What has been done to solve the urban problems?

Question 1

four types of urban problems that are needed to be solved:

Answer 1

Housing, pollution, transport, better urban planning

Question 2

What are the four solutions to solving housing problems: 
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 2

Building new towns/ NDAs
Reclamation
Redevelop the old urban areas
Build more public housing

Question 3

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_BUILD NEW TOWNS
The government has developed ________________ _________________ _________________ and _________________ to develop the ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ (___________s) in the New Territories. This ___________________________________________________________________.

Answer 3

nine new towns, plans, New Development Areas (NDAs), provides more land for building houses

Question 4

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_BUILD NEW TOWNS
People from _____________ _______________ ___________________ can move to ___________________ ___________________ ___________________. This helps _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Answer 4

old urban areas, New Development Areas, lower the population density in the old urban areas

Question 5

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_BUILD NEW TOWNS
The land uses in the ____________ ______________ and NDAs are ___________________ ___________________. It is ___________________ ___________________ and the ___________________ ___________________ is ___________________.

Answer 5

new towns, better planned, less crowded, living environment, improved

Question 6

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION
Through reclamation, we can get more ___________________ ___________________ for ___________________ ___________________ and ___________________.
Eg, ___________________________________ in the new towns was ___________________ _______________ ___________ _______________. _________________ _____________, ______________ ___________ and ___________________ _______________ __________ are some examples.

Answer 6

flat land, building roads, houses
quite a lot of land, reclaimed from the sea
Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Tsueng Kwan O

Question 7

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION

The ___________________ of reclaimed land is ___________________ in general.

Answer 7

coastline, straight

Question 8

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION
Two types of reclamation strategy:
1.
2.

Answer 8

Drained reclamation

Deep cement mixing

Question 9

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION
Drained reclamation:
-It is ________________ in Hong Kong
-pros: ________________, _____________ ______________
-cons: ________________________________________________

Answer 9

common, simple, low cost, may cause water pollution

Question 10

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION
Deep cement mixing:
-pros: ________________________________________________ (__________ ________________ ________________)
-cons: ________________ ________________

Answer 10

low environmental impact, no water pollution, high cost

Question 11

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_RECLAMATION
Limitations of reclamation:
-Reclamation will ______________________________________
-________________ ________________ ________________ live nearby; reclamation will ________________ ________________ and ________________ ________________and ________________ them
-during reclamation, ____________________________________________ ________________ the waters may ________________ the ________________ and the ________________.

Answer 11

reduce the living space for fish
Chinese white dolphins, cause water, noise pollution, harm
plenty of working boats plying, kill, dolphins, fish

Question 12

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_REDEVELOP OLD AREAS
The government has set up the ________________ ________________ ________________ (_________) to redevelop the old urban areas, such as _____________ ______________, ______________ __________ _____________ and ________________ ____________.
_____________ ________________ are ________________ ________________. _____________ ________________, usually ________________, are put in place to ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ .

Answer 12

Urban Renewal Authority (URA)
Wan Chair, Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Wan
Old buildings, pulled down, new buildings, taller, provide more housing units

Question 13

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_REDEVELOP OLD AREAS
For __________________________________________________, ________________ ________________ may be added and ________________ ________________ such as roads are ________________ too. With ________________ ________________ ________________ in the redeveloped areas, people can enjoy a ________________ ________________.

Answer 13

large-scale redevelopment projects, open space, public facilities, improved, better urban planning, better environment

Question 14

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_REDEVELOP OLD AREAS
The URA also helps residents ________________ the ___________ ________________. This makes the living conditions better ________________ ________________ ________________ __________ __________________.

Answer 14

improve, old buildings, without knocking down the buildings

Question 15

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_BUILD>PUBLICHOUSING
The government has built many ________________ and ________________ ________________ ________________ for ____________- to ______________- ________________ ________________. Now, about _______% of the population live in ________________ ________________ __________ ________________.

Answer 15

public, subdivided housing estates, low, middle income families, 46, these types of housing

Question 16

SOLVING HOUSING PROBS_BUILD>PUBLICHOUSING
Both the ________________ of the flats and the ________________ in these housing estates have been ________________. They can be built in the ____________ _____________________ as it has the ________________ ________________ ________________ in Hong Kong.

Answer 16

quality, environment, improved, New Territories, most flat land

Question 17

Solutions to solving housing problems no.2:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Answer 17

Redevelopment
Rehabilitation (upgrade building)
Revitalisation (upgrade+change land use)
Preservation (try to restore original state)

Question 18

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_BUILD MORE ROADS
We can _______________ _______________ _______________ through __________________ and _______________-_______________ _______________ _______________. In addition, we can _______________ _________________ _____________, eg the _______________ ________________________ and ____________________________________, to meet _______________ _______________.
We can also _______________ more _______________ to divert traffic.

Answer 18

build more roads, reclamation, large-scale redevelopment projects
widen existing roads, Tolo Highway, Tuen Mun Road, transport demand
build, highways

Question 19

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_PROVIDE TRANSPORT

The government has developed a _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________— the __________.

Answer 19

efficient mass transit system, MTR

Question 20

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_PROVIDE TRANSPORT
The MTR provides _______________ _______________ for a _______________ _______________ of people. All the ____________ ______________ are now _______________ by the _______________.

Answer 20

convenient transport, large number, new towns, served, system

Question 21

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_PROVIDE TRANSPORT
Advantages of developing a mass transit system:
-_______________ _______________ of _______________ (per car) passenger on train
-_______________ _______________ on road solves the problem of _______________ ___________
-the _______________ of MTR can be as _______________ as _______ mins interval
-MTR is _______________ by _______________ __________ because it’s _______________

Answer 21

Higher capacity, 3750
less cars, traffic jam
Frequency, frequent, 2.5
unaffected, traffic jam, underground

Question 22

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_PROVIDE TRANSPORT
The government has also ensured ________________ _____________ ________________. With ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________, over ______% of people’s transport trips in Hong Kong are with ________________ ________________. This _______________________________________________________ and therefore helps ________________ ________________ ________________.

Answer 22

efficient bus services, good public transport services, 85, public transport, lowers the use of private cars, solve traffic congestion

Question 23

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_CONTROL GROWTH
It is important to ________________ the _______________ of _____________, particularly ________________ ________________. This is because they ________________________________________________________________, but only carry a ______________________________________________.

Answer 23

control, number, cars, private cars, use a lot of road space, small amount of passengers

Question 24

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_CONTROL GROWTH
Moreover, there are various ________________ and ________________ to discourage people from ________________________________, such as ________________ __________.

Answer 24

charges, taxes, owning private cars, petrol tax

Question 25

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS_CONTROL GROWTH
Developing a ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ lowers the need for ________________ ________________ _____________.

Answer 25

good public transport system, using private cars

Question 26

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS
The government should also ________________ the public about ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________.

Answer 26

educate, using more public transportation

Question 27

SOLVING POLLUTION PROBS
The government has set up the ________________ ____________________ ___________________ (_______) to promote ________________ ________________.

Answer 27

Environmental Protection Department, EPD, environmental conservation

Question 28

SOLVING TRANSPORT PROBS
Solutions to pollution problems:
Water pollution—________________ ________________ ________________ ________________
Air pollution—____________________ ________________ _____________
Land pollution—________________ ________________
Noise pollution—________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________/________________(we can use ________________, which means ________________ ________________. It also ________________ ________________.)

Answer 28

Building sewage treatment plants
Introducing electric cars
Recycling waste
Setting noise barriers along roads, highways, afforestation, planting trees, purifies air

Question 29

BETTER URBAN PLANNING
To make the above measures effective, ________________ ________________ ________________ is of the ________________ ________________.

Answer 29

careful urban planning, utmost importance

Question 30

BETTER URBAN PLANNING
Using a park as a ________________ ________________ between ________________ ________________ of ________________ ________________ is an example of good urban planning. This can avoid ________________ ________________ ________________.

Answer 30

buffer zone, conflicting types, land use, land use conflict