User:Fung Ho Long

Do you think Sham Shui Po is a good living community? How can the government help to solve the problem? Suggest 2 ways. I think Sham Shui Po is not a good living community. First of all, as Sham Shui Po is one of the earliest developed districts in Hong Kong, there are a lot of old buildings which have no ventilation systems and elevators. If some elderlies live in these old buildings, it is not convenient for them to go down and up. On the other hand, as the old buildings have poor maintain and poor management, breeding of mosquito, blocking problem channel, accumulation of garbage at back alleys and fire exits, tatterance of fire door, loose of wires and collapse of canopies may occur. Some old buildings may have some illegal structures such as flowery cage, rooftop and flower racks not only lead to the fire and affect structural safety of the building, but also endanger the lives and property of the residents who live in the old buildings. Secondly, according to the air pollution index recorded by the general station in Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po has the highest number of air pollution index by comparing with the remaining general stations in Kwai Chung, Kwun Tong, Sha Tin, Tai Po, Tsuen Wan, Tung Chung, Yuen Long etc. If people in Sham Shui Po keep living here under this condition, people may breathe in some bad air substances such as sulphur dioxide and suspended particulates, and this may cuase respiratory diseases such as asthma and bronchits. Therefore, in order to tackle the problems, I have two suggestions below. First of all, the government should demolit the buildings with old facilities and build new buildings with new facilities. For example, if the building has lifts, elderlies are more convenient to go up and down. On the other hand, building new buildings with new facilities can ameliorate the hygiene, so breeding of mosquito and especially tatterance of fire door will not occur. Secondly, in order to tackle the air pollution problem in Sham Shui Po, the government should build more public parks such Tung Chau Street Park, Sham Shui Po Park and Nam Cheong Park with many trees being planted. It is because trees are the supplier of oxygen, so it can not only let people breathe in good air, but also decrease the air pollution index in Sham Shui Po. To sum up, I think that Sham Shui Po is not a good living community because there are a lot of old buildings and the air pollution problem is serious. Therefore, if the government use my suggestions, these two reasons that cause me to think Sham Shui Po is not a good living community will be solved.