central business district. what is cbd? commercial centre of a city
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Central Business District
What is CBD?
• Commercial centre of a city
CBD of Singapore
CBD of Sydney
CBD of Shanghai
Where is CBD in HK?
• Central District
Where is CBD in HK?
• Tsim Sha Tsui
Characteristics of CBD
• Commercial land use
Shopping mall
Banks
Office buildings
Government Offices
Tall and modern buildings
Good transport network
Ferry Piers
MTR Station
Highly accessible
Land rent is high
Why are there so many commercial firms in CBD?
Mr. Lee, why do you set up your company
headquarter in Central?
There are a lot of reasons…
Reasons for setting up headquarter in CBD…• Central part of the urban area• Accessible• By MTR, buses and ferries• Better image for the company• Can afford high rent
Exercise to do
• Activity 7.1, T81