Baseline Report “Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town” Hong Kong University of Science and Technology SOSC 562/301E Sustainable Development (Fall 2006) Instructor Prof. Jerry Patchell Team members: IP Yi-po ( ) Chan Yik-lai ( ) Lai Chun-cheong ( )

Introduction Sai Kung Town  evolved from fishing villages  “Tourism Gateway”  population increased  pressure on housing development increased  cause environmental impacts

Our Sector – Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town Land-use:  residential housing developments  commercial developments  supporting facilities developments

Our Sector – Residential Houses in Sai Kung Town (Cont. 1) low-rise housing blocks with a range of 3 to 12 storeys villages

Objectives: To distinguish the impacts of existing residential buildings to Sai Kung Town environment To sustain the environment in Sai Kung Town by providing the alternatives in different aspects

Baseline Conditions Sai Kung Town  Area: 105 hectare (ha)  Population: 14,000

Environmental Aspect Land use and land supply  Population increase  land use increase  Supporting facilities (e.g. GIC) increase  Small houses problem  Destroy natural environment

Environmental Aspect (Cont.1) Waste arising and disposal  Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)  Construction and Demolition (C&D)

Environmental Aspect (Cont.2) Air Pollution  carbon dioxide (CO 2 )  Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 )  total suspected particulates (TSPs)

Social-Economic Aspect Sai Kung indigenous inhabitants’ ancient live and housing system  Fishermen  Farmer  Good symbiosis with nature From 1920’s Sai Kung Town become center of social and economic activities

Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 1) The Hiram's Highway bring Sai Kung go to a new phase after WWII Increase the mobility Some non-indigenous residents are started settle down in Sai Kung Impact of different culture and axiology Changes of the community structure

Property transactions all over the Sai Kung Town

Convenience mass consumption is a MUST in the Sai Kung Town?

Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 2) Nowadays’ Sai Kung Town: Highly Commercialized Society Neoliberal economic system  Environment scenes value has been ignored Social-Economic phenomenon – Utilitarianism  Small House Policy: cause the indigenous inhabitants build much Small Houses and sell to the non-indigenous residents  The lands’ value for indigenous is changed

Social-Economic Aspect (Cont. 3) Non-indigenous residents make environmental problems occurred in urban area are also occurred in Sai Kung Town It makes Sai Kung’s development unsustainable

Technology Aspect Building Services Installations  MVAC & Refrigerator CFC refrigerant  Lighting System Conventional fluorescent tube  Plumbing System Large volume size of cisterns Building Materials  Painting VOCs paints

Politic Aspect Residential Building & Small Village House Government Control on Residential Building  Planning Control  Building Control  Lease Control  Rural Land Domestic Waste Recycling  No mandatory requirement on waste recycling

Q & A Section