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

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looking after and repairing old

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is not money well spent, and knocking down old

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and building modern

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

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requires a lot of financial

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which is not

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. Repairing historical

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is often very costly, especially to repair

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buildings

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in any urban city.

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

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usually needs a professional team to plan the project

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present a proposal. Looking after and repairing old

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

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, knocking down old

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and building modern

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is often

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, knocking down old

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and building modern

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would be helpful to societal development. Most old

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

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and build modern skyscrapers

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

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the government

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resolves the housing problem in

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case.

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, knocking down old

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and building modern

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instead

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uses

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resources

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more productively.

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, some voices argue that those old

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are cultural heritage, and should be protected and repaired.

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, a lot of

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buildings

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

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located in the CBD,

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

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

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, it would waste lots of financial

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.

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, a number of rich historical-value

buildings

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

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should be repaired and protected

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their

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

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effectively.