Central Business District. What is CBD? Commercial centre of a city.

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