7: Lunch with Leon episode 7 - Joe Ma
With 23m people in city that is a modern metropolis whose location links Hong Kong to China\u2019s mainland, Shenzhen is now well into its post-COVID-19 recovery phase.
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\nSo, what\u2019s life like post-lockdown and what lessons can we learn?\xa0
\nTo find out Leon Daniels speaks with Joe Ma, Deputy General Manager of Shenzhen Bus Group and also Chair of UITP\u2019s Taxi and Ride-hailing Committee.
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\nThey discuss the economic bounce-back, how ridership levels have returned and what the \u2018new normal\u2019 looks like.
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\nJoe explains how the bus operator is winning back passengers using a range of new initiatives - including demand-responsive 50-seater coach express services from housing areas to the city centre.
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\nThey also talk about battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses. Joe describes Shenzhen as the \u201clab mice of electric buses\u201d having taken its first 100 e-buses in 2010, with the entire fleet becoming electric in 2017.