Hong Kong Goes King Kong

Content

  1. Why are Hong Kongers having trouble defining their nationality How has one Hong Kong’s perception of her nationality changed

  2. Why are Chinese cities ” experiments in urban planning” What demographic shift caused these experiments

  3. What are the similarities and differences between Shenzhen and Honk Kong

  4. How is Wal-Mart like Shenzhen

  5. What is the Diwang Mansion’s claim to fame

  6. What does Professor Yang Lizun suggest as the way to control city growth

Extended Thinking

  1. Find specific reasons why the 1982 and 1984 master city plans for Shenzhen failed.

  2. ” ...Bringing Shenzhen closer every day.” Explain this quote as it applies to:
    1. The nationalities of Hong Kongers and mainlanders.

    2. The geographies of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

    3. The economies of Hong Kong and Shenzen.

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