Hong Kong – Asia’s World City?

A graphic comparison between the major parks in New York, London and Hong Kong shows a definite need for more urban parkland.

New York Central Park – 341 Hectares

London Hyde Park – 251 Hectares

Hong Kong Victoria Park – 17 Hectares

Major Parks - a comparison

	Manhattan NYC	Inner London	Hong Kong & Kowloon
Population	1.54 million	2.76 million	3.7 million
Area	57 sq.km	321 sq.km	73 sq.km
(Ha) Urban parkland / 1000 people	0.72	0.7+ (est.)	0.05 (est.)
Population Density	27,000 per sq.km	8,600 per sq.km	50,000 per sq.km