Problem-based learning: Are community and recreational facilities enough in Cheung Chau? Group 5

Introduction  Cheung Chau is said to be a declining island in Hong Kong recent years.  The residents complain that Cheung Chau is lack of recreational and community facilities.  We hope to know what they need and how to enhance their living standard in order to achieve a sustainable development.

Methodology We conduct our research  by counting the community and recreational facilities in Cheung Chau.  interviewed the local people through questionnaire.  Taking photos  From the internet  Field work  Google Earth Method of analysis  Quantification  chart

How many community and recreational facilities in Cheung Chau?

typesnumber Fire Station2 Kindergarten4 Primary School6 Secondary School3 Bible Seminary1 Police Station1 Home for the Elderly4 Sport Centre1 Civil Aid Service1

Typesnumber Community Centres9 Park1 Stadiums8 Public Housing2 Hospital2 Columbarium1

Cheung Chau Municipal Services Building (market& public library) Sports court

Buddhist Wai Yan Memorial College St. John Hospital HK Cheung Chau Fire Station

Analysis----Community facilities 70% of the local residents think that there are not enough community facilities

 More interviewees think there are not enough community facilities in Cheung Chau.  Most of the interviewees said they wanted a community hall. Swimming Pool, hospital, park and sport centres came to the second choice.  They want sport centres as the booking fee of indoor sport centre is too expensive and the supply of booking is not enough.

 Also, they want fitness centres. It seems that the facilities for sport activities are seriously deficient.  Some interviewees suggest that the facilities can expand to improve.  The other suggest the government can subsidies to expand or renovate it.

What do residents need?

 Community Hall reasons  no place for gathering =>residents need to sit in commom area  no organisation organize activities  Hospital reasons  the technology is not advanced  the service cannot meet the demand  Indoor sports centre reason  the service cannot satisfy the local people and the tourists

Analysis----Recreational facilities 100% of the local residents think that there are not enough recreational facilities

 From the above data,we can see that most of the Cheung Chau residents think that Cheung Chau does not have enough recreational facilities.  They do not have much entertainment.70% of interviewees want recreation centre and cinema.  Fewer people want shopping malls and karaoke.  Half of the interviewees are discontent about their living standard but half of the people do.

What do residents need?

 Recreational Centre reason  the quality of the recreational centres are poor  Cinema reason  expensive transpotation fee of travelling to urban area

suggestions  Expansion -area of the buildings (eg. Hospital supply more beds and increase medical equipment to enhance medical service quality) Indoor sports centre --- provide more booking quotas) -Man-made island ---for land use supply

 Subsidy -renew/expand facilities (eg. Park ---make green by planting trees and increase more amusement equipments) -transport fee ---can allow them to go to the urban area by paying lower price

 There is vacant land in Cheung Chau  We should make good use of the vacant land  As the photos show below:

What should we build?  For community facilities -Community hall -Indoor court  For recreational facilities -building a recreational centre with various activity rooms such as 1. A small cinema 2. A tennis court 3. A dancing room

Conclusion Many residents in Cheung Chau think  not enough recreational facilities  don’t have much leisure. Their lives seem to be boring. In order to improve the living standard of the local people. It is necessary to improve the facilities in Cheung Chau through  expanding  renew with government subsidy.

Limitations  Without enough time to collect data  Small range of interviewees  Cannot go inside the facilities to have a check  Cannot seek advice from the official.  Cannot really know the problems of the buildings simply through eye observation.

Suggestions  Prepare well first  Ask for more advice from the local people  Set up a clear route for observation