[Free to join] Future City International Summit 2023

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Future City International Summit 2023

City Planning and Development

Organised by

World Green Organisation

The University of Hong Kong faculty of architecture

Million Home Charity Fund Limited

DATE

3 August 2023

(Thursday)

09:30-18:00

VENUE

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

S421 (Conference Room)

FORMAT

In-Person

Registration

Background

In recent years, the national policies of China and other countries around the world have focused on green, sustainable and low carbon development as key features of environmental and urban planning. Aiming to assist in the future development of Hong Kong, Million Home Charity Fund is inaugurating an international summit on city planning and development. Though the sharing of successful experiences by planning and building experts in Chinese and other international cities, Million Home Charity Fund hopes to assist to optimize our city’s urban planning and development, promote regional urban development with the rest of our county, and strengthen Hong Kong’s position as one of the world’s most livable cities in the future.

International Speakers

Dr. Liu Thai Ker
Chairman at Morrow Architects & Planners

Prof. Miguel Esteban
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering at Waseda University, Japan

Ms. Monika Indriasari
Landscape Architect, Urban Designer at Townland

司馬曉先生
院長,首席規劃師 at 深圳市城市規劃設計研究院

Ms. Nie Weixiao
Senior Engineer at Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute

International Speakers

Ms. Winnie Ho, JP
Secretary of Housing, HKSAR

Mr. David Lam, JP
Under Secretary for Development, HKSAR

Prof. Ling Kar Kan, SBS
Professor of Practice (Planning), PolyU

Prof. Ng Mee Kam
Vice-chairman at the Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK

Prof. Ng Yan Yung
Yao Ling Sun Professor of Architecture at the School of Architecture, CUHK

Mr. Wong Kam Sing, GBS, JP
Former Secretary for the Environment, HKSAR

Panelists

❖Mr. Albert Oung, Founder & President, World Green Organisation / Co-Chairman, ASEAN Economic Club

❖Mr. Simon Yeung, Advisory Committee on the Northern Metropolis

❖Prof. Sam Chow, Arup Fellow, Director, East Asia Transport Portfolio Leader, Arup

❖Dr. William Yu, Founder & CEO, World Green Organisation

❖Mr. Alexander (Sandy) M Duggie, Director / Hon.Treasurer, BEAM Society Limited

❖Mr. Ar. Lu Hing Yiu, Bryant,Vice President, HKIA

❖Mr. Ir Dr Cary CHAN, JP, Executive Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council,

❖Mr. Sr. Jonathan Lee, Vice-Chairman of Property & Facility Management Division, HKIS

❖Mr. Steven Chan, Chairman, HKIE Gas and Energy Division,

❖Mr.Paul Chan, President HKILA

Topics

❖Singapore Urban Planning Experience

❖Role of Reclamation in Urban Planning

❖Planning for the Future in Jakarta, Indonesia

❖Northern Metropolis Development Plan

❖Exploration of Sustainable Urban Cooling in Guangzhou

❖Case study of the Henggin Planning

❖Introduction of Hong Kong Man-Made Islands

❖Overview of HK Geography on Land use

❖Climate Action & Carbon Neutrality in HK’s built.

❖Future urban living of the older population under Climate Change

❖Reclamation experience

Target Participants

The speakers will be composed of members from the HKSAR government, international representatives from Singapore, Japan and China, as well as scholars and industry leaders. The target audiences are design and construction enterprises, investors, green technology enablers, members of relevant institutes and leaders in the academic field.

Should you have any enquiries, please contact Ms Lau at katherinelau@thewgo.org