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Urban Challenges in Hong Kong - Coggle Diagram
Urban Challenges in Hong Kong
General background & Urbanisation
The city's population grew by 8.6% to 7.5 million people
Transport & Congestion
The government's transport policy is underpinned by public transport services with railway at its backbone, the government continue to pursue improvements
About 90% of the daily passenger boarding or 12 million passenger trips per day are made on the public transport system
Waste disposal
6 million tons of solid waste in 2019
Only 29% was recycled
16,600 tons end up in landfills each day
Landfill sites are almost full
They have already filled up 13 landfills
Food and Water
Food availability
Hong Kong produce 66% of the vegetables produces now only 2%
Cold winter means vegetable supply went down by 20% and prices went up
Vulnerability to 'food price shocks' + external political issues
Segregation
one fifth of the population falling below the poverty line despite economic growth
the poverty line rose to 1.35 million in 2016, about 20% of the city’s population.
over the last decade 29,000 public and private flats are hit the building each year
The citys population grew by 8.6% to 7.5 million people
200,000 people live in 11 square foot flats
Cage homes are more extreme extent
Energy
the city aims to reach net zero by 2100, with a broad target of 40-70% reduction of 2010 GHG emissions by 2050
70% of hong kong greenhouse gasses come from electricity
