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Hong Kong MI, Bochen
YAN,Yan
Outline
• History & Backgrounds• Hong Kong Attractions• Urban Problems• Projects and Recommendations• 3T’s in Hong Kong• Discussion
Things U need to know about HK
• Location
Things U need to know about HK
• History
1950s
1970s
Colonial Era1841-1997
After the First Opium War
HK serves as the entrepot city of British Empire
Things U need to know about HK
•History
July 1st, 1997The transfer of sovereignty from UK to the PRC, ending 156 years of British colonial rule
Today’s Hong Kong is one of the two Special Administrative Regions (SAR).It has successfully become as an inter-national financial hub in the world.
The East meets the West
Must- Do’s in Hong Kong
• The Peak
A view from Victoria Peak, looking north over CentralVictoria Harbour and Kowloon
Must- Do’s in Hong Kong
• Victoria Harbour-Star Ferry Trip
Must- Do’s in Hong Kong• Disney Land in Hong Kong
The Rail Link to Disneyland directly Mickey in Chinese Traditional Costume
Must- Do’s in Hong Kong
• Paradise for Dining N Shopping
If U TRAVEL to Hong Kong
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALA_heWdA40
A fascinating city
Skylines
Beautiful scene
Chinese CulturalHappy Disneyland
Crazy Shopping
Tasting Food
If U live in Hong Kong
Certain Urban Problems shows up• Over dense population• Housing issues • Traffic and Pollution
Over 7 million people in Hong Kong
Projects regard to Decentralize the city
• Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
• Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Projects regard to Decentralize the city
• Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
16,000 km high-speed railway network
The mainland section has cost 16.7 million RMB, Which is approximately 2.5 million U.S. dollars.
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Completion by 2016
Passenger Flow- 240 million
Distance shorten from 60mi to 30mi
Journey time half an hour reduced
Recommendation
• The rail link is making contribution to both population decentralization and employment decentralization
• Saving travel time between Mainland China and HK
• Foster economic growth by creating more job opportunities in Mainland cities and thus support HK with more resources
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
• A Win-Win project For Zhuhai & Macau: access to global markets through HK For HK: enhanced flow of labor, goods, and capital
between China and rest of the world
Income Gap
• 2011 HK GDP is estimated 325 billion • But According to 2007 UNDP report. HK has 53.3
income GINI score compare to Canada score 32.6 GINI
• Share of income or expenditure (%)Poorest 10%: 2.0Richest 10%: 34.9
The Gini coefficient measures the inequality among values of a frequency distribution
Housing
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5hlF2RYdY0
• Government provide social housing for low income family
• nearly 48% (2006) of the population now residing in some form of public housing
Our recommendation
• Job creation through government resources• Project like InvestHK and Hong Kong Science
and Technology Park can directly/indirectly generate job opportunities for people
InvestHK
• Establish 2000, a government organization helps to attract and retain foreign direct investment
• In 2010, InvestHK has completed 284 projects involving direct investment of some $8.1 billion and the creation of around 3 000 new jobs
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
# of project done
246 253 257 265 284
1st year job created
3092 3130 2450 2711 3063
2nd year job created
7835 8134 7881 6033 5927
Hong Kong Science and Technology Park
• Established 2001, a statutory body by the government. It focuses on innovative and technology development
• Estimate Phase 3 of Park finish late 2013-16, focus on foster environment and renewable energy technology.
• Approximately 5000 related construction job during construction and 4000 R-D related professional positions will be created when Phase 3 construction complete
Project regards to develop traffic in HK
• Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
• Problems: - Fail to integrate with infrastructure- Concerns of driver’s privacy- Potential to distract drivers
Recommendation
• ITS need focus on public transportation sector as well
• Set up a high standard public transport interchanges, develop a public transport passenger information system
• Monitoring growth of vehicles fleet• More efforts on environment issues
3Ts in Hong Kong
• Technology– Science and Technology Park
• Talent– West Kowloon Cultural District
• Tolerance– Hong Kong International Film Festivals
Technology• The Business Incubation Programmes
(Incu-Tech, Incu-Bio and Incu-Design) offered by Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTPC) aims to provide a comprehensive package of assistance for technology and design start-ups. Eligible companies are granted financial aid, rent-free offices or laboratory premises up to 12 months and other forms of assistance. This program aims to foster new entrepreneurship for Hong Kong
Tolerance• Hong Kong International Film
Festival (HKIFF) takes places in March and April every year. As one of the oldest film festivals in Asia.
• HKIFF values diversity and features a wide variety of films from different parts of the world covering different genres.
• Every year the HKIFF shows over 300 films from more than 50 countries
Population DemographicEthnicity 2001 Number % of Total 2006 Number % of Total
Chinese 6,364,439 94.9% 6,522,148 95.0%
Filipino 142,556 2.1% 112,453 1.6%
Indonesian 50,494 0.8% 87,840 1.3%
Westerners 46,585 0.7% 36,384 0.5%
Indian 18,543 0.3% 20,444 0.3%
Nepalese 12,564 0.2% 15,950 0.2%
Japanese 14,180 0.2% 13,189 0.2%
Thai 14,342 0.2% 11,900 0.2%
Pakistani 11,017 0.2% 11,111 0.2%
Other Asian 12,835 0.2% 12,663 0.2%
Others 20,835 0.3% 20,264 0.3%
Total 6,708,389 100.0% 6,864,346 100.0%
Talent
• The West Kowloon Cultural District ("WKCD") is a strategic investment by the Government of the Hong Kong– meet the long-term
infrastructure needs of Hong Kong's arts and cultural development and foster growth and development of culture and creative industries
– become a cultural hub for attracting and nurturing talents, an impetus to improve quality of life
Discussion
• Most of the big advanced cities around the globe are witnessing increasing inequalities of income, job opportunities and job securities.
• What other recommendations would you suggest to decrease the gap?