Questions on Hong Kong

Answer briefly the following questions (10 minutes, one point per correct answer):

1. Where is Hong Kong (be precise)?
2. What are the three areas that make up Hong Kong called?
3. What is a “metropolitan area”?
4. What is a “megalopolis”?
5. What is the name of the political party that runs China?
6. Up to when was Hong Kong a British colony?
7. About how many people live in Hong Kong?
8. How many people live below the poverty line in Hong Kong?
9. What does the Gini coefficient measure?
10. What is the “HDI” and what was Hong Kong’s position in 2014?

Write an essay on ONE of the following topics (20 minutes, 10 points):

• Explain why there were street protests in Hong Kong in 2014.
• Describe and explain the problems facing Hong Kong.
• List the reasons Hong Kong lacks space and explain what is being done to overcome the problem.
• Explain the fact that Hong Kong has become one of the leading global cities.