Dense City – Hong Kong
March 21, 2017 marked my 40th year being in USA. I came from Hong Kong to Portland, Oregon as a student. The campus in Portland was surrounded by sky high pine trees. I remember telling my family that I was living in a forest!
Hong Kong has a special place in my heart. I spent my childhood, my teenage years and my young adulthood there. What I liked the most was everything was close by. Many places I wanted to go were within walking distance. Public transportation system was fabulous even when it was forty years ago. It was easy to get together with friends. One of my leisure things to do was walking miles in “downtown” Kowloon for window shopping.
Our flat was small. The refrigerator was small. We didn’t need a big refrigerator because my mom went to the market for every meal. We couldn’t be packrats, because there was no room for storage. The good thing was that we didn’t acuminate things we never used for years. We only kept what was essential to life.
I just did a little research on the density of population in the world. As of July, 2016, Hong Kong is the 4th dense city in the world. It has 427 square miles (1,106 square kilometers) of land. The population is 7,346,700 with 17,208 people per square mile or 6,644 people per square kilometers.
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The photos were the best. Breathtaking views.
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Thank you so much! We took the tram to go to Victoria Peak for those photos!
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The density of the population is an important factor that should be taken into consideration when introducing new bus lines, especially if the city is already crowded.
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Thank you. It’s a very good recommendation!
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Technically Hong Kong is more dense than Singapore. We have 700 sq km compared to >1000 sq km for Hong kong. But the built up area in Hong Kong is smaller than Singapore! So the Stats may not truly reflect the real density in that sense!
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I think it’s calculated by population, not buildings.
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Yeah, but it will divided by land area right? And in that sense Hong Kong is so much more dense! The buildings are packed so closely to each other!
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nice clicks!!
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Thank you so much!
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Congratulations on your 40th year! The Hong Kong photos are beautiful; they remind me of my time in Japan. Getting from point to point was easy. Lots of people everywhere, and I remember missing the blue sky most. When I came back to the States I couldn’t help, but admire the blue sky and clouds.
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Yes, very true. It was hard for me to find some Hong Kong photos with clear, let alone blue, sky. Yes, we have a lot to be thankful for in this country!
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That certainly defines a dense population!
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I try to visualize 1700 people stand together in one square mile!!! But that’s not the way they calculate. Most of the skyscrapers are 50 stories or higher!
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I think the city of your younger years always has a special place in your heart. Childhood memories are so special. Great post.
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Thank you! Even in the middle of the city in Orange County, CA, I still feel that people are so far away. When I went to Texas, or drove by some remoted area with a couple dwellings, I wonder how people can live without neighbors!! It’s just me!
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