In this week’s episode, Vivian and Juan discuss the housing and economic crisis of Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities on the planet. The city grapples with strict construction laws, inequality, some of the worst air pollution anywhere, and the displacement of one of the area’s last rural villages. What can Hong Kong expect for their future, and how can we relate their struggles to Environmental Justice?

To learn more about Hong Kong’s plans of Carbon neutrality, visit: Government Climate Plan
To learn more about land usage and distribution, visit: Land Usage Distribution Info sheet
To learn more about Choi Yuen Tsuen village, visit: South China Morning Post Village
To learn more about the relationship between EJ and the village, visit: EJ Atlas
To learn more about the trouble with wilderness, visit: WilliamCronon.net
To learn more about air pollution in Hong Kong, visit: Government Reports
To learn more about the impact of growing infrastructure in Hong Kong, visit: Hong Kong FP
To learn more about LegCo Building Protests, visit: South China Morning Post Protest
To learn more about Hong Kong’s Housing Crisis, visit: Housing Crisis Report

Music:
Jazz Music (Pixabay)

Effects:
(Hong Kong Voice Clips)
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LegCo Storm Protesters in Hong Kong Storm LegCo Building

Correction: This clip is from 2020, but captures the gist of a protest outside of the LegCo building in Hong Kong. Disregard the sentence prior to the introduction of it in the episode saying that it was the protest that occurred in November of 2009, as this clip is much more recent.