Some people think that too much money has been spent looking after and repairing old buildings, so we should knock down old buildings and build modern ones instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

In general, urban development is an issue that concerns the populace of any major city. Some citizens believe that spending too much financial

resources

looking after and repairing old

buildings

is not money well spent, and knocking down old

buildings

and building modern

ones

instead

would be better. In my opinion, I partly agree with that. First of all, looking after and repairing old

buildings

requires a lot of financial

resources

which is not

cost effective

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. Repairing historical

buildings

is often very costly, especially to repair

the

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buildings

in any urban city.

For example

, It requires a high level of safety and quality during construction, especially with respect to the maintenance of the main structure. Repairing old

buildings

usually needs a professional team to plan the project

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then

present a proposal. Looking after and repairing old

buildings

comes at a higher cost than constructing a new modern building.

Hence

, knocking down old

buildings

and building modern

ones

instead

is often

cost effective

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.

Moreover

, knocking down old

buildings

and building modern

ones

instead

would be helpful to societal development. Most old

buildings

have 5-10 floors only, and cannot accommodate so many people. These are not using the land area effectively. If they remove the old

buildings

and build modern skyscrapers

this

is a much more effective use of the limited space that's available. At the same

time

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the government

also

resolves the housing problem in

this

case.

Hence

, knocking down old

buildings

and building modern

ones

instead

uses

land-

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resources

more productively.

However

, some voices argue that those old

buildings

are cultural heritage, and should be protected and repaired.

For instance

, a lot of

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’

buildings

on Hong Kong Island are repaired and protected as well. Even those of the historical

buildings

located in the CBD,

which

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do not affect the economic development. In fact, Hong Kong has an ongoing policy of evaluating these historical

building

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buildings

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and

then

decide

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if they should repair and protect these. If the government repaired all of the old

buildings

, it would waste lots of financial

resources

.

Therefore

, a number of rich historical-value

buildings

are always repaired and protected. In conclusion, some of the old

buildings

should be repaired and protected

according to

their

historical-value

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. At the same time, the government should spend the financial and land

resources

effectively.