The housing imaginations (hi's) statement analysis worksheet (HISAW): a
research note
JOSEPH KIM-KEUNG HO
Independent Trainer
Hong Kong,
China
Dated April
17, 2018
Abstract: The study of shared viewpoints in housing, called
housing imaginations (hi's) is a major
analytical approach in the subject of Housing Imaginations (HI). However, quite
some HI learners experience difficulties to conduct review on hi's. This paper
offers the housing imaginations analysis statements worksheet (HISAW) as an analytical
tool to conduct housing imaginations analysis. As such, it contributes to the
methodological enhancement on the overall Housing Imaginations approach in the
HI literature.
Key words: Housing Imaginations (HI), housing imaginations (hi's), artifact, the
housing imaginations statements analysis worksheet (HISAW).
Introduction
The
subject of Housing Imaginations (HI) studies viewpoints, chiefly shared one, on
housing-related topics, e.g., home ownership, homelessness, housing
affordability and public housing (Ho, 2014; 2018). These housing-related
viewpoints are known as housing imaginations (hi's) in Housing Imaginations.
More specifically, Housing imaginations
(hi's) are housing-related viewpoints, mainly shared by a group of people with
certain personal profiles and interests, that respond to housing issues/
concerns as well as dynamic situations, solutions, policies and practices.
Inevitably, such viewpoints have cultural contents, e.g. perceptions on (i)
human nature, (ii) human relation between people, with the society, the
external environment, and government, and (iii) problem-solving and planning
attitudes. This research note introduces the housing imaginations statements
analysis worksheet (HISAW) as an HI tool for HI analyst. The next section
discusses how the HISAW fits into the overall approach of HI analysis. Then the
HISAW is explained.
The role of the HISAW in the overall approach of HI analysis
Drawing
on Ho (2014), an overall approach of Housing Imaginations (HI) analysis
comprises the following 5 steps:
Task 1: Select an artifact or a set of related artifacts, e.g. a photo,
a newspaper article or a book, etc., that are associated to a specific housing
theme to study;
Task 2: formulate some housing imaginations (hi's)
that can be associated to the selected artifact;
Task 3: Discuss
the chosen artifact set using HI concepts (Ho, 2014; 2018), e.g., place, space
and home;
Task 4: Examine a
few “socially produced discourses” as related to your discussion in Tasks 2 and
3;
Task 5: Come up with some Housing Studies-related
viewpoints and findings that have actionable value for certain stakeholders,
e.g., in the form or recommendations on housing policy, out of your study
outcomes from Tasks 1 to 4.
From the writer's teaching experience on HI
over the last 4 years, he recognizes that many HI students have experienced
difficulty to go through these 5 steps of the HI approach. One difficulty
encountered by HI students is the formulation of housing imaginations
statements associated to the chosen set of HI artifacts (re: Step 1) and,
subsequently, to examine and reflect on the HI artifacts (re: Step 3). Heeding
this difficulty, the writer construct the housing imaginations statements
analysis worksheet (HISAW) as an analytical tool for HI analysts to facilitate
them to practise steps1 and 2 of the HI approach. The HISAW is explained in the
next section.
The form and
usage of the housing imaginations statements analysis worksheet (HISAW)
Housing imagination statements on a specific
housing topic are mainly formulated by studying some artifacts perceived,
notably some cultural artifacts. Apparently, the HI analyst needs to conduct
sufficient literature review and has reasonable grasp of the subject of HI in
order to conduct the housing imaginations statements analysis. The preparation
to use the housing imaginations statement analysis worksheet (HISAW), in terms
of the overall HI approach is to study a set of artifacts on a housing theme. For
our illustration, the housing theme the writer examines is on "nano flats
in Hong Kong" and the set of artifacts reviewed is a number of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) newspaper
articles found via an Internet search. After a quick review of the SCMP
articles, the writer produces the following study note (Table 1):
Table 1: a study note on "nano flats in Hong Kong"
Article 1: Sito, P. 2017.
"Nano flats sell for HK$3m as property prices predicted to soar 20 per
cent in 2018" South China Morning
Post December 12 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2124028/tiny-flats-costing-us383000-and-prices-predicted-rise-another)
[visited at April 13, 2018]
1.1. "....... “As home prices have
risen at such a rapid pace, there aren’t too many flats being sold below HK$3
million,” said Louis Chan Wing-kit, Centaline’s managing director for
residential department";
1.2 ".... two
property consultants said the city’s housing market – already ranked as the
world’s least-affordable urban centre – can expect to be propelled even higher
as the booming stock market, record-low unemployment and high economic growth
ensure economic sentiment remains high";
Article 2: Zhen, S. 2017.
"Parking space-size flat to be the new norm as affordability eludes Hong
Kong's first-time buyers" South
China Morning Post October 26 (url address;
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2116992/nano-flats-expected-flood-hong-kong-market-first-time-buyers-continue)
[visited at April 13, 2018].
2.1 "At least 2,100
nano flats are expected to be completed between now and 2020 in Hong Kong, to
lure more young homebuyers into getting their first foot on the property ladder
in the world’s most expensive housing market";
2.2 "The majority will
be located in the New Territories, well away from the city’s core business
districts";
2.3 "“Most first-time buyers can afford property costing under
HK$6 million (US$769,000),” said Henry Mok, regional director of capital
markets at JLL. “However, that budget would only allow them to buy a sizeable
flat in an old housing estate (over 30-years-old) in urban areas, given prices
have reached record highs.” They would much rather buy a new nano flats of
their own, he added";
2.4 "Some of the smallest
projects in the city are set to provide nano flats ranging in size from 128 sq
ft upwards, which is smaller than a standard 134 sq ft Hong Kong car parking
space";
Article 3: Ye, J. 2017.
"8 Hong Kong nano flats that prove small can still be beautiful"
South China Morning Post August 12 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2106471/here-are-8-hong-kong-nano-flats-prove-small-can-still-be)
[visited at Apriil 13, 2018].
3.1 "Small flats are
here to stay in Hong Kong. Over a quarter of the completed units last year were
Class A flats, which measure less than 400 square feet (37 square metres) in
size";
3.2 "...just because
the stage is small, it doesn’t lack the ability to razzle or dazzle. These tiny
flats bring out the best in architects, who use their skills to optimise the
use of space";
3.4 "The flat can morph
into a bathroom with a Duravit bathtub, a living room with a hammock, a fully
equipped kitchen, a walk-in closet, a dining area for five people, a laundry
room and more";
3.5 "The 194 sq ft show
flat in Tsim Sha Tsui’s Miramall also contains a plethora of transformable
elements, with a wine fridge, washing machine and a shoe cabinet that can hold
up to 12 pairs of footwear";
3.6 "The 150 sq ft
studio flat has a 3.7-metre ceiling and an open-plan living design featuring a
loft bedroom, a pantry, a private bathroom and plenty of hidden storage space.
The flat also features a bookcase that doubles as a door";
3.7 "Otto Ng Chun-lun,
co-founder of LAAB, transformed a tiny flat into a smart home that accommodates
a cosy home theatre, a generous kitchen and a dining room";
3.8 "The flat appears
to be more spacious than it actually is, thanks to its monochrome colour and an
abundance of windows";
3.9 "Sometimes less is
more. Glory Tam Chi-kiu, founder of Mister Glory, optimised the sense of space
in a 369 sq ft flat in Wan Chai by using materials with only a limited
selection of colours - pale-wood laminate floor, pale-wood veneer furniture,
smooth white walls and white marble details for a touch of luxury";
Article 4: Cheng, R. 2017.
"'Nano' flats on the rise as Hong Kong homes shrink amid high property
prices" South China Morning Post April 17 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2088171/nano-flats-rise-hong-kong-homes-shrink-amid-high-property)
[visited at April 13, 2018].
4.1 "Hongkongers are
feeling the squeeze as new “nano” flats measuring less than 200 sq ft are
mushrooming around urban districts such as Wan Chai, Central and Western and
Sham Shui Po, according to official figures";
4.2 "The tiny flats are
more popular in some districts than others – 10.8 per cent of all homes
completed in Wan Chai last year were nano flats, the highest proportion in any
district";
4.3 "Ryan Shum,
Centaline’s marketing manager for Wan Chai, said nano flats were not a new
phenomenon in the district. Some flats completed in the 1980s were also less
than 200 sq ft in size, he said";
4.4 "“Wan Chai attracts
a lot of young and single executives working in Central and Admiralty who want
to live close to their offices,” Shum said";
4.5 "Buggle Lau Kar-fai, chief analyst of Midland Realty,
said: “With property prices staying high, buying a small flat with a smaller
lump sum is the only way some people can afford to buy property.
4.6 “Another issue is the mortgage. Nano flats often cost
less, so buyers without strong financial resources may be able to finance their
purchase.”...";
4.7 "Lau warned of
risks for buyers of nano flats. “People won’t stay in nano homes forever. Even
owner-occupiers will want to move to a bigger flat one day. If the market goes
downward, then bigger flats will become more affordable. Owners of nano flats
may find the demand for such flats can decline.”..";
Article 5: Liu, Y. 2017. "Small
doesn't come cheap - Hong Kong's nano flat cost 9 per cent more in square
footage" South China Morning Post August 29 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2108665/hong-kongs-tiny-flats-9pc-pricier-larger-homes-sq-ft}
[visited at April 13, 2018].
5.1 "Hong Kong’s second-hand tiny
flats are 9 per cent more expensive than larger ones on a per square foot
basis, as record-high home prices and government cooling measures have created
a mismatch between supply and demand";
5.2 "The per square foot price of
tiny flats is 9.8 per cent higher than that of flats of 400 to 800 sq ft, and
4.1 per cent higher than that of flats larger than 800 sq ft.... This reflects an unintended effect of the
government’s cooling measures to rein in the world’s least affordable housing
market, which is the distorted demand and supply relation in the secondary
market, analysts said";
5.3 "The government raised the stamp duty to 15 per cent for
all residential purchases except for first-time buyers in November 2016. In a
policy-related tightening, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has rolled out
eight rounds of mortgage restrictions since 2014.
5.4 "The ability and motivation of middle-class
families to sell their existing homes to buy larger ones declined because of
these measures, said Wong Leung-sing, associate director of research at
Centaline Property Agency. “The government policies only leave a way out for
first-time buyers and buyers of smaller flats.”...";
5.5 "The low interest
rate environment also made homeowners less likely to sell their properties due
to the lack of profitable investment alternatives, said Lau...";
Via studying the study note (re: Table 1), a
number of housing imagination statements (HISs) are formulated as follows:
HIS
1: More availability of Nano flats in
the Hong Kong property market offers an affordable housing solution to young
home-buyers, thus a desirable;
HIS
2: Via good interior design, Nano flats can be made attractive to their
residents as well as meet most home function needs reasonably well for young
home-buyers;
HIS
3: The demand for nano flats, though not quite a livable housing solution
itself, e.g., too spatially squeezed, is a consequence of poor government
policy and the prevailing macro-environmental condition;
HIS
4: Nano flats, while not a novel phenomenon in Hong Kong, will become the new
normal in the housing market in Hong Kong; thus, it is not right to complain
about them as a new type of housing offer in the housing market;
HIS
5: Nano flats are expensive and are risky investments for families in Hong
Kong; it is not advisable for young home buyers to consider them;
HIS 6: Buying nano flats is a compromised flat-purchase
decision have flat location closer to major workplaces at the expense of home
living space. They are suitable for young home-buyers who are career-minded.
Thus, they offer a relevant flat purchase choice to young home-buyers.
With the six HISs
formulated as step 2 of the HI approach, an HI analyst can now insert them into
a housing imaginations statements analysis worksheet (HISAW) for further review
(re: step 3 of the HI approach). The analysis worksheet is shown as follows
(Exhibit 1):
Exhibit 1: a
housing imaginations statements analysis worksheet (HISAW)
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Housing
imagination statements with illustrative artefacts
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Supporting
information and analysis elements
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Housing imagination statement 1:
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
(e.g., newspaper articles)
Point 1: (source: reference xxx)
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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Housing imagination statement 2:
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: (source: reference xxx)
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Housing imagination statement 3:
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: (source: reference xxx)
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Housing imagination statement 4:
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: (source: reference xxx)
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HAI 1:
HAI 2:
HAI 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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Overall comments and recommendations on the
array of housing imaginations examined by the HI analyst:
Comment 1:
Comment 2:
Comment 3:
Recommendation 1:
Recommendation 2:
Recommendation 3:
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Regarding the HISAW (re: Exhibit 1), a number
of housing imaginations (hi's) are identified and expressed into written
statements. A housing imagination is more often than not expressed in 2
sentences to more succinctly convey its viewpoint. The HISAW encourages the HI
analyst to consider an array of housing imaginations by formulating a number of
housing imaginations statements on a specific housing theme, e.g., nano flats
in Hong Kong. It is vital to also provide a set of supporting materials for
each housing imaginations statement. These include: (a) illustrative artifacts,
e.g. photos, (b) supporting viewpoints with referencing sources, e.g.,
newspaper articles[1], (c)
Major supportive stakeholder groups and reasons, (d) Space, place and home
analysis ideas on the housing imaginations statement, and, lastly, some overall
comments and recommendations from the HI analyst. An illustration, though an
incomplete one, on how the HISAW can be used is provided in Exhibit 2. This
HISAW is used to examine some of the HISs on the theme of "nano flats in
Hong Kong" noted above (re: Table 1):
Exhibit 2: Housing imaginations statements
analysis worksheet (HISAW)
|
Housing
imagination statements with illustrative artefacts
|
Supporting
information and analysis elements
|
|
Housing imagination statement 1:
More availability of Nano
flats in the Hong Kong property market offers an affordable housing solution
to young home-buyers, thus a desirable.
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
|
A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
(e.g., newspaper articles)
Point 1: 2.3 "“Most
first-time buyers can afford property costing under HK$6 million
(US$769,000),” said Henry Mok, regional director of capital markets at JLL.
“However, that budget would only allow them to buy a sizeable flat in an old
housing estate (over 30-years-old) in urban areas, given prices have reached
record highs.” They would much rather buy a new nano flats of their own, he
added" (Article 2: Zhen, S. 2017.
"Parking space-size flat to be the new norm as affordability eludes Hong
Kong's first-time buyers" South
China Morning Post October 26 (url address;
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2116992/nano-flats-expected-flood-hong-kong-market-first-time-buyers-continue)
[visited at April 13, 2018]).
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1: Young
home-buyers
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2: Property
developers
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Housing imagination statement 2:
Via good interior design, Nano
flats can be made attractive to their residents as well as meet most home
function needs reasonably well for young home-buyers.
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
 |
A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: 3.8 "The
flat appears to be more spacious than it actually is, thanks to its
monochrome colour and an abundance of windows" (Article 3: Ye, J. 2017.
"8 Hong Kong nano flats that prove small can still be beautiful"
South China Morning Post August 12 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2106471/here-are-8-hong-kong-nano-flats-prove-small-can-still-be)
[visited at Apriil 13, 2018].
Point 2 (source: reference xxx)
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1: Young
home-buyers
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2: Property
developers
Reasons
Stakeholder group 3: Interior
designers
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Housing imagination statement 3:
The demand for nano flats,
though not quite a livable housing solution itself, e.g., too spatially
squeezed, is a consequence of poor government policy and the prevailing
macro-environmental condition.
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: 1.2 "....
two property consultants said the city’s housing market – already
ranked as the world’s least-affordable urban centre – can expect to be
propelled even higher as the booming stock market, record-low unemployment
and high economic growth ensure economic sentiment remains high";
(Sito, P. 2017. "Nano flats sell for HK$3m as property prices
predicted to soar 20 per cent in 2018" South China Morning Post December 12 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2124028/tiny-flats-costing-us383000-and-prices-predicted-rise-another)
[visited at April 13, 2018])
Point
2: 5.2 "The
per square foot price of tiny flats is 9.8 per cent higher than that of flats
of 400 to 800 sq ft, and 4.1 per cent higher than that of flats larger than
800 sq ft.... This reflects an
unintended effect of the government’s cooling measures to rein in the world’s
least affordable housing market, which is the distorted demand and supply
relation in the secondary market, analysts said" (Article 5: Liu, Y.
2017. "Small doesn't come cheap - Hong Kong's nano flat cost 9 per cent
more in square footage" South China Morning Post August 29 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2108665/hong-kongs-tiny-flats-9pc-pricier-larger-homes-sq-ft}
[visited at April 13, 2018]).
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HA 1:
HA 2:
HA 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Housing imagination statement 4:
Nano flats, while not a novel
phenomenon in Hong Kong, will become the new normal in the housing market in
Hong Kong; thus, it is not right to complain about them as a new type of
housing offer in the housing market.
Illustrative artefacts:
Artefact 1:
Artefact 2:
Artefact 3:
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A. Supporting viewpoints and sources
Point 1: 4.3 "Ryan
Shum, Centaline’s marketing manager for Wan Chai, said nano flats were not a
new phenomenon in the district. Some flats completed in the 1980s were also
less than 200 sq ft in size, he said" (Article 4: Cheng, R. 2017.
"'Nano' flats on the rise as Hong Kong homes shrink amid high property
prices" South China Morning Post April 17 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2088171/nano-flats-rise-hong-kong-homes-shrink-amid-high-property)
[visited at April 13, 2018])
Point 2: 3.1 "Small
flats are here to stay in Hong Kong. Over a quarter of the completed units
last year were Class A flats, which measure less than 400 square feet (37
square metres) in size" (Article 3: Ye, J. 2017. "8 Hong Kong nano
flats that prove small can still be beautiful" South China Morning Post
August 12 (url address:
http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2106471/here-are-8-hong-kong-nano-flats-prove-small-can-still-be)
[visited at Apriil 13, 2018]).
B. Likely supported by which
stakeholder groups:
Stakeholder group 1:
Reasons
Stakeholder group 2:
Reasons
C. Space, place and home analysis
Space-based analysis ideas (SAI):
SAI 1:
SAI 2:
Place-based analysis ideas (PAI)
PAI 1:
PAI 2:
PAI 3:
Home-based analysis ideas (HAI)
HAI 1:
HAI 2:
HAI 3:
D: Your own critical and imaginative ideas
(OCII)
OCII 1:
OCII 2:
OCII 3:
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|
Overall comments and recommendations on the
array of housing imaginations examined by the HI analyst:
Comment 1:
Comment 2:
Comment 3:
Recommendation 1:
Recommendation 2:
Recommendation 3:
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Some of the fields
in the HISAW are left blank so as to encourage HI students to take up their own
analysis efforts that make use of concepts from the HI subject.
Concluding remarks
The HISAW,
including the illustrative one on the theme of "nano flats in Hong Kong",
is a useful analytical tool to examine housing imaginations in the subject of
Housing Imaginations. With more experience in trying out this worksheet, more
illustrative examples and further enhancement of the HISAW will be made. This
in turn is expected to contribute to the methodological development of the
overall HI approach.
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It is useful to compile a
study note on newspaper articles with specific points noted on them as examples
of supporting viewpoints (re: Table 1).
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