"You mentioned operating model is too complex, let China take care."
- yes...outsource is very common model...dont have core competency...not inline with main business nature...need 3rd neutral party in between the politic...or whatever reason...outsource...china is one outsource partner...many other alternate choice if china too busy with spratlys.
"You mentioned investment n operating costs, China will take care."
- yes...financial loan, bond, share...unless financing approach these days....china can be the creditor....or many more out there...if china cant comprehend to handle one more matter than just spratlys.
"You say China can run the system for 25 years there is no risk to my or sg."
- yes...concession model or hybrid of that model...very common as well...china is potential but maybe not of national interest (or china too focus on spratlys until no eyesight for business deal)...cos a monopoly in one of the kind transport mode and route of the day....plenty locals entrepreneurship enterprise would spot the long term investment...
"Now who in the right mind would do such charity? Esp so for big brother China?"
- again what makes you think it's charity?
"You may be right to say I have no data to back up my wildest fantasy that China is aiming to be the regions Tai Kor. Look at how aggressive they have been at the spratlys islands. Look at how they have signed oil for RMB agreement with Russia. Even now the viets n Philippines are begging the U.S. to return to set up bases in their countries when not too long ago their govts passed laws to chase the buggers off their shores. The US had long maintained supremacy by controlling political , financial and military superiority in this region. Our Ah Tiong brothers are merely emulating their tried and tested formulas."
- by me mentioned China you have completely missed the points of business solution model practice everyday by institutions and enterprise everywhere. This whole block statement there is what uncle talk at kopitiam....deviate, anti constructive, pointless to the topic, full intend to push whatever direction just to make path ahead difficult and above all negativity without cause....nothing get done with negative ppl....
Its already 2 years since the first joint announcement and millions$$ spent on feasibility studies, I'm very sure both since already have some idea on the sustainability of the HSR.
I am also quite certain the prelim results obtained were quite negative.
The link between SG and KL is already served by so many mode of transport - by air, rail, buses, road(driving & motorbike) and many options for each type.
Having the HSR is indeed a luxury and a new option to travel while without it makes little difference.
The HSR was projected as a national pride by both sides and it will be the last thing that both side wanted the system be operated on a concession model!
This is especially so for MY when employment of certain group of people is top priority, more so that the system will be employing tens of thousands from top executives to train drivers.
However, when 2 nations jointly runs the system, there will be many issues need to be sorted out and agreed upon and its no easy task especially when the HSR is about 90% in MY and 10% in SG.
China and also Japan had shown keen interest to develop and build the system for simple reason - provide vast employment opportunity in their home country and of cos also chance to show off their advance technologies overseas.
China just started the AIIB to provide loans to countries to improve their infrastructure and this HSR just came in timely.
Financing to build the HSR is only an one off investment, so what if both need to spend billions$$ after all, it can be amotised over the years or decades.
Its the operation and maintence cost that is worrying.
Once the projected ridership can't materialize or worse, way below projection, the books will be in the red all the way, month after month, years after years.
The Taiwan HSR had this experience - massive losses for years!
Both side can introduce tyrannical policies to discourage people from using other mode of transport and use the HSR like introducing higher toll hikes, reducing buses, levies, special taxes, etc.
Hence both sides have to be very cautious, spending money to build is not so much a problem but the running of the system could be a long term problem that cannot be stop unilaterally.
