S1 Geography

Section 4: Urban Problems

Unit 4: How does Hong Kong solve its urban problems?
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S1 Geography Holiday Assignment

(1) Map Skills Test
REVISED TEST SCHEDULE (UPDATED AT 7 APRIL 2003)

Assignment

Level
Secondary One

Test or Dictation
Map Skills Test

1A

Workbook Unit 4.3

Worksheet Unit 4.4

1A

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1B

Worksheet Unit 4.1

Workbook Unit 4.1
Worksheet Unit 4.4

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22/4

1C

Worksheet Unit 4.1 and 4.3

Worksheet Unit 4.4

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22/4

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Worksheet Unit 4.1

Workbook Unit 4.1
Worksheet Unit 4.4

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25/4

1E

Workbook Unit 4.3

Worksheet Unit 4.4

1E

24/4

(2) Prepare Unit 4.4 by studying the powerpoint of Unit 4.4, then download the WORKSHEET Unit 4.4, and finish it.

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Unit 4 How does Hong Kong solve its urban problems?

Think Zone 2: Fighting Pollution (P.27)
Study the pictures on p.27. They show some of the solutions to our urban problems.

1. What problems do these solutions try to solve? What has the government done to solve the problems?
Figure 9: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Figure 10: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Figure 11: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Figure 12: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Figure 13: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What can individuals do to solve the problems?
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Measures for solving the urban problems

A. Urban Planning:

The government uses urban planning to solve the urban problems. There are three ways to do this:

They are (1) r_____________ around Victoria Harbour, (2) u___________ r__________ in the old city areas, and (3) developing the N_____
T____________ and other r_______ areas.

(1) Reclamation of Victoria Harbour (Fig. 3 and 4)

Advantages of Reclamation
The new reclaimed land around Victoria Harbour will be used for:

Problems arisen from Reclamation

(a) V_______________ H____________ is shrinking.

(a) Building more f_______ for residential land use. Thus, the old

(b) Further reclamation will make the harbour less

urban areas will become less c____________.

(b) Building more r_______ (t_______________ land use).
(c) Building new o______ buildings (c____________ land use) and
community facilities (g____________ and c____________

_______________ and the sea r______________.

(c) Reclamation in other areas damage the m______________
w_____________. E.g. C_________ W___________
D____________. (Fig. 5)

land use).
(d) Providing more urban p_______ and o_______ s________.
(r____________ land use)
Thus, the living environment will become b_______ and healthier.
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(2) Urban Renewal

Urban renewal is done by the U_________ R____________ A____________ to redevelop the old urban areas:
(a) It can solve land use c____________ and improve living e_______________ by replaced the old buildings with n________ buildings which
have better f___________, more o________ s___________.
(b) Since many f____________ move to the mainland of China, the industrial buildings changes into c_____________ buildings.
e.g. the old factory buildings in C_________ S_____ W_____ and S_____ P______ K_______ became new industrial-commercial buildings. (Fig 6)

(3) Developing the rural areas

Advantages of Developing the Rural Areas
Land in the N______ T_____________ and other rural areas can be

Problems arisen from Developing the Rural Areas

But, this has brought about changes to the natural environment. For

developed into new towns to house the growing population. This can

example, in Tin Shui Wai, large areas of w____________ were

reduce the population p______________ in old urban areas.

filled, and this affected the m________________ of birds.

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B. Environmental protection:
GOVERNMENT ACTION
Solid Waste

(a) Three huge l__________ have been built to take in solid waste.
(b) The W_______ R____________ P_______ has been introduced by the government to
reduce the amount of waste.

INDIVIDUAL ACTION
(a) R________ and r_________
the solid waste.
(b) G________________ various
types of solid waste.

Noise

(a) Noisy roads have been s__________ with low noise materials.

(a) Be c__________________

(b) Some schools, which are affected by traffic noise, can install a____________ and

(b) Do not make

windows with d_____________________ windows.

Water Quality

(a) The government started s__________ d__________ s__________ in 1994.

(b) All the Hong Kong's c__________ waters have become w__________ c____________

l_______________ noise.
(a) R_____________ the use of
water.

z__________.
(c) All the waste water must be t_____________ first before they are discharged into the sea.
Air quality

(a) New private cars must use u__________ p__________.

(b) The government encourages taxi-drivers to use l____________ p____________
g_____ (LPG), as LPG is less polluting.
(c) M____________ s__________ have been set up in C__________, C____________

(a) Use p_________________

t______________.
(b) Car owners maintain their cars
r___________________.

B_____ and Mong Kok to check the air quality at ground level there.
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(d) Laws are passed against s____________ cars.

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C. Transport development:
An efficient t________________ system is needed in the New Territories in order to meet the demand from more people and economic activities.
Roads:

New network of roads

Route

(a) N_____ T_____________ C_________ Road

Links all the new towns in the New Territories with K__________.

(b) Route _____

Links Y________ L________ and T________ W______

(c)Roads and tunnels such as the T_________-M________ Bridge, the N________ Links the C_______ L______ K_____ airport and the urban centre
L_________ E____________, and the W_____ Kowloon Expressway.
Railways:
(a) Airport Express is running between C__________ and the airport at Chek Lap Kok.
(b) The W_______ R________ will link T________ M________, Y____________ L_____________ and West Kowloon.
Adverse Impact of developing more transport routes
Building more roads and railways in the New Territories may damage the s______________ and environment. There are w___________ and s_________
pollutions

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Checkpoints
1.

What has the government done to solve our urban problems? Write your answers in the table below.

Urban problems

Solutions

(a) Urban decay

(b) Overcrowding
(c) Traffic congestion
(d) Water pollution
(e) Noise pollution
(f) Air pollution
(g) Solid waste
2.

How does urban planning reduce the urban problems?

(a) By ______________, more land can be formed for different land uses around Victoria Harbour.
(b) By ____________________, land use conflict can be avoided and the living conditions of old urban areas can be improved.
(c) By ________________________________, land in the suburbs can be developed to house the increased populations.

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