Impacts of tourism in Hong Kong is a heated topic, and it usually escalates into issues like autonomy of Hong Kong and Mainland Hong Kong conflict, which are much more serious and heated topic among Hong Kong people. From this, the importance of this topic is clearly seen. In this essay negative impacts of tourism in Hong Kong will be discussed with reference to the photo above. The above photo was taken at the Streets of Causeway Bay, one of the busiest areas in Hong Kong. In this corner of Yee Woo Street, there are three shops, the two on the right are selling luxurious watches, while the one on the very left, with a neon light banner, is a pharmacy. These shops are welcomed by the tourist from Mainland China. The first negative impact …show more content…
Firstly, is loss of cultural identity. As shops are becoming increasingly similar, the distinct character of different regions will disappear. To make matters worse, the streets of Hong Kong are becoming increasingly occupied with shops which are unable to showcase local elements such as traditional practices, food...etc, it will decrease Hong Kong's attractiveness as a tourist destination, especially in cultural terms. As a result, culture of Hong Kong will no longer serve as a pull factor for tourists, as the cultural distinctiveness has been weakened or even removed by domination of shops that Mainland tourist …show more content…
Firstly, this reduced the opportunities for small and medium sized retailers, as they can’t afford to rent a space to run their business, hindering the diversity of the economy of Hong Kong. This also impede people’s opportunity to improve their living standards and the upward mobility of the society. Secondly, high rent will reinforce the issue of homogenization of shops, as only a few types of shops can afford the rent, if these shops don’t rent the retain spaces, then nobody else would. All of the above negative impacts will cause the increase in irridex of locals. Currently, the irridex of Hong Kong locals are somewhere at stage 3 or 4, given several waves of anti tourist movement in places with high presence of Mainland tourists, such as Sheung Shui, Sha Tin (Tsang, A. (2015, February 16). There are also protests demanding the government to reduce the amount of Mainland tourist allowed into Hong Kong. To conclude, the photo indicated two negative impacts of tourism in Hong Kong, which are homogenization of shops and rapid rise of rent. These negative impacts are mostly social impacts. It is also found that these two impacts are interlinked, as rapid rise of rent reinforces homogenization of
Crime levels are another big impact on businesses because the companies would have to may out more money for security guards, pay for security equipment to check the building and lastly the business could lose out on employees as they may decide to leave work if the crime levels are becoming increased quicker. These affects are all due to crime levels increasing in certain areas where the business maybe
After all the evidence that I have stated and about the colonisation of Hong Kong, the british did leave a positive impact when colonising Hong Kong. They helped Hong Kong’s economy and helped it grow, they evolved Hong Kong’s transport and made new ways of traveling an even helped create the legal system of Hong Kong. Therefore from the factors stated above, the british have left both positives and negative on Hong Kong, but that doesn’t change how the British have helped Hong Kong in so many
This investigation is based on the assumption that gentrification with all its troubles can’t be prevented and is an inherent part of every city. What are the negative impacts of gentrification? What are the underlying mechanisms that feed these impacts? What drives these mechanisms? What would be an alternative scenario?
A large part of the change within a community is restaurants and grocery stores. With the influx of wealth coming into gentrified communities, the dining options within the area must match with the new demographic. Affordable grocery stores and restaurants are being bought out and displaced with new and expensive eating options. While this may be seen as a positive for people looking to buy or rent apartment in these areas, it is certainly a negative for someone who relies on these stores on a daily basis. Displacement isn’t confined to a physical location; culture can be displaced as well. The replacement of stores that citizens rely on for convenience is a part of gentrification as well. A notable example of gentrification outside of housing is Whole Foods. Whole Foods caters to the everyday lifestyle of the new demographic while upholding ludicrous prices for anyone on a budget. An article in The Real Deal New York States it best, “Kale could be a rent killer for long-term residents of Central Harlem.” This location in Central Harlem not only has ridiculous prices within the store, but the value of the apartments surrounding it have increased as well. This causes even more of a n increase in rent prices and pushes even more long-term citizens out of housing. Housing within a one-mile radius of the new Whole Foods in Harlem have a difference of four point seven percent in rent
Hong Kong Reading - "The Book of the Year" Through imperialism, British rule encouraged industrialization and modernization which led to visible growth in the economy as the city is described as a trade center and important in manufacturing and banking, which suggests that the industries and businesses prospered. Additionally, the fear of Chinese rule suggests that businesses operated better under British rule, which shows how imperialism improved the lives of the people of Hong Kong compared to the government before imperial rule. The way that citizens of Hong Kong left the colony before it was returned to China further highlights the different effects of British rule and Chinese rule on the people, suggesting that British rule was preferred by the citizens of Hong Kong which is why they left rather than live under Chinese rule. This implies that the colonized people considered Great Britain’s imperialist rule to be better than the government before which was Chinese. This demonstrates that imperialism improved the lives of the colonized people because it helped the economy grow and prosper.
Tourism impacts can be generally classified into seven categories with each having both positive and negative impacts. These impacts include; economic, environmental, social and cultural, crowding and congestion, taxes, and community attitude. It is essential for a balance on array of impacts that may either positively or negatively affect the resident communities. Different groups are concerned about different tourism impacts that affect them in one way or another. Tourism’s benefits can be increased by use of specific plans and actions. These can also lead to decrease in the gravity of negative impacts. Communities will not experience every impact but instead this will depend on particular natural resources, development, or spatial patterns (Glen 1999).
I would also like to look at the chains of stores and other service providing places, for example Safeway, London drugs, 7-Eleven etc. These companies are very rich and they have a lot of locations. They usually sell only the “necessary” and expensive stuff. The stores usually sell junk food, and it really hard to find something healthy, but if you do, you will see do that the prices are very high. Another good example would definitely be fast food restaurant or coffee shops. I think that McDonald’s and Starbucks coffee are the leaders of in their field and they have a location on every corner in Downtown.
3). Closer Economic Ties … Shortly after the Chinese economic reform, Hong Kong’s role as the international bridge to China has intensified. However the impact of the economic reforms implemented by China was positive for Hong Kong. (Roberto Ignacio Diaz, 2014)
Costs - 1) When a new store opens it can lead to prices of rent
Loss of business Losing customer faith will also lead to a loss of business, as they will want to take their custom to another rival business which will
Consumer culture plays a key role in the economy. Today, the ways in which urban spaces are arranged facilitate the consumption of goods. One only needs to look to modern cities such as New York, London or Tokyo in order to recognise the countless forms of advertisement intended to lure the mass population into spending money on various merchandises, from novelty items to luxury products. The use of built structures to facilitate the display of retail products for the consumption of the masses is nothing new. After its renovation, Paris became a model innovative city planning and construction for a lot of modern cities that exist today. The wide boulevards and open spaces engaged the mass population and encouraged consumerism.
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... in tourism and might lead to culture loss, yet it can also bring cultures together, create economical growth and most importantly the positive effects in can have on education and technology. Nevertheless, it is believed that globalization should continue to be promoted in the future while actions should be taken in order to solve the negative impacts of it as well.
If one is in a beach area, for instance, they can sell shells, shell jewelry, porcelain figures and garments that feature images of the ocean, turtles or seagulls. Most cities also have their own landmarks and sports teams that can be featured on souvenirs. For instance, London shops can do well selling double-decker bus models, while Los Angeles shops would have more success with mini
The negative impacts that tourism creates can destroy the environment and all of its resources which it depends of for survival. Tourism has the prospective to create and bring useful effects on to the environment by donation the environmental protection conservation.