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1.2 Urban Land Use - Notes - 24-25 - Answer

The document outlines the major types of urban land use in Hong Kong, including commercial, residential, industrial, transport, institutional, and recreational land uses, along with their descriptions and examples. It also discusses mixed land use, where multiple types of land use coexist within the same building, particularly in older urban areas. This information is part of a geography curriculum for F.1 students at Tin Ka Ping Secondary School.

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1.2 Urban Land Use - Notes - 24-25 - Answer

The document outlines the major types of urban land use in Hong Kong, including commercial, residential, industrial, transport, institutional, and recreational land uses, along with their descriptions and examples. It also discusses mixed land use, where multiple types of land use coexist within the same building, particularly in older urban areas. This information is part of a geography curriculum for F.1 students at Tin Ka Ping Secondary School.

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F.1 Geography/Using urban space wisely/1.2 Urban land use p.

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Tin Ka Ping Secondary School
F.1 Geography
Using Urban Space Wisely

Name: _____________________ Class: _______ ( )

1.2 What are the major types of urban land use in Hong Kong?
A. Major urban land uses in Hong Kong

Types of urban land use Description Examples

Commercial land use Shops,


 For business activities
banks,
offices,
hotels,
cinemas,

restaurants,

shopping malls
Public housing estates,
Residential land use  Houses and buildings for
e.g. Cheung Wah Estate
people to live
Private housing estates,
e.g. Glamour Garden

Industrial land use Power plants,


 Land for industrial activities
Car-repairing workshops,

factories, warehouses,

power stations
F.1 Geography/Using urban space wisely/1.2 Urban land use p.2
Types of urban land use Description Examples

Transport land use  Land for transport facilities Car parks,

railway stations,
ferry piers,
bus terminus,
roads,
airports,

container terminals

Institutional land use  Land for government use Government offices,

and community services post offices, city halls,

schools, libraries, police

stations, hospitals,

temples, churches,

museums, fire stations

Recreational land use  Places for people to play Parks,

and relax playgrounds, sports

grounds, swimming

pools, football pitches

足球場
F.1 Geography/Using urban space wisely/1.2 Urban land use p.3

B. Mixed land use


- There is more than one type of land use in the same building.

- In these buildings, the ground floor and the lower floors are shops, restaurants and
workshops. The upper floors are residential units.

- It is common in old urban areas, e.g. Mongkok, Yau Ma Tei and Sham Shui Po
because land use planning is poor in the past.

Residential land use

Commercial land use

Mixed land use

Residential land use

Industrial land use

Mixed land use

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