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Making decisions about where to live

Mr Lee lives and works in Kwun Tong. His home is close tothe industrial area where he works. In order to improve hisfamily’s living environment, Mr Lee plans to buy a new flatin Tai Po. He has already found a new job in the Tai PoIndustrial Estate. Figure 8.1 shows how he compares thetwo places.

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11111 What are the advantages of living in Kwun Tong? Whatare the advantages of living in Tai Po?

22222 If you were Mr Lee, would you prefer to live in KwunTong or Tai Po? Explain your answer.

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Figure 8.2 shows the distribution of industrial and residential areas in Hong Kong.

Figure 8.2 Distribution of industrial and residential areas in Hong Kong

11111 Where are the following two types of residential areas? Complete the key of Figure 8.2.(a)(a)(a)(a)(a) Low-income residential areas(b)(b)(b)(b)(b) High-income residential areas

22222 Is there any relationship between the locations of industrial and residential areas? Whichtype of residential area is closer to the industrial areas?

Relationship between the locations of industrial and

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residential areas. They provide remarkablydifferent environments. Do you rememberwhat you learned in the ‘activity’ aboutresidential land uses in Chapter 6?

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Why are the low-income residential areasnear the industrial areas?Why are the low-income residential areasnear the industrial areas?

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It only takes me 5 minutes to walk tothe factory where I work. It is veryconvenient to live there. I can save a loton transport costs.

Mrs Chan (a resident) Mr Lee (a factory owner)

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11111 Does Mrs Chan like to live near factories? Why?

22222 Can you think of other advantages of living near factories?

33333 Do you like to live near factories? Explain your answer.

44444 Do you know why Mr Lee locates his factory near a residential area? Complete the speechbubble in Figure 8.3.

It makes sense to locate my factorynear a residential area because

Low-income residential areas arelocated near industrial areas like CheungSha Wan and San Po Kong. Sometimes,residential flats and industrial activities areeven found in the same building.

High-income residential areas arefound far away from factories. They are

in the suburbs or other locations withbeautiful scenery, such as the Peak, Mid-Levels and Repulse Bay.

From this information, we can see thatthe locations of these two types ofresidential areas are very different. Do youknow why?

What are the advantages to residents and factory owners?Activity

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Why are the high-income residential areasfar away from the industrial areas?Why are the high-income residential areasfar away from the industrial areas?

Journey to work doesn’t matter anymore!The transport infrastructure in Hong Kong has improvedgreatly in the last decade (Figure 8.5). This facilitates themovement of vehicles and people. ‘Journey to work’ has becomea less important factor affecting people’s choice of residence.

High-income people usually have private carsand can afford a longer journey to work. Also,they prefer a better living environment withmore open spaces and beautiful scenery(Figure 8.6). Living near factories is notdesirable.

The close proximity between residentialand industrial land uses in some areas leadsto land use conflicts. This causes a lot ofproblems and worsens the living environmentof nearby residents.

Figure 8.6 A high-income residential areawith beautiful scenery Repulse Bay

Low-income people usually live near industrialareas (Figure 8.4). This helps them shorten theirjourney to work and saves a lot on transportcosts. Also, the factory owners can recruit laboureasily from a local labour pool.

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• Pollution

Factories are an important source ofpollution (Figure 8.8). The emission of airpollutants affects the local environment andthe health of the residents nearby. Unwantedthings from factories often block pedestrianpaths and cause land pollution.

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Living near industrial areas has both pros and cons. What is your viewpoint? Let’s hold adebate to discuss the topic ‘Residential areas should be near industrial areas’.11111 Your teacher will divide the class into two groups, the proposing and opposing sides.

22222 Discuss the arguments for or against the topic in sub-groups. Think of differentevidence to support your arguments.

33333 Choose three members from your group to be the speakers.

44444 Carry out the debate according to your teacher’s guidance.

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Should residential areas be near industrial areas?Activity

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