Abstract:
Transitional housing has emerged in Hong Kong as an alternative housing form to provide speedy short-term improvement of living conditions for those who live in sub-divided flats and on the long waiting list for public rental housing. Many NGOs, development and construction-related professionals and private developers are quickly mobilized to echo the Government’s policy objective of providing about 20,000 transitional housing units by end of 2024. Innovative method known as “modular integrated construction” (MiC) has been widely explored and applied.
The on-going “Study on Effective Transitional Housing Delivery in Hong Kong” has reviewed the transitional housing projects in Hong Kong as well as experiences from cities including Vancouver, London, Taipei, Amsterdam, Queensland and Auckland. The interim findings of the Study will be shared in this seminar regarding how effective Hong Kong has been doing in the delivery of transitional housing with reference to international cases.
The Light Public Housing proposed by the current term of Government, which by its very nature, can also be categorized an alternative type of transitional housing. Summarizing local and overseas experiences, the speaker will also share his views regarding the inter-play of the transitional housing programme and the Light Public Housing programme with a view to facilitating a smooth and effective whole-life implementation of these projects.
Acknowledgement: The “Study on Effective Transitional Housing Delivery in Hong Kong” is funded by the Strategic Public Policy Research funding scheme of the Hong Kong SAR Government (Project No.: S2020.A6.014.20S).
About the Speaker:
Prof Ling Kar-kan, SBS
FHKIP, RPP, MHKIUD, PRC Registered Urban Planner Qualification
Prof K. K. Ling is the Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also serves the community as the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society and the Chairman of the Country and Marine Parks Board. He is also the Adjunct Professor of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Professor of Practice (Planning) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Associate Fellow of the University College of Estate Management, UK. He was the Director of Planning of HKSAR Government, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, Director of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited and Chairman of its Entrepreneurship Committee. He received the InnoStar Award 2021 from Our Hong Kong Foundation.
Date: 6 June 2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Venue: via ZOOM and in HKIP Office (Unit 201, 2/F, Prosperity Millennia Plaza, 663 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong)
*The seminar is free of charge. The seminar is equivalent to 1.5 CPD hours.
Registration deadline: 2 June 2023
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