I meant generally. 

Ivo is a reactionary because of his position re most topics he writes about. His position on minibus taxi's is an example. I love AJ Venter's application of the Jonty Rhodes Syndrome here, ie, their relatively small accident stats are because other drivers allow for their dangerous driving.  

I have travelled on the HK MTR many times.  It is a suberb system, and reasonably priced (if you earn $HK). It is totally sophisticated and perfectly integrated with other forms of transport - you can book your luggage in on the morning of your flight (flights to SA always leaves late at night) at the station! Hong Kong gets it right, and I really don't care if they own properties that cross-subsidises their service. In fact, I believe that this is THE way to go about it.  Find or create a profit centre based on trade, eg road freight vs rail freight, compete with the private sector, and use the profits to cross-subsidise mass transit. Maria Ramos royally screwed this up.