Round Table Discussion on Urban Planning Institutions and Public Participation
A Tale of Two Cities: Guangzhou and Hong Kong
(to be conducted in Cantonese)
 

Speaker
Mr. Shi Hongping, ex-Director, Guangzhou Planning Bureau
 
Panelists
Mr. PY Tam, President, HKIP
Mr. Bosco Fung, Past President, HKIP
Mr. Andrew Lam, Past President, HKIP
Ms. Betty Ho, Chairman, Planners’ Registration Board
 
Co-Convenors:
Mr. Lawrence Chau, MHKIP; Dr. Bo-sin Tang, MHKIP
 
Date: 12 November 2009 (Thursday)

Time:  6:45 pm – 8:15 pm (seminar)
          8:15 pm – 9.30 pm (dinner)

Place: HKIP Office (Room 804, Stanhope House, 734-738, King's Road,Quarry Bay, Hong Kong)

Introduction
 
Mr. Shi Hongping (施红平) is the ex-Director of Guangzhou Planning Bureau and the present Director of Urban Construction, Resources and Environment Committee (城建資源環境委員會) of the Guangzhou People's Political Consultative Conference (廣州市政協). He is currently leading a study team comprising researchers from the Guangzhou Social Science Academy (廣州市社會科學院) to examine the operational characteristics of urban planning institutions, especially in connection with the issues of public participation, in various cities within the Greater Pearl River Delta region. The primary objective of his study is to provide input to the Committee in recommending appropriate directions of reforming the urban planning systems in Guangzhou. Hong Kong is one of his study areas.
 
Mr. Shi is well positioned to share with us on the current development of urban planning institutions and public participation experiences in Guangzhou and its possible future changes, particularly in the context of major infrastructure and development projects.  The panelists will share their Hong Kong experiences as well.  Surely, the two cities can learn from each other.    
 
 
HKIP Continuing Professional Development (CPD) equivalent hours :  1.5 hours
 
Signing Up
 
The roundtable discussion will be on first-come-first-served basis and seating places limited to 30.  Please register asap.
 
Please contact, fax or email your particulars to HKIP (Attn. Ms Monique Tai, Tel. No. 2915 6212, Fax No. 2915 7616 or email at hkiplann@netvigator.com) for reservation.

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