Uploaded on 2018-06-12 by Shu Ting Kelly Tang
1. (1) Environment (2) Climate (3) Transportation (4) Housing (5) Political Stability 2. Hong Kong (1) Sense of Belonging. I was born and raised in this city. (2) Culture. The unique “when west meets east” culture as the former British colony. (3) Environment. Known as one of the most densely built and populated city in the world, but can easily access to country parks and the UNESCO Global Geopark. (4) Transportation The city ranks first in The Sustainable Cities Mobility Index 2017 for its efficient and well-connected metro network. (5) International Connectivity Hong Kong as global city works as an international financial centre. 3. (1) Environment: 70/100 (2) Climate: 70/100 (3) Transportation: 95/100 (4) Housing: 30/100 (5) Political Stability: 50/100 General livability score: 63/100 4. The first measure must be policies on housing affordability. The government should provide subsidies for young people on their rent and first payment on buying the first home. Also start developing brown field to provide more homes. 5. (1) London Education, culture, health care, international connectivity, job opportunities (2) Tokyo Culture, climate, environment, political stability, housing (3) Amsterdam Environment, culture, education, transportation, climate Photo Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/30/-sp-hong-kong-umbrella-revolution-pro-democracy-protests