Victoria Harbour Reclamation in Hong Kong By : Cameron Dey.
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Victoria Harbour Reclamation in Hong Kong
By : Cameron Dey
Victoria Harbour
• Is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island, and the Kowloon Peninsula.
History
• The Harbour was named after Queen Victoria of Britain
• Has been reclaimed in the past
Why the government is doing this
• To make way for more business buildings
• To make more money with new businesses
Effects
• The Harbour area gets reduced.
• Damages the harbours cleanliness
Grey all
reclaimed land
Public Concerns
• local people protest about harbour reclamation
• Legislative council will hold vote for future harbour
What's happening now
• The Central harbour now looks like this.
Follow the link to watch the video of
reclamation
http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=0z3tYUKlzPE
Conclusion
• I hope that this presentation has shown the importance of the harbours reclamation.