http://annatam.com/the-wedding-card-street-in-hong-kong/ A Hong Kong Blog Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:50:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://annatam.com/the-wedding-card-street-in-hong-kong/#comment-37685 Stephanie Lai Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:26:37 +0000 http://annatam.com/the-wedding-card-street-in-hong-kong/#comment-37685 I think cultural conservation has been one of the biggest controversy in Hong Kong in recent decades. Since the development of economy and technology is so rapid, many customs and traditions are gradually being given up. Also, with the speedy population growth, Hong Kong is now highly densed and thus land becomes one of the most valuable properties to the government. Since land is so scarce and that endless reclamation from the sea is not possible to be a long lasting solution, the government decided to start reconstruction in different areas, especially on the Hong Kong Island side. Voices of opposition from various communities are exploded when the government decided to remove symbolic historical constructions such as the Star Ferry Pier. In my opinion, cultural conservation is a really harsh dilemma. As a citizen who loves Hong Kong, I would never want to see the destruction of these historical symbols of Hong Kong. However, if we don't follow the steps of modernization, perhaps one day Hong Kong will be eliminated from the toppest city and the economy and life quality of people will therefore decline. I think cultural conservation has been one of the biggest controversy in Hong Kong in recent decades. Since the development of economy and technology is so rapid, many customs and traditions are gradually being given up. Also, with the speedy population growth, Hong Kong is now highly densed and thus land becomes one of the most valuable properties to the government. Since land is so scarce and that endless reclamation from the sea is not possible to be a long lasting solution, the government decided to start reconstruction in different areas, especially on the Hong Kong Island side. Voices of opposition from various communities are exploded when the government decided to remove symbolic historical constructions such as the Star Ferry Pier.
In my opinion, cultural conservation is a really harsh dilemma. As a citizen who loves Hong Kong, I would never want to see the destruction of these historical symbols of Hong Kong. However, if we don’t follow the steps of modernization, perhaps one day Hong Kong will be eliminated from the toppest city and the economy and life quality of people will therefore decline.

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