Tourism In Hong Kong Essay

The image above was taken in Causeway Bay near the Times Square. A few Mainland tourists were enjoying the food and drinks bought from a local food stall, while all the trash produced by the customers of the food stall was discarded along the metal barriers. Times Square, a well-known shopping plaza in Hong Kong, attracts loads of tourists to buy luxury goods. Not only does it boom the fashion and cosmetic industries, but also booms neighbouring restaurants and food stalls. However, it has led to an increase in number of leftover and debris, which has notably affected the hygiene and the environment of public areas in Hong Kong. In the following essay, negative impacts of mainland tourists in environmental aspect in Hong Kong will be focused. Tourism has brought in Mainland Tourists to Hong Kong. Although Hong Kong is a part of China, mainland tourists and local Hong Kong residents

Focusing on abiotic environment, the natural environment could hardly escape from damages when loads of tourists immigrate. Hong Kong has a lot of large and shiny advertising signs hanging on the outer body of buildings and a lot of poor maintenance of buildings. It results in visual pollution. Moreover, coaches are the common transportations for foreigners, therefore, air pollution may be resulted in an excess use of large vehicles that emit large quantity of exhausted gas. Furthermore, noise pollution is the most common in Hong Kong tourism. A concentration of coaches and tourists generate noise. Other than these, amusement parks such as Disneyland and Ocean Park may generate irritating noise. Last but not least, in terms of soil pollution, the phenomenon of tourism-induced littering has a long history and it is the most visible pollution among all. The above variety of pollutions shows that tourism has brought negative impacts on Hong Kong