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REGIONAL PLANNING
ASSIGNMENT 2
HONG KONG
MITAKSHI CHOUHAN
M.ARCH
20MAR1001
HONG KONG
● Hong kong also known as ‘Pearl
of the East’ because of its
prosperity and the energetic
citizen.
● Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the
People's Republic of China
(HKSAR), is a metropolitan area
and special administrative region
of China on the eastern Pearl
River Delta in South China.
HISTORY TIMELINE OF HONG KONG
https://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.e/interactive/html5-video-media/20
17/06/16/hongkong_930.webm
● there are 24 country parks and 11
special areas outside country parks in
Hong Kong with a total area of 443
square kilometres, accounting for about
40% of the total land area in Hong Kong
HONG KONG
LAND USE
THROUGH
DECADES
1940-2000
URBAN PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG POOR URBAN
PLANNING
UNEVENLY
DISTRIBUTED
HILLY
DEMOGRAPHIC
HIGH
POPULATION HOUSING CRISIS
DENSITY
POLLUTION
ROADS AND
6.9 MILLION
TRANSPORTATION
PEOPLE
CONGESTION
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS
CENTRAL (中環)