Problem Based Learning

Group 4

Group member

Group Leader: Lee Wang Fai

Group Member:

Lam ka kit

Chung Ngok Wa

Lo Pak Suen

Li Ping Hang

Project Title

How does the tourism affects economic development in Cheung Ch

au?

Introduction

• Tourism tends to go to Cheung Chau. Because of…

Pak Tai TempleTung Wan Beach & Rock CarvingWooden Sampan RideTin Hau Temple

Goals of the project

• To find out how tourism affect the economic development in Cheung Chau.

• To hunt out the disadvantages and advantages brought by tourism in Cheung Chau.

• To seek out what is the expenditure of the tourists in Cheung Chau.

Research Questions

Can the tourism help promote the economic development?

ObjectiveHave a better understanding

of Cheung Chau economic development of tourism

Data presentation

People who stay in Cheung Chau

86%

14%

Tourist

Local people

Country where tourists come from

9%

35%

17%4%

9%

4%

22%

German

British

Australian

Italian

American

Nepalese

Chinese

Foreign Visitors spend per day

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

$0-$200 $201-$400 $401-$600 $601-$800 $801-$1000 <$1001

Visitor spend per day

Did the economic development increased by tourism?

• Most of the shopkeeper who did the questionnaire think yes

• But most of the customs come from mainland and Europe

• The seafood shops are not popular for the foreigners

The opinion of the shop in Cheung Chau

Seafood shop: Most of the foreigners just

take photo of the sea food

Handicraft shop: Most of the customs

come from mainland or local people

Motel: There are 90% of house rented by

the tourists on Saturday and Sunday.

Views of seafood restaurant owner

• They point out that the customers are mainly tourist, especially British.

• They think that the tourism absolutely promote the economic development of Cheung Chau.

The transportation of Cheung Chau

• The price of ship from Central to

Cheung Chau is expensive.

• It is because the additional fare is used to subsidise the ship routes which are in financial deficit. (e.g. Mui Wo , Ping Chau)

Limitation of the project

• short-handed• Not familiar with the street of

Cheung Chau• Insufficient time• Language barrier with the Nep

alese

Suggestion(1)

• More time in field trip and preparing

• More interviewees

Suggestion(2)• The route of study should be shortened an

d abridged so that we can ask questions more effective.

• The division of work should be more definite so that we can work effectively.

• We should familiar with Cheung Chau before go around Cheung Chau.

ConclusionTourism in Cheung Chau absolutely

promote the economic development.

With the rapid development, Cheung Chau

gradually become a integrated place with

different countries of people.

The consumers are mainly foreigners which

help to boost the economic development.

sourcehttp://www.google.com/

http://www.yahoo.com.hk/

http://www.wikipedia.org

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