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Diocesan Boys' School
Junior Liberal Studies
Project (1): Subdivided units
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Diocesan Boys' School
Junior Liberal Studies
Grade 8
Project (1)
Subdivided units
A forgotten corner in the city
Hong Kong is an international metropolitan city and it ranks top in various international globalisation index tables. However, there are still some people living in small and simple subdivided units in Hong Kong, one of the most affluent and prosperous cities in the Asia-Pacific region. This reflects the housing problems and the social phenomenon of wide disparity between the poor and the rich in Hong Kong.
Previously, the HKSAR Government announced two policies to deal with the problem of subdivided units:
First, the Community Care Fund of the Commission on Poverty will give out subsidies to subdivided unit residents living in industrial buildings; second, the Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee will publish consultation papers to consider ‘normalising’ subdivided units. Can these two policies solve the problems of subdivided units and a poor living environment? In the long term, how can Hong Kong improve the living environment for Hong Kong people and provide different people with suitable residences?
Basic information
Subdivided units, also known as ‘subdivided flats’, generally refers to rooms that are formed when a flat, as shown on the original approval plan of a building, is subdivided into two or more individual rooms. They are usually associated with construction works such as the removal of non-structural partition walls, erection of new non-structural partition walls, installation of new toilets and kitchens, alteration or addition of internal drains, thickening of floor screeding to accommodate new/diverted drain pipes, addition of door openings or ventilation openings, etc. The safety and environmental hygiene of the
Junior Liberal Studies
Project (1): Subdivided units
Class: _________
Member List
Group: _________
Contribution (100%)
Marks __________
Signature
/ Any Remarks
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1
Diocesan Boys' School
Junior Liberal Studies
Grade 8
Project (1)
Subdivided units
A forgotten corner in the city
Hong Kong is an international metropolitan city and it ranks top in various international globalisation index tables. However, there are still some people living in small and simple subdivided units in Hong Kong, one of the most affluent and prosperous cities in the Asia-Pacific region. This reflects the housing problems and the social phenomenon of wide disparity between the poor and the rich in Hong Kong.
Previously, the HKSAR Government announced two policies to deal with the problem of subdivided units:
First, the Community Care Fund of the Commission on Poverty will give out subsidies to subdivided unit residents living in industrial buildings; second, the Long Term Housing Strategy Steering Committee will publish consultation papers to consider ‘normalising’ subdivided units. Can these two policies solve the problems of subdivided units and a poor living environment? In the long term, how can Hong Kong improve the living environment for Hong Kong people and provide different people with suitable residences?
Basic information
Subdivided units, also known as ‘subdivided flats’, generally refers to rooms that are formed when a flat, as shown on the original approval plan of a building, is subdivided into two or more individual rooms. They are usually associated with construction works such as the removal of non-structural partition walls, erection of new non-structural partition walls, installation of new toilets and kitchens, alteration or addition of internal drains, thickening of floor screeding to accommodate new/diverted drain pipes, addition of door openings or ventilation openings, etc. The safety and environmental hygiene of the