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Population changes in focus 人口轉移中

(added on 2011/01/27)

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Projections of population distribution could be of useful reference in urban planning, which would support effective resource allocation at local levels in future.

The map shows the spatial distribution of the percentage changes of projected population in Hong Kong. It reflects the pace of urbanization and illustrates the availability of new land for development.

The situation is portrayed at 2 levels – the larger District Council district and small tertiary planning unit. As depicted by graduated colours, Tertiary Planning Units in northern New Territories would experience a faster rate of population growth by 2015. The arrow signs indicate the projected population change for larger geographic regions during 2009 -2019. The population growth is moderate in the urbanized south compared to the north. For some districts and new towns with aging population and long development history, such as Wong Tai Sin and Tsing Yi, decrease in population is anticipated.

The data for the map was obtained from Planning Department of the Hong Kong Government.

人口推算分佈具參考價值，有助地區層面的城市規劃及未來資源分配。

地圖從兩個層面—較大的區議會選區及小規劃統計區—顯示香港的人口推算分佈，並同時反映各地理分區的城市化階段及土地的可發展程度。

依圖中顏色所示，至2015年，新界北部的小規劃統計區將出現較快的人口增長。箭號標示了於2009至2019年間較大的地理區域中推算的人口變化。一般而言，相對於北面，都市化的南面人口增長將逐漸放緩。人口老化嚴重且發展已久的地區或新市鎮如黃大仙及青衣等，人口更有下降的趨勢。

地圖數據源自香港政府規劃署。

New Town 新市鎮

In response to the rising population while attempting to improve living environment, the Hong Kong government initiated the development of new towns in the early 70s. Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin were new towns of the first generation.

Today, new towns are home to nearly half of Hong Kong's residents while development of new towns has continued. Meanwhile, population aging and social problems like poverty are no longer restricted to old urban districts in Kowloon or on Hong Kong Island, but also emerging in some older new towns. Thus, while infrastructure are being laid down for the next generations' new towns, the essentiality of improving community facilities in the existing new towns according to the changing social environment should never be neglected.

為了應付不斷增長的人口及改善居住環境，香港政府於70年代初開始發展新市鎮。荃灣、屯門及沙田便是當時第一代的新市鎮。

時至今日，香港已有近一半人口居於新市鎮，而新市鎮的發展仍然持續。與此同時，人口老化及一些如貧窮等社會問題亦不再局限於九龍或港島的舊區，更在部分發展已久的新市鎮中浮現。香港為未來的新市鎮大興土木的同時，也需要因應不斷轉變的社會環境，改善現存的新市鎮內的社區設施。