Life in Mong Kok, the World's Most Crowded Place
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As the earth prepares to welcome the 7th billion person, take a look at the world's most densely populated place, located in Hong Kong. Residents say the shopping's great, but the city is struggling to cope with the number of people.
The world is becoming a more crowded place as it is set to welcome the 7th billion human at the end of this month.
But living with people all around you is part of Hong Kongers' everyday life, especially those who live in a district that is in the Guinness World Records for being the world's most densely populated place on Earth.
Mong Kok, which literally means "busy corner" in Cantonese, has on average 130,000 people squeezed inside one square kilometer -- equivalent to putting about 900 people inside a football pitch.
Although Mong Kok is one of the most popular shopping areas in Hong Kong, residents complain of air, noise and light pollution and the overstretched transport network.
District Councillor Paul Zimmerman said the compact nature of city living has its pros and cons.
[Paul Zimmerman, Hong Kong District Councillor]:
"You see the roads are congested, there is overcrowding, there are noise pollution issues."
The good thing, of course, is that it's very efficient. Hong Kong is energy efficient compared to other cities because we are so compact. Because so many people are living very closely together, sharing public facilities. For Hong Kong residents, living near Mong Kok has its advantages and disadvantages"
[Frank Yong, Shopper in Mong Kok]:
"Pollution is the problem. As you can see there are many cars. There are good things and bad things. It's very busy here but you can find many shops here that you can't find anywhere else."
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As the earth prepares to welcome the 7th billion person, take a look at the world's most densely populated place, located in Hong Kong. Residents say the shopping's great, but the city is struggling to cope with the number of people.
The world is becoming a more crowded place as it is set to welcome the 7th billion human at the end of this month.
But living with people all around you is part of Hong Kongers' everyday life, especially those who live in a district that is in the Guinness World Records for being the world's most densely populated place on Earth.
Mong Kok, which literally means "busy corner" in Cantonese, has on average 130,000 people squeezed inside one square kilometer -- equivalent to putting about 900 people inside a football pitch.
Although Mong Kok is one of the most popular shopping areas in Hong Kong, residents complain of air, noise and light pollution and the overstretched transport network.
District Councillor Paul Zimmerman said the compact nature of city living has its pros and cons.
[Paul Zimmerman, Hong Kong District Councillor]:
"You see the roads are congested, there is overcrowding, there are noise pollution issues."
The good thing, of course, is that it's very efficient. Hong Kong is energy efficient compared to other cities because we are so compact. Because so many people are living very closely together, sharing public facilities. For Hong Kong residents, living near Mong Kok has its advantages and disadvantages"
[Frank Yong, Shopper in Mong Kok]:
"Pollution is the problem. As you can see there are many cars. There are good things and bad things. It's very busy here but you can find many shops here that you can't find anywhere else."