Hong Kong Case Study
Background Information Map
Land area of 1000 square kilometres
Population over 7 million
Both a country and a world city
Been part of China since 1997
Has some political independence
3rd most expensive city in the world
In 2017 Hong Kong’s GDP was $341.4 billion
Now have 9 terminal ports which see 200 million
containers a year
Hong Kong has its own stock exchange and currency
Globalisation Food/Energy/Transport
Benefited massively from globalisation due to All goods are imported mainly from China as they
trade and financial services have no space for agriculture
It hasn’t suffered re-industrialisation as 60,000 restaurants in Hong Kong
manufacturing isn’t part of their economy 75% of energy is generated from fossil fuels
11th largest trading country Other 25% is produced by mainland China’s nuclear
Largest re-export centre power station meaning they have no renewable
However has very little natural resources energy sources
Now have around 300 skyscrapers the most in the 90% of population use public transport in the forms
world of buses, railways and ferries
Draws thousands of migrants each year They have 11 heavy metro lines and 12 light lines
Businesses are forced into the smallest of spaces 2.76 million people travel by metro each day
Social Development Environmental development
Hong Kong provide social services, particularly Deep ecological footprint
education and healthcare - Burn large amounts of fossil fuels
Horse riding is a massive attraction for people - Disposal of waste
collecting £14 million per race - Smog drifts across the territory from
There are around 1144 schools in Hong Kong industrial developments
There are eleven private hospitals - Need to gain land from the sea, has affected
Housing marine life
Become a vertical city as land is expensive and Water supply – have very little source of water so
limited space rely on mainland China for their water
½ of residents live in public housing Waste Disposal – 6.4 million tonnes of waste is put
Private housing is only for the extremely rich into landfill per year. Now trying to recycle more
Big social polarisation – wealth, poverty and waste
deprivation if all found in compact urban areas In 20008, Hong Kong's Ecological Footprint was 4.7
200,000 people live in cage communities global hectares per person
Poverty and Deprivation Carbon emissions reached 6.39 metric tonnes in
Many slums have been cleared however some are 2014
still found on rooftops – which is illegal A fund has been created to develop awareness
20% of residents live in poverty about sustainability and encourage sustainable
The life expectancy still is high at 84 years old practices as Hong Kong is far from a sustainable city
Background Information Map
Land area of 1000 square kilometres
Population over 7 million
Both a country and a world city
Been part of China since 1997
Has some political independence
3rd most expensive city in the world
In 2017 Hong Kong’s GDP was $341.4 billion
Now have 9 terminal ports which see 200 million
containers a year
Hong Kong has its own stock exchange and currency
Globalisation Food/Energy/Transport
Benefited massively from globalisation due to All goods are imported mainly from China as they
trade and financial services have no space for agriculture
It hasn’t suffered re-industrialisation as 60,000 restaurants in Hong Kong
manufacturing isn’t part of their economy 75% of energy is generated from fossil fuels
11th largest trading country Other 25% is produced by mainland China’s nuclear
Largest re-export centre power station meaning they have no renewable
However has very little natural resources energy sources
Now have around 300 skyscrapers the most in the 90% of population use public transport in the forms
world of buses, railways and ferries
Draws thousands of migrants each year They have 11 heavy metro lines and 12 light lines
Businesses are forced into the smallest of spaces 2.76 million people travel by metro each day
Social Development Environmental development
Hong Kong provide social services, particularly Deep ecological footprint
education and healthcare - Burn large amounts of fossil fuels
Horse riding is a massive attraction for people - Disposal of waste
collecting £14 million per race - Smog drifts across the territory from
There are around 1144 schools in Hong Kong industrial developments
There are eleven private hospitals - Need to gain land from the sea, has affected
Housing marine life
Become a vertical city as land is expensive and Water supply – have very little source of water so
limited space rely on mainland China for their water
½ of residents live in public housing Waste Disposal – 6.4 million tonnes of waste is put
Private housing is only for the extremely rich into landfill per year. Now trying to recycle more
Big social polarisation – wealth, poverty and waste
deprivation if all found in compact urban areas In 20008, Hong Kong's Ecological Footprint was 4.7
200,000 people live in cage communities global hectares per person
Poverty and Deprivation Carbon emissions reached 6.39 metric tonnes in
Many slums have been cleared however some are 2014
still found on rooftops – which is illegal A fund has been created to develop awareness
20% of residents live in poverty about sustainability and encourage sustainable
The life expectancy still is high at 84 years old practices as Hong Kong is far from a sustainable city
