Problem-based learning:Are community and recreational

facilities enough in Cheung Chau?Group 5

Introduction

Cheung Chau is said to be a declining island in Hong Kong recent years.

The residents complain that Cheung Chau is lack of recreational and community facilities.

We hope to know what they need and how to enhance their living standard in order to achieve a sustainable development.

MethodologyWe conduct our research by counting the community and recreational

facilities in Cheung Chau. interviewed the local people through

questionnaire.

Taking photos From the internet Field work Google Earth

Method of analysis Quantification chart

How many community and recreational facilities in Cheung

Chau?

types number

Fire Station 2

Kindergarten 4

Primary School 6

Secondary School 3

Bible Seminary 1

Police Station 1

Home for the Elderly 4

Sport Centre 1

Civil Aid Service 1

Types number

Community Centres 9

Park 1

Stadiums 8

Public Housing 2

Hospital 2

Columbarium 1

Cheung Chau Municipal Services

Building (market& public library)

Sports court

Buddhist Wai Yan Memorial

College

St. John Hospital HK Cheung Chau Fire Station

Analysis----Community facilities

Do you think the community facilities are enough?

enough

not enough

neutral

70% of the local residents think that there are not enough community facilities

More interviewees think there are not enough community facilities in Cheung Chau .

Most of the interviewees said they wanted a community hall. Swimming Pool, hospital, park and sport centres came to the second choice.

They want sport centres as the booking fee of indoor sport centre is too expensive and the supply of booking is not enough.

Also, they want fitness centres. It seems that the facilities for sport activities are seriously deficient.

Some interviewees suggest that the facilities can expand to improve.

The other suggest the government can subsidies to expand or renovate it.

What do residents need?

Community Hallreasonsno place for gathering =>residents need to sit in commom area no organisation organize activities

Hospitalreasonsthe technology is not advanced the service cannot meet the demand

Indoor sports centrereason the service cannot satisfy the local people and the tourists

Analysis----Recreational facilities

Do you think the recreational facilities are enough?

enough

not enough

neutral

100% of the local residents think that there are not enough recreational facilities

From the above data ,we can see that most of the Cheung Chau residents think that Cheung Chau does not have enough recreational facilities.

They do not have much entertainment.70% of interviewees want recreation centre and cinema.

Fewer people want shopping malls and karaoke.

Half of the interviewees are discontent about their living standard but half of the people do.

What do residents need?

Recreational Centrereasonthe quality of the recreational centres are poor

Cinemareasonexpensive transpotation fee of travelling to urban area

suggestions

Expansion-area of the buildings (eg. Hospital supply more beds and increase medical equipment to enhance medical service quality) Indoor sports centre --- provide more booking quotas) -Man-made island ---for land use supply

Subsidy

-renew/expand facilities (eg. Park ---make green by planting trees and increase more amusement equipments) -transport fee ---can allow them to go to the urban area

by paying lower price

There is vacant land in Cheung Chau We should make good use of the vacant land As the photos show below:

What should we build? For community facilities

-Community hall-Indoor court

For recreational facilities-building a recreational centre with various activity rooms such as

1. A small cinema 2. A tennis court3. A dancing room

Conclusion

Many residents in Cheung Chau think not enough recreational facilities don’t have much leisure. Their lives seem to be boring .

In order to improve the living standard of the local people .

It is necessary to improve the facilities in Cheung Chau through expanding renew with government subsidy.

Limitations

Without enough time to collect data Small range of interviewees Cannot go inside the facilities to have a

check Cannot seek advice from the official . Cannot really know the problems of the

buildings simply through eye observation.

Suggestions

Prepare well first Ask for more advice from the local people Set up a clear route for observation