Happy Thought for 15 November 2024
Have a Happy Thought: Racing horses in Hong Kong are living their best lives – in some pretty fancy apartments , including, in some cases, their own elevators! You see, land in Hong Kong is really valuable – a lot of people live on this island, and there’s only so much space to go around. ( The current population density of Hong Kong in 2024 is 6,754 people per km 2 , while New Zealand’s is 19.0 people per km 2 . Auckland, the densest city in NZ, has a mere 2,970 people per km 2 . ) So, at some point, you have to build up . And while we’re used to going up for office buildings and human apartment buildings, it sti ll feels weird to me (and I’m betting to you, too), to consider doing the same for animals. But the Hong Kong Jockey Club , with limited space, has definitely gone up , with one three-story stable , and other jockey clubs having two-story stables. ( I’ve heard rumours that there are horse elevators for these multi-story stables, but all I could find was refe