kong Travel Characteristics Survey (TCS) 2011 and 2022 for academic research purpose. I am a MSc Spatial Planning student at University College London, conducting a dissertation research on new town development and transport accessibility in Hong Kong. It is highly appreciated if the access to the said dataset is granted.
Thank you for the assistance and I am looking forward to your favourable response.
Yours faithfully,
Valens Tran
26/07/2025
Dear Valens,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data (Case Ref: 3-8843228434)
Thank you for your email dated 25/07/2025 to the Transport Department, which has been received by 1823 on behalf of the department.
For the issue(s) related to request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data, we have passed your correspondence to the relevant unit of the Transport Department for follow-up. You will be informed of the result once it is available.
If you have any questions about this reply, please contact us.
Best regards,
Mavis Lau
Customer Service Officer
1823
Tel: 1823
Fax: 2760 1823
Email: [email address]
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26/07/2025
Dear Valens,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data (Case Ref: 3-8843228434)
Thank you for your email dated 25/07/2025 to the Transport Department, which has been received by 1823 on behalf of the department.
For the issue(s) related to request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data, we have passed your correspondence to the relevant unit of the Transport Department for follow-up. You will be informed of the result once it is available.
If you have any questions about this reply, please contact us.
Best regards,
Mavis Lau
Customer Service Officer
1823
Tel: 1823
Fax: 2760 1823
Email: [email address]
SMS: 6163 1823 (For sending and receiving SMS only)
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04/08/2025
Dear Valens,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data (Case Ref: 3-8843228434)
Regarding your above case, the interim reply of the Transport Department is as follows –
"The Transport Department is currently following up on your case and will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your attention to the above matter."
If you have any questions about this reply, please contact us.
Best regards,
Hanna Tsang
Customer Service Officer
1823
Tel: 1823
Fax: 2760 1823
Email: [email address]
SMS: 6163 1823 (For sending and receiving SMS only)
Service Disclaimer: www.1823.gov.hk/en/di.shtm
Dear Transport Department,
It is understand that the Transport Department is currently following up my request. However, as advised by accessinfo.hk, I would like to let you know that by law, the authority should normally have responded promptly and by August 04, 2025. It would be much appreciated if you could inform me of the current status. Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Valens Tran
07/08/2025
Dear Valens,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data (Case Ref: 3-8843228434)
Thank you for your email dated 06/08/2025 to the Transport Department, which has been received by 1823 on behalf of the department.
For the issue(s) related to request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data, we have passed your correspondence to the relevant unit of the Transport Department for follow-up. You will be informed of the result once it is available.
The Transport Department (TD)’s performance pledge on handling enquiries:
The Transport Department shall provide a substantive reply within 10 calendar days on receipt of enquiries. If a substantive reply could not be provided within 10 calendar days, the Transport Department will provide an interim reply and provide the substantive reply within 21 calendar days on receipt of the enquiries.
For cases that require more processing time, the Transport Department will keep the enquirer informed of the progress of their cases.
If you have any questions about this reply, please contact us.
Best regards,
Sum So
Customer Service Officer
1823
Tel: 1823
Fax: 2760 1823
Email: [email address]
SMS: 6163 1823 (For sending and receiving SMS only)
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Dear Valens Tran,
Further to your 1823 enquiry (Case No. 3-8843228434) on 26.7.2025, I am
currently the responsible Engineer for handling access to TCS data. Data
of TCS 2011 could here be applied for academic use only.
1) We enclose for your completion and signing a form of
undertaking in respect of the TCS 2011 databases and Technical Report
("the materials"). Please be informed that the associated databases could
be released to you on condition that it is used for the sole purpose of
carrying out the study mentioned in your enquiry to 1823 above.
Form of undertaking for the materials (to be completed for this
application):
We should be grateful if you could e-mail us scanned PDF file first of
your duly completed and signed form of undertaking to my email address of
[email address] for our early action, and mail/deliver your original
signed copy to our office at the following address afterwards.
Original signed copy to the address: Transport Planning Division,
Transport Department, 12/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices,
11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon (Attn: Mr Martin Chan, SE3/TP)
2) Upon receipt of your original signed form of undertaking, we
shall provide relevant materials as soon as possible.
3) We attach for your attention a file containing the terms and
conditions for using the materials.
Terms and Conditions for the materials (for your attention) :
4) In addition, as stated in the above form of undertaking, the
materials, no matter hard copy or soft copy, stored in your computer
systems and other storage media shall all be destroyed immediately upon
completion of the captioned consultancy. We enclose for your completion
and signing a form of confirmation on erasure of materials upon completion
of the research. We should be grateful if you could send your signed form
to our office in due course.
Form of confirmation on erasure the material(s)(to be completed in due
course) :
Please also note that the final report of Travel Characteristics Survey
2022 (TCS 2022) is tentatively scheduled for release in 2025. Once the TCS
2022 Final Report is issued, you may contact our responsible Engineer by
sending email to [email address] to arrange for access to the TCS 2022
database. Please note that the database can be applied for academic use
only.
For your information, part of the preliminary results of TCS 2022 have
been published in the Discussion Paper for Panel on Transport of
Legislative Council of the HKSAR, which is available at
[1]https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2023/english/...
.
Thank you very much.
Regards,
Yumi Yiu
E1/TP, TPD
Transport Department
Tel.: 3842 6028
References
Visible links
1. https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2023/english/...
11/08/2025
Dear Valens,
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Request for the Travel Characteristics Survey 2011 and 2022 Data (Case Ref: 3-8843228434)
Regarding your above case, the substantive reply of the Transport Department is as follows –
"Data of TCS 2011 could here be applied for academic use only.
1) The Transport Department encloses for your completion and signing a form of undertaking in respect of the TCS 2011 databases and Technical Report ("the materials"). Please be informed that the associated databases could be released to you on condition that it is used for the sole purpose of carrying out the study mentioned in your enquiry to 1823 above.
Form of undertaking for the materials (to be completed for this application):
[P.1 of the Attachment Form.pdf]
The Transport Department should be grateful if you could e-mail the Transport Department scanned PDF file first of your duly completed and signed form of undertaking to my email address of [email address] for our early action, and mail/deliver your original signed copy to the Transport Department's office at the following address afterwards.
Original signed copy to the address: Transport Planning Division, Transport Department, 12/F, South Tower, West Kowloon Government Offices, 11 Hoi Ting Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon (Attn: Mr Martin Chan, SE3/TP)
2) Upon receipt of your original signed form of undertaking, the Transport Department shall provide relevant materials as soon as possible.
3) The Transport Department attaches for your attention a file containing the terms and conditions for using the materials.
Terms and Conditions for the materials (for your attention) :
[P.2&3 of the Attachment Form.pdf]
4) In addition, as stated in the above form of undertaking, the materials, no matter hard copy or soft copy, stored in your computer systems and other storage media shall all be destroyed immediately upon completion of the captioned consultancy. The Transport Department encloses for your completion and signing a form of confirmation on erasure of materials upon completion of the research. The Transport Department should be grateful if you could send your signed form to the Transport Department's office in due course.
Form of confirmation on erasure the material(s)(to be completed in due course) :
[P.4 of the Attachment Form.pdf]
Please also note that the final report of Travel Characteristics Survey 2022 (TCS 2022) is tentatively scheduled for release in 2025. Once the TCS 2022 Final Report is issued, you may contact our responsible Engineer by sending email to [email address] to arrange for access to the TCS 2022 database. Please note that the database can be applied for academic use only.
For your information, part of the preliminary results of TCS 2022 have been published in the Discussion Paper for Panel on Transport of Legislative Council of the HKSAR, which is available at
https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr2023/english/... ."
If you have any questions about this reply, please contact us.
Best regards,
Hanna Tsang
Customer Service Officer
1823
Tel: 1823
Fax: 2760 1823
Email: [email address]
SMS: 6163 1823 (For sending and receiving SMS only)
Service Disclaimer: www.1823.gov.hk/en/di.shtm