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A. Where are our industrial areas?  Lo cated away from residential and commercial areas

A. Where are our industrial areas?  Lo cated away from residential and commercial areas. Two main reasons: - Factories need a lot of space for machines and goods. - Factory machines make a lot of noise and give out smoke and heat which pollute the environment. Next.

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A. Where are our industrial areas?  Lo cated away from residential and commercial areas

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  1. A. Where are our industrial areas? Located away from residential and commercial areas Two main reasons: - Factories need a lot of space for machines and goods. - Factory machines make a lot of noise and give out smoke and heat which pollute the environment. Next

  2. Features of industrial areas: Industrial land is less expensive than commercial land Have good network of roads. We can transport raw materials and finished goods easily Next

  3. B. Where are our residential areas?  Most of the residential areas are away from industrial areas.  They are less expensive than commercial areas.  However, there are some areas where factories and residential buildings are close together. For examples: Tai Kok Tsui and San Po Kong Next

  4. Three types of residential areas: Higher income residential areas Middle income residential areas Lower income residential areas Next

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  7. Public housing estates Old urban districts Squatter areas Go Back

  8. Public housing estates  Built by government  Flats are very small For examples: Shaukeiwan, Chai Wan, Shek Kip Mei and Wong Tai Sin Back

  9. Old urban districts  Buildings are old and crowded  Several families may share a small flat For examples: Sheung Wan, Wan Chai, Tai Kok Tsui and Sham Shui Po etc... Back

  10. Squatter areas  Living conditions are poor  May not have facilities, like tap water and electricity supply  Poor connections with the transport network For examples: Kwai Chung and Diamond Hill etc... Back

  11. C. What is a mixed commercial and residential area?  Located in old urban areas where shops and residential flats are found together  Crowded with old buildings. Streets are narrow and facilities are poor  The lower floors of the buildings are shops  The upper floors are residential flats  Many of them are being developed For examples: Yau Ma Tei, Sheung Wan, Mongkok and Wan Chai Next

  12. D. Where are recreational areas?  Places for leisure activities e.g. parks, sports grounds and swimming pools etc…  More land is needed for recreation as population grows  Recreation has to compete for land with commercial and residential uses for land Next

  13. Terms to learn:  Pollute - make a place dirty and dangerous Environment- the surroundings we live in  Public housing estate - residential buildings built by the government Mixed commercial and residential area- an area where shops and residential flats are found together END

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