Uploaded on 2015-10-11 by LamWY1997

1. Environment 2. Economy 3. Housing 4. Health Care 5. Transportation **2. Why do we live where we live?** 1.Freedom of speech, publishing and protest ![During the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, Hong Kong citizens had their chance of expressing their poinions to Hong Kong's future][1] *During the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, Hong Kong citizens had their chance of expressing their opinions to Hong Kong's future* 2.Strong personal loyalty to Hong Kong ( I grew up in Hong Kong ) 3.Adequate spaces of country parks, which serve as recreational places ![Dragon's Back, a famous spot among Hong Kong's country parks][2] *Dragon's Back, a famous spot among Hong Kong's country parks* 4.Top-class health care system ![Queen Mary Hospital, the flagship teaching hospital of the University of Hong Kong (a world-class institution).][3] *Queen Mary Hospital, the flagship teaching hospital of the University of Hong Kong (a world-class institution).* 5.Well developed and efficient transport network ![Tsing Ma Bridge and Tsing Yi Interchange, linking the Airport and the urban areas of Hong Kong together][4] *Tsing Ma Bridge and North West Tsing Yi Interchange, linking the Airport and the urban areas of Hong Kong together* **3. To what extend does your own place of residence fulfill your ideal livability criteria?** 1. Environment - 75 2. Economy - 100 3. Housing - 25 4. Health Care - 100 5. Transportation - 75 Overall - 75 **4. What would you change?** I will first ensure the supply of affordable housing. As mentioned above, I rated housing in Hong Kong for only 25/100. As a Hong Kong citizen, I recognize that housing is really a big problem. Due to limited housing supply and drastically high demand for housing, the flat prices in Hong Kong has already reached a new peak. Many citizens cannot afford expensive private housing and also cannot get a public housing flat within a reasonable time (say, 3 years). Housing flats are where citizens actually and literally live in, and thus I want to ensure the supply of affordable housing, to improve my city's livability. Some ways to achieve this can be accelerating urban renewal and developing new towns in suburb areas. Putting more emphasis on public housing is also a considerable way. **5. Why do we move?** Three places I would select: Singapore London Taipei The 5 quantities that played the most important roles: 1. Abundant open spaces in urban areas 2. Prosperous economy 3. Familiar official language (English/Chinese) 4. Excellent and fair education system 5. Well-developed and efficient transportation system *Note: all pictures shown in this post are labelled for reuse.* [1]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Umbrella_Revolution_in_Admiralty_Night_view_20141004.jpg [2]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Shek_O_Peak_-_at_the_Dragons_Back_%288117559516%29.jpg [3]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/HK_QueenMaryHospital2.JPG [4]: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Tsing_Ma_Bridge_2008.jpg