Jimmy Lam 11G 24/11/08
Tourism: Is Stanley a bigger honeypot site than The Peak?
Introduction
Tourism is a business activity connected with providing services, entertainment and accommodation for people who are visiting a place for pleasure. A honeypot site is an area that can attract tourists visiting there. Some areas such as Hong Kong develop into tourist destinations because of their spectacular sceneries and attractions; and the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. Honeypot sites can have both positive and negative impacts on countryside and coastal areas. For the positive impacts, more people would enjoy the beautiful sceneries and attractions. Moreover local governments will be willing to spend more money on preservation of the sites. However, there may be waste, sound and air pollution; and traffic congestion affecting the environment.
In order to find out whether Stanley is a bigger honeypot site than the Peak, both representing rural honeypot sites, research will be conducted on the two sites.
Figure 1 - Map of Hong Kong
Both Stanley and the Peak are on the Hong Kong Island. Stanley is a peninsula on the southeastern part of the Island. It has two famous beaches, Stanley Main Beach and St. Stephen’s Beach. The Peak is on Mount Victoria. It is located in the western half of the Island with a height of 552m.
The aims of the research are to find out:
- Which area has the most tourists?
It helps to find out which area is a bigger honeypot site.
Traffic and pedestrian counts will be used to collect the data.
