Issue: Widening Tung Chung Road 

Suggested Answer:

1.    Refer to the diagram.  Describe the characteristics of the recreational activities taken place in the area. (3 marks)

   - informal/formal

   - outdoor

   - resource-oriented

   - active

   - e.g. hiking, picnicking, camping

2.    Explain why Tung Chung Road is a restricted road? (2 marks)

    - restrict the no. of visitors

   - too many private cars would disturb the quietness of the environment

   - easy for country park management

   - reduce the impact of pollution on environment

3.    What are the benefits brought by the widening of Tung Chung Road? (4 marks)

   - ease traffic congestion (between South and North Lantau)

   - reduce no. of traffic accidents

   - increase the accessibility to urban centres/improve the connectivity to urban centres

   - favourable for the development of tourism in the South Lantau

   - attract more local tourists for recreational purposes

   - make full  use of the country park/scenic places in South Lantau

4.    From an environmentalist point of view, explain the reasons why you oppose to this project. (4 marks)

   - widening of roads means shrinking the size of country park

   - involves hill-cutting

   - steepening of slopes

     - may increase the danger of landslides

   - construction works may affect natural habitats of animals

   - leading to ecological imbalance

    - produces all sorts of pollution, e.g. air pollution and land pollution