Centre of Urban Planning
and Environmental Management
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The Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management
Rm 836, Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong,
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Tel : (852) 2859 2721
Fax : (852) 2559 0468
Homepage : http://www.hku.hk/cupem
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CONTENTS
Admission & Graduation
Current Research Activities
Recent Research Seminars & Open Lectures
Recent Conferences
CUPEM Publications
Forthcoming Events & Visitors
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ADMISSION & GRADUATION
Master Degree Programmes
During the academic year 1997-98, 91 students commenced their studies in either the full-time or part-time M.Sc. (Urban Planning) programme:
Full-time Part-time
Year 1 31 16
Year 2 27 9
Year 3 -- 8
Several of them are ADB scholars and overseas students from China, U.K., India, Malaysia, Pakistan and Nepal.
The M.Sc. (Environmental Management) programme enrolled 43 first-year students, while the Master of Housing Management programme and the M.A. (Transport Policy and Planning) programme enrolled 29 and 28 students respectively.
Doctoral Programme
Currently 23 students are studying for their doctorates in CUPEM, 16 of whom are full-time.
New Ph.D. students and their specializations
CUPEM is happy to introduce the following Ph.D. students who joined us recently:
Ms. Cui Ya-kun is a Ph.D. student from Peking University under the auspices of the PRC Nominated Research Students Programme of the University of Hong Kong. Her research interests are recreation and tourism management.
Mr. Mao Wen-feng was Lecturer of the Department of Environmental Sciences in the Zhongshan University before he came to Hong Kong. His field of study is Environmental Impact Assessment and Sustainable Development.
Mr. Ye Xiang-zhong is also a Ph.D. student from Peking University under the auspices of the PRC Nominated Research Students Programme of The University of Hong Kong. His field of study is urban and regional research.
Mr. Chan Cheung-wai
A Neural Network Approach to Land Use/ Land Cover Change Detection
Ms. Cheng Yun
Land Policy and Urban Renewal: A Study of Urban Redevelopment in Shanghai
Ms. Cheung Yuk-kuen, Annie
An Environmental Assessment Approach for Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Area: Principles and Practices
Ms. Haddock Janet Elaine
Environment-Related Decision Making: An Examination of the GATT/WTO Process
Mr. Kan Ting-wah
Environmental Risk Management
Ms. Kwok Ching-wa, Rebecca
Urban Transport System Management and Planning
Mr. Kwok King-yu
Managing the Health Impacts of Transport-related Air Pollution: A study of the Diesel-to-Petrol Switching Policy in Hong Kong
Mr. Lau Sin-tong, William
The Implications of ISO 14000 to Industry
Ms. Long Guo-ying
The Political Economy of Regional Disparities in Post-reform China: The Case Study of Jiangsu Province
Ms. Ng Chi-yun, Jeanne
Monitoring Urban Air Quality in Hong Kong: Implications of an Investigation of Street-level Concentrations of Respirable Suspended Particulates (RSP) Using a Light Scattering Measurement Device
Mr. Ng Yee-chun
Port and Transport Infrastructure Developments in the Pearl River Delta Area
Mr. Qiao Ji-ming
Development of GIS-based Spatial Decision Support System for Urban Environmental Planning and Management - A Case Study
Mr. Shi Xun
Integrating Case-based Reasoning and Geographic Information Systems for Urban Planning
Mr. So Ming-tat
An Economic-benefits or Cost-savings Analysis of Hong Kong Corporations in Adopting Green Initiatives and Commitment
Ms. Sutton Jessica Sarah
Reclamation
Mr. Tang Siu-sing
An Integrated GIS Model for Industrial Land Use Planning - A Case Study of Hong Kong
Ms. Tao Ying-xiang
An Assessment of Alternative Wastewater Treatment Approaches in Guangzhou
Ms. Xu Jiang
Development Concepts and Land Use Planning Mechanisms in China: A Case Study of Guangzhou
Mr. Yan Wing-lok, Alexander
A Critical Assessment of the EIA Process in China: Case Studies from Guangzhou
Mr. Yeung Che-keung, Nelson
Public-Private Housing Partnership
Degree Completed in 1997
Congratulations! The following students eventually, after years of hard work, obtained either the M.Phil. or the Ph.D. degree last year! We wish them happy, healthy and wealthy!
Ms. Ilari Simonetta
Ph.D. Degree - Transnational Investment in China - A Long March Towards Integrated Global Production: A Case Study of a Manufacturing Firm in Guangdong Province
Ms. La Grange Adrienne R.
Ph.D. Degree - Privatization of Public Housing in Hong Kong - A Policy Evaluation
Mr. Lau Cho-yam
M. Phil. - Evaluating the Performance of Public Transport Operations in Hong Kong from the point of view of the Disadvantaged
Ms. Yee Lai-wan
Ph.D. Degree - The Efficiency of the Charging System for Industrial Waste Water Management in Hong Kong
CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Agricultural Land Loss and Economic Development in the Pearl River Delta (Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
In China, rampant urban growth as a result of economic reform in 1978 has led to many environmental problems. The encroachment of agricultural land is a pressing problem in the rapidly growing areas, such as the Pearl River Delta. According to government statistics, arable land in the Pearl River Delta has decreased from 1,044.7 thousands hectares in 1980 to 898.2 thousand hectares in 1991, a decrease of 14.7 % in ten years. This is only the figure reported to the government which may be under reported. The actual loss of arable land may be much more than this account. The decrease of arable land has depleted the food production capacity of the region which used to be one of the most important agricultural regions in China and major agricultural production area for Hong Kong. The study aims to examine the extent of agricultural land loss in the Pearl River Delta using the integration of remote sensing and geographic information system. It will also examine the relationship between economic development and agricultural land loss. With better understanding of the relationship between agricultural land loss and economic development, the study will help to develop a sustainable development strategy to minimize the impact of economic development on the loss of valuable agricultural land in the Pearl River Delta in which Hong Kong is closely related. (A. Yeh)
Communications Handbook for Urban Planners (Leung Kau Kui/ Run Run Shaw Teaching Endowment Fund)
Urban Planners require a wide variety of communication skills in practising their profession. The purpose of the handbook is, through focusing on the components of a planning study, to cover the types of communication skills commonly required. This manual fills a gap in teaching references and aims to be useful not only as a teaching aid but also as a reference for practitioners involved in studies of the built environment. (A. Cook)
Developing Practical Indicators of Sustainability for Hong Kong (Environment and Conservation Fund)
This project is designed to develop intuitively understandable and measurably practical indicators of environmental quality. These indicators are used to project future conditions to assess whether Hong Kong's development path is a sustainable one. (W. Barron and P. Hills)
Experiential Learning in the Education of Urban Planners: Teaching of Applied Urban Planning (Teaching Development Grant, University of Hong Kong)
To identify different models for teaching of applied planning; to identify the relationship between types of applied learning formats and the needs of the urban planning profession; to link teaching from a pragmatic and experiential perspective to a more theoretical and pedagogical base. From the foregoing to broaden and strengthen the Centre's own knowledge base and promote it as a source of expertise on the teaching of applied planning. (A. Cook and P. Hills)
Global-Local Nexus and Sustainable Urban Development: A case Study of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (Committee on Research and Conference Grants, The University of Hong Kong)
This project aims to examine local sustainable development practice, if any, in Hong Kong and Shenzhen which aims at tackling urban sustainability issues resulted from the incorporation of both economies into the transnational flows of capital, production, labour and ideas. (M.K. Ng)
Hong Kong and Shanghai: Metropolitan Growth and Regional Integration (UK/ HK Joint Research Scheme)
This project involves a comparative study of two of China's major cities (Hong Kong and Shanghai) and their relationships ith their hinterlands. It is also an analysis of the tensions that arise from the different agendas held by government at the national and the metropolitan level, in situations where in their different ways each city involves national-level political difficulties. (R. Chan)
Land-use/ Transportation Planning in Hong Kong: the End of an Era
This is a joint book project editing and contributing to a book which reviews principles and practice in relation to land-use and transportation planning in Hong Kong. This is currently in press and due for release by Avebury in summer 1998. (A. Cook and H. Dimitriou)
Managing Municipal Change in China (Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
This joint research project intends to conduct research on the transformation of the role of municipal governments in China's reform era. The project includes, inter alia, two household surveys on housing reforms. The cities of Shanghai and Guangzhou are chosen as case studies. (R.Chiu, P.N.S. Lee, P.C.Y. Cheung, C.W.L. Lo, C. Wong and K.K. Tsao)
Public Housing Policy in Hong Kong: A Critical Analysis and Evaluation (Committee on Research and Conference Grants, The University of Hong Kong)
This project aims to critically and comprehensively analyze and evaluate the public housing policy of Hong Kong and make recommendation for future development. The key issues and problems addressed are: what are the appropriate criteria for evaluating a public housing system which is characterized by in-kind subsidy and producer subsidy? What are the strengths and weaknesses, successes and failures of such a public housing policy? What are the factors contributing to the adoption, development and performance of such a mode(s) of public housing policy, and are there needs and ways for switching to a more cash- and consumer-oriented housing policy? (R.Chiu)
Sustainable Housing Development in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
This joint project examines the environmental issues in housing policy and the development process. It examines environmentally friendly measures and practices adopted in the housing process in Hong Kong, especially in the public sector. It also investigates the sustainability of Hong Kong's housing system. (R. Chiu and B. Jia)
An Urban Regeneration Strategy for Hong Kong: Addressing Key Socio-economic Issues in a Restructuring Context (Hong Kong Research Grants Council)
This study addresses the critical issue of urban regeneration in Hong Kong. The project will identify urban regeneration strategies undertaken by various countries undergoing different phases of socio-economic restructuring and assess their relevance to Hong Kong.
Major urban regeneration issues Hong Kong is facing in a rapidly changing socio-economic context will be identified. A SWOT analysis will be conducted to evaluate Hong Kong's ability to tackle the issues identified and a comprehensive, integrated and sustainable urban regeneration strategy will be formulated. (M. K. Ng, A. Cook, E. Tsui, Y.H. Hong)
Urban Simulation for Sustainable Development in the Pearl River Delta Using Remote Sensing and GIS (Croucher Foundation)
The study aims to develop an urban simulation model using remote sensing and GIS for the growth corridor between Hong Kong and Guangzhou where a lot of development is taking place. Land use information for the modelling will be collected by using remote sensing and data from GIS The urban simulation model will be integrated with GIS by making use of its geographical processing functions. The model will first simulate urban development in the Pearl River Delta and its impact on the environment in the next ten to twenty years if the current trend of uncontrolled urban development continues. Different urban development scenarios will be simulated using the model to find the optimal urban development pattern for different assumptions of economic and infrastructure developments and planning controls. (A.Yeh)
RECENT RESEARCH SEMINARS & OPEN LECTURES
l Sustainable Transport for Hong Kong, Mr. Nils Steinbrecher, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 24 April 1998
l Spatial Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery, Prof. Deren Li, President of Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, 23 April 1998 (jointly organized with the GIS Research Centre)
l Forum: "The Territorial Development Strategy", Mr. Michael Chan, Planning Department, Mr. John Hyslop, Urban Connections Ltd., and Dr. Ng Mee-kam, 3 April 1998
l Possibilities for Computer Supported Urban Planning, Qiao Ji-ming, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 27 March 1998
l The Political Economy of Regional Disparities in Post-reform China: A Case Study of Jiangsu Province, Ms. Long Guo-ying, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 20 March 1998
l Towards a Framework of Urban Sustainability, Prof. David Cadman, Bartlett Visiting Professor in Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture, Building, Environmental Design and Planning, University College London, 13 March 1998
l The White Paper on Long Term Housing Strategy in Hong Kong, Housing Research Network, 10 March 1998
l The Housing Aspiration Survey and Its Application, Housing Research Network, 3 March 1998
l Planning Forum on the Town Planning Amendment Bill 1998, Mr Andrew Lam, Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, Dr. Ng Mee-kam and Ms. Alison Cook, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 27 February 1998
l Close to Home: An Area by Area Assessment of the Provision of Open Space in Hong Kong, Mr. Keith Gilges, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 20 February 1998
l From Values to Praxis: Planners' Views on Advocacy Planning in Hong Kong, Dr. Ng Mee-kam, CUPEM, and Dr. Ernest Chui, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, 13 February 1998
l Implementing Environmental Policy in China, Prof. Peter Hills, Director of CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, and Dr. Man Chi-sum, Hong Kong Policy Research Institute, 23 January 1998
l The Common Good: Assessing the Performance of Cities, Prof. John Friedmann, Professor Emeritus of the University of California at Los Angeles, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Landscape, Environment, and Planning of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 19 January 1998 (jointly organized with HKIP)
l Making the Invisible Visible: Alternative Planning Histories, Prof. Leonie Sandercock, 16 January 1998 (jointly organized with the Department of History)
l Planning's Changing Paradigm, Prof. Leonie Sandercock, Professor of Human Settlements and Head of Department of Landscape, Environment and Planning, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, 13 January 1998 (jointly organized with HKIP)
l East-West Dialogue on Planning Theories, Prof. John Friedmann, Prof. Leonie Sandercock, Dr. Ng Mee-kam and Mr. Tang Wing-shing, 9 January 1998
l ISO 14000: How does Hong Kong Industry View This? Mr. William Lau, CUPEM, University of Hong Kong, 12 December 1997
l Urban Simulation Using Cellular Automata, Prof. Michael Batty, Director of Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, 9 December 1997
l Towards Urban Sustainability in China, Dr. Y. Yin, Department of Geography and Geology, University of Hong Kong, 21 November 1997
l GIS and Planning Support System, Prof. Richard Brail, 17 November 1997 (jointly organized with GIS Research Centre)
l "Liberating" Chinese Cities: in Search of the Moscow Line, Dr. K.L. MacPherson, Department of History, University of Hong Kong, 14 November 1997
The Evolution of Information Technology in Urban Transport Planning: GIS, ITS and Decision Support, Prof. Richard Brail, Director of Computer Resources, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 12 November 1997 (jointly organized with the Chartered Institute of Transport in Hong Kong)
RECENT CONFERENCES
Planning for a Sustainable Hong Kong
25 February, 1998 at HKCEC
With the belief "We do not own the earth, we borrow it from our children", this one-day Conference jointly organized with the Hong Kong Institute of Planners explored the concept as well as the practicality of "sustainability". The keynote speech was given by Mr. Peter Wong, Chairman of the Advisory Council on the Environment, Mr. Kwok Kwok-chuen, Dr. L.H. Wang, Mrs Mei Ng, Ms Anna Wu and other guest speakers also gave presentations in the capacity of their professions.
Designing Hong Kong
20-22 February 1998 at Pacific Place
Jointly organized with the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Young Architects League, this exhibition, workshop and symposium, using the Kai Tak/ Kowloon Bay site as an example, challenged both the professionals and the public in generating innovative and practical suggestions for incorporating social and environmental perspectives into urban design. Speakers including Ms. Christine Loh, Mr. Amory Lovins, Mr. Mike Moir and Mr. Cesar Pelli were invited.
Planning a Better Environment for the Elderly People in Hong Kong
16 January, 1998 at HKU
Jointly organized with Lingnan College, this one-day Conference discussed the changing needs in land use planning, housing, transport and overall infrastructure brought about by the ageing population. The opening address was given by Mr. Tam Yiu-chung, Chairman of the Elderly Commission of the HKSAR Government, followed by presentations from professionals in different fields including the Planning Department, Housing Department, universities, hospital and rehabilitation services.
International Symposium on Marketization of Land and Housing in Socialist China
31 October - 1 November 1997 at Hong Kong Baptist University
Jointly organized with the Hong Kong Baptist University, this symposium provided a forum for academics and practitioners of China's housing and urban development, including government officials, developers and real estate financiers, to exchange research findings and viewpoints on the massive transformation process of urban development and the nature and organization of urban space brought by the marketization of land and housing in China. Speakers including Mr. Shen Jianzhong, Assistant Director of the Real Estate Industry Department, Ministry of Construction P.R.C., Mr. Chen Zhiquan, Chairman of the Capital Construction Committee, Guangdong Provincial Government and Professor Li Xiaoxi, Research Fellow of the Research Office of the State Council of P.R.C. were invited.
Territorial Development Conference - Developing an Effective Strategic Planning Process for Hong Kong
9 October, 1997 at HKCEC
In view of Hong Kong's unparalleled economic and population growth, academics and professionals urged to review and improve Government's existing strategic planning process in this Conference jointly organized with the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Following the Hon. Leung Chun Ying's keynote speech, distinguished speakers including Mr. Abraham Razack, Mr. Roger Bristow and Mr. David C. Lee also expressed their views on the issue.
PUBLICATIONS
Recent Publications by CUPEM
l Community Mobilization and the Environment in Hong Kong, edited by Peter Hills and Cecilia Chan, 318p, 1997.
l Planning Hong Kong for the 21st Century, edited by Anthony Gar-on Yeh, 329p, 1996.
l Chinese Cities and China's Development: A Preview of the Future Role of Hong Kong, edited by Anthony Gar-on Yeh and Chai-kwong Mak, 385p, 1995.
Forthcoming Publications by CUPEM
l Urban Planning & Planning Education Under Economic Reform in China, edited by Anthony Gar-on Yeh, Xueqiang Xu and Xiaopei Yan, 316pp., 1998.
l Bibliography on Socio-Economic Development and Urban Development in Hong Kong, by Anthony Gar-on Yeh, 1998.
l Bibliography on Socio-Economic Development and Urban Development in China , by Anthony Gar-on Yeh, 1998.
l Planning a Better Environment for the Elderly People in Hong Kong - An Integrated Multidisciplinary Approach, edited by David R. Phillips and Anthony G.O. Yeh.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS & VISITORS
CUPEM Open Evening
13 May, 1998 (Wednesday) 1800 - 2100
Prospective employers will be invited to join our staff and students to view a display of recent M.Sc. (Urban Planning) project and current Ph.D. research work. An invaluable opportunity for our graduating class to present themselves in front of their future bosses!
CPD Workshop
World Wide Web (WWW), Internet and Intranet for Urban Development and Management
16 & 23 May, 1998 (Saturday) 0900 - 1230
The workshop will unravel the technology behind the World Wide Web, Internet and Intranet for professionals and practitioners in urban development and management such as real estate, building, property development, architecture, transport and urban planning.
Visitors
Prof. Deren Li
President, Wuhan Technical University of Surveying and Mapping, Wuhan
April 1998
Prof. Wang Jingxia
President, Senior Urban Planner, China Academy of Urban Planning & Design, Beijing
September 1998
Prof. Hsia Chu-joe
Professor of Graduate Institute of Building and Planning, National Taiwan University
September 1998
Prof. Richard Welford
Professor of Business Economics and Director of the Centre for Corporate Environmental Management in the University of Huddersfield, UK
October 1998
Master Degree Programmes
As of September 1995, 73 students have commenced or resumed their studies in the full-time and part-time M.Sc. (Urban Planning) programmes:
Full-Time |
Part-Time |
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| Year 1 | 18 |
11 |
| Year 2 | 17 |
15 |
| Year 3 | 12 |
Several of them are overseas students from Belgium, UK, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan.
This year the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) programme has maintained its enrollment of approximately 70 students and the Master of Housing Managment programme also has 70 students (up from the previous 66).
There are now a total of 2 students enrolled in the M.Phil research programme and both are on a part-time basis. Students registered in this programme usually end up in the PhD programme, eventually.
Doctoral Programme
1995 was an important year for the Centre's doctoral programme as the first of a number of students completed their studies. Dr. Gordon T.L. Ng , who began the programme in autumn of 1991, completed his thesis, An Assessment of Strategies for the Management of Plastic Bag Wastes in Hong Kong, in exactly 3 years and became the first full-time doctoral candidate to graduate from the Centre since its establishment. Dr. Wu Fulong, a student from Nanjing (China), was the second full-time doctoral candidate to graduate from the Centre. His thesis was on the Changes in the Urban Spatial Structure of a Chinese City in the Midst of Economic Reforms - A Case Study of Guangzhou.
There are currently 21 doctoral students enrolled in the Centre, of whom 10 are full-time. The newest additions have mainly been from China, Hong Kong and the UK,
and their research topics include:
The following is a list of the newly appointed or re-appointed Fellows, Honorary Research Fellows, and Postdoctoral Fellows since January 1995:
Fellows
Dr. P. Cheung
Department of Politics & Public Administration
Dr. Y.W. Chu
Department of Sociology
Dr. S. Ganesan
Department of Architecture
Dr. A.Y.C. Lui
Department of History
Ms. T.L. Mottershead
Department of Professional Legal Education
Dr. G.A. Postiglione
Department of Education
Professor A. Walker
Department of Surveying
Dr. D.W.K. Yeung
Department of Economics
Honorary Research Fellows
Mr. Y.L. Chan
Housing Department
Hong Kong Government
Mr. F. Kan
Fred Kan & Co.
Dr. E.S.W. Lee
Transport Department
Hong Kong Government
Mr. J.K.C. Lee
Department of Applied Social Studies
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Study of Economic Development Along the Jing-Jiu Railway: Impacts on the KCR Freight and Passenger Transport - The study is jointly carried out with the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, for the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). The study investigates the impacts of the Jing-Jiu Railway on the freight and passenger transport of the KCR. It examines the economic development of the Jing-Jiu Corridor including the origins and destinations of passenger and freight transport; the role of Hong Kong and its port in the regional development context and as part of the Jing-Jiu Corridor; the regional development perspective of the Jing-Jiu Corridor in southern China and the likely economic impact to Hong Kong; and the role that the KCR will play in the regional railway network.
Study of Potential Inter-City Direct Through Train Passenger Trips Between Hong Kong and Beijing/Shanghai - The study is jointly carried out with the Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing for the Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC). The study examines the potential demand of direct passenger train services between Hong Kong and Beijing/Shanghai and evaluates different alternative train services options of the direct train services after the Jing-Jiu Railway has been completed.
Metropolitan Development in Beijing and Guangzhou: A Socioeconomic Analysis
and its Planning Implications
Urban and Environmental Studies Trust Fund, CUPEM
This project aims to study the patterns of the changing socioeconomic structure
in relation to the spatial configurations of two metropolitan regions in
China under the Open Door Policy. (Roger C.K. Chan)
The Functional Structure and Supporting System of the Chinese
Metropolis
Committee on Research and Conference Grants,
The University of Hong Kong
A project in collaboration with Prof. Yao Shimou, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Academia Sinica, to investigate and compare the development of metropolitan regions in China under the Open Door Policy. (Roger C.K. Chan)
Urban Housing in Reform China
Hong Kong Research Grants Council
This is part of a larger project on "Managing Municipal Change in Reform
China". It analyses, compares and evaluates housing reforms in Shanghai and
Guangzhou in the contexts of municipal management and marketization in a
socialist economy. (Rebecca L.H. Chiu)
Energy and Sustainable Development in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Research Grants Council
The goal of this project is to evaluate alternative energy- environment scenarios
for Hong Kong to the year 2010. (Peter R. Hills and William F.
Barron)
Planning and Development in a City of Transition: A Case Study of Hong
Kong
Urban and Environmental Studies Trust Fund, CUPEM
A project to review critically the development of the planning system in Hong Kong during the transition period. The effectiveness of the planning system to cope with internal and external changes in Hong Kong since the 1980s will be evaluated. (Mee Kam Ng)
A Comparative Study of the Urban Planning Systems in the Asian Newly
Industralizing Economies (NIEs)
Committee on Research and Conference Grants,
The University of Hong Kong
The role of land-use planning legislation and practices in the course of rapid economic and urban development in the Asian NIEs will be examined. (Mee Kam Ng)
Advocacy Planning in Hong Kong: Problems and Prospects
Committee on Research and Conference Grants,
The University of Hong Kong
The project aims to investigate whether "advocacy planning", first introduced in the U.S. in the 1960s, has ever been practised in Hong Kong. Selected practising planners and social or political organizations of the general lay public will be interviewed to prepare for a questionnaire survey to gauge the planners' understanding of "advocacy planning". The feasibility and desirability of applying the concept in local planning practice amidst dynamic political changes will also be assessed. (Mee Kam Ng and Ernest Chui, Department of Social Work and Administration, HKU)
A Comparative Study of the Land-Use Planning Systems in Hong Kong and
Guangdong Province, China
Hong Kong Research Grants Council
The study aims at a systematic understanding, comparison and evaluation of the land-use planning systems in the restructuring and integrating political economies of Hong Kong and Guangdong Province. The study will facilitate a better understanding of the socio-economic, political-institutional aspects of planning activities in the region that have specific Asian characteristics. More importantly, it is hoped that practical recommendations can be made to improve the land use planning systems in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province so that they may become a prototype for land reform in China. Finally, feasible options for complementary development or convergence of both planning systems will be assessed and put forward. (Mee Kam Ng and Anthony G.O. Yeh with W.S. Tang, Department of Geography, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Study of Land-Use Changes in Guangzhou Using Aerial Photographs and
GIS
Urban and Environmental Studies Trust Fund, CUPEM
The study aims at analyzing the land-use changes in Gaungzhou since the adoption of economic reform in 1978, using aerial photographs and GIS. It also aims to examine the process of land development in Guangzhou under economic reform, which led to changes in the land- use pattern. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Land-Use Changes in Dongguan
Leung Kau Kui/Run Run Shaw Research and Teaching Endowment Funds, The
University of Hong Kong
The study aims to study the land-use changes of Dongguan, a rapidly developing city in the Pearl River Delta, using remote sensing and geographic information systems. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Changes in Industrial Linkages with China and Intra-Metropolitan Industrial
Location in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Research Grants Council
Since the adoption of the Open Door Policy in China in 1978, many industries in Hong Kong have moved some of their production to China, especially the Pearl River Delta, in the form of outward processing and subcontracting to take advantage of the cheap land and labour. As a result, there are major changes in the industrial linkages and characteristics of firms in Hong Kong. The changes in the industrial linkages and structures may lead to changes in the locational demand for industrial land in Hong Kong which have major ramifications on land-use planning in Hong Kong. The study aims to analyze the characteristics of new industrial linkages with China, particularly with the Pearl River Delta, and their impacts on intra-metropolitan industrial location in Hong Kong. The study will provide a better estimate of industrial land demand which can help to improve land supply and land-use planning in Hong Kong. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Computerized Bibliography on Urban Development and Planning in Hong Kong
and China
Committee on Research and Conference Grants,
The University of Hong Kong
The objective of the study is to provide the most up-to-date comprehensive computerized bibliography on urban development and planning in Hong Kong and China to facilitate the search for reference materials and identification of research topics related to urban development planing and development in Hong Kong and China. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Changing Border Landscape between Hong Kong and South China - This project focuses on the changing spatial landscape between Hong Kong and China during the transition period. It deals with the interaction between the two places regarding the flow of people and resources, as well as the planning implications. (Roger C.K. Chan)
Public Housing Policy in Hong Kong - A book project analyzing and evaluating different strands of housing policies in Hong Kong from both the local and international perspective. (Rebecca L.H. Chiu)
Professional Housing Management in Hong Kong: Practices, Problems and Prospect - A book project surveying and evaluating the professional housing management practices in both the private and public sectors. (Rebecca L.H. Chiu and Y.L. Chan)
Rural Energy-Environment Planning in Asia - A study of planning approaches to rural energy and environment issues in the Asia-Pacific region. (Peter Hills)
Environmental Impacts of Rapid Development in Dongguan City - Dongguan has undergone rapid economic development in recent years. The study aims at examing the impacts of rapid economic development on the environment. It also examines methods and techniques of minimizing the impacts of economic development on the environment in planning for sustainable development. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Changes in Urban Spatial Structure of Chinese Cities Under Economic Reform - The study analyzes and compares the factors that affect the urban spatial structure of Chinese cities before and after the adoption of open door policy and economic reform in 1978. The study also examines the changing pattern of the urban spatial structure of Chinese cities and its implications to urban planning. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
Border Town Planning - Hong Kong and Shenzhen - Hong Kong will become a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China in 1997. At present there are increasing interactions between the border towns of Hong Kong and Shenzhen. It is anticipated that the interactions will be further increased after 1997. The study aims at examining the interrelationships between the development and planning of Hong Kong and Shenzhen before and after 1997. (Anthony G.O. Yeh)
"Costs and Benefits of Air Quality Improvement in Hong Kong", Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol.13, No. 4, pp. 105-117, 1995. (William F. Barron)
"The Pearl River Delta Region", Development in Southern China: A Report on the Pearl River Delta Region, Ch.1, pp.1-21, Longman, Hong Kong, 1995. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"The Urban Migrants - The Challenge to Public Policy", in Linda Wong & K.L. MacPherson (eds.), Social Change and Social Policy in Contmporary China, pp.166-187, Avebury, London, 1995. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"Projets, modalities et defis de l'urbanisme contonais au temps des reformes", in Christian Henriot (ed.), Les Metropoles Chinoises au XXe Siecle, editions Arguments, 1995. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"Promoting Concern for Under-Privileged Groups", in Lee, K.H. (ed.), The Social Worker Path: The Experience of Twenty-One Front-Line Social Workers, Hong Kong Social Workers Association, Hong Kong, pp.3-5, 1995. (C.L.W. Chan)
"A Housing Education Strategy For Hong Kong?", Housing Express, pp.14-16, April 1995. (Rebecca H.L. Chiu)
"Commodification in Guangzhou's Housing System", Third World Planning Review, Vol.17, No.3, pp.295-311, 1995. (Rebecca H.L. Chiu)
"Ambivalence of Local Level Political Elites: Views of the 1994 District Board Election Candidates", Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Chinese University, Hong Kong, Occasional Paper Series, No.14, p.52, 1995. (E.W.T. Chui)
"Micro-Structural Analysis of UASB Granules Treating Brewery Wastewater", Water Science and Technology, Vol.34, No.3/4, 1995. (H.H.P. Fang, H.K. Chui and Y.Y. Li)
"UASB Treatment of Wastewater with Concentrated Mixed VFA", Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.121, No.2, pp.153-160, 1995. (H.H.P. Fang, Y.Y. Li and H.K. Chui)
"Performance and Sludge Characteristics of UASB Process Treating Propionate-Rich Wastewater", Water Research, Vol.29, No.3, pp.895-898, 1995. (H.H.P. Fang, Y.Y. Li and H.K. Chui)
"Anaerobic Degradation of Butyrate in a UASB Reactor", Bioresource Technology, No.51, pp.75-81, 1995. (H.H.P. Fang, Y.Y. Li and H.K. Chui)
"Anaerobic Degradation of Starch Particulates in an Upflow Sludge Blanket Filter Reactor", Environmental Technology, No.16, pp.13-23, 1995. (H.H.P. Fang and T.S. Kwong)
"A Conceptual Framework for Pricing Congestion and Road Damage", in Johansson, B and Mattsson, L.G. (eds.), Road Pricing: Theory Empirical Assessment and Policy, Norwell, Massachusetts, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.57-63, 1995. (T.D. Hau)
"Instruments for Charging Congestion Externalities", Johansson, B and Mattsson, L.G. (eds.), Road Pricing: Theory Empirical Assessment and Policy, Norwell, Massachusetts, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.223-234, 1995. (T.D. Hau)
"Public Policy on Private Cars in Hong Kong: The Case for Demand Management", The Wheel Extended, A Toyota Quarterly Review, Tokyo, No.91, pp.18-24, 1995. (T.D. Hau)
"Sustainable Development and Rural Energy Planning in Asia", Asian Journal of Environmental Management, Hong Kong University Press, Vol.3, No.1, pp.37-50, 1995. (Peter R. Hills)
"Rural Development, Energy and the Environment", in Ramani, K.V., Reddy, A. and Islam, M.N. (eds.), Rural Energy Planning: A Government-Enabled Market-Based Approach, Asian and Pacific Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.11-48, 1995. (Peter R. Hills)
"Environmental Impact Analysis of Rural Energy Policies and Programmes", in Ramani, K.V., Reddy, A. and Islam, M.N. (eds.), Rural Energy Planning: A Government-Enabled Market-Based Approach, Asian and Pacific Development Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.433-476, 1995. (Peter R. Hills)
"Programme for Asian Cooperation on Energy and the Environment: A Conceptual Framework for the Programme", Report to the United Nations Development Programme, Bangkok Regional Office, 1995. (Peter R. Hills and T. Kraft-Oliver)
"A Survey on Drivers' Attitudes on Auto-Toll", Asia Engineer, Vol.23, No.3, pp.46-50, 1995. (W.T. Hung)
"Assessment of Vehicular Emission Dispersion Models Applied in Street Canyons in Guangzhou, PRC", Environment International, Pergamon, Virginia, USA, Vol.21, No.1, pp.39-46, 1995. (W.T. Hung, L.Y. Chan and Y. Qin)
"The Changing Distribution of Hong Kong's Population: An Analysis of the 1991 Population Census", Asian Geographer, Vol.13, No.1, 1995. (O.K. Lai)
"Report on the Fourth International Conference on the Evolution of the East Asian Environment", Chinese Environmental History Newsletter, Vol.2, No.1, pp.7-12, 1995. (K.L. MacPherson)
"Urban and Regional Development", in Cheng, J.Y.S. and Lo, S. (eds.), From Colony to SAR: Hong Kong's Challenges Ahead, Hong Kong: Chinese University Press, pp.227-260, 1995. (Mee Kam Ng)
"A Research Agenda for Regional Development Planning in Hong Kong - Southern China: Lessons from Selected Asian Countries", Planning and Development, Vol.11, No. 1, pp.8-23, 1995. (Mee Kam Ng)
"A Critique of the City Planning Act of the People's Republic of China: A Western Perspective", Third World Planning Review, Vol.12, p.24, 1995. (Mee Kam Ng and Wu Fulong)
"Juvenile Delinquency in Hong Kong", in Winterdyk, John (ed.), Issues and Perspectives on Young Offenders in Canada, Harcourt Brace Company, pp.295-315, 1995. (H. Traver)
"The Triumph of Markets in Natural Gas", Public Utilities Fortnightly, Vol.133, No.8, p.21-25, 1995. (W.D. Walls and A.S. DeVany)
"Vehicular Emissions and Control Policies in Hong Kong", Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol.13, No.1, pp.50-61, 1995. (W.D. Walls and F.W. Rusco)
"An Econometric Analysis of the Market for Natural Gas Futures", The Energy Journal, Vol.16, No.1, pp.71-83, 1995. (W.D. Walls)
"The Effect of Welfare on Labour Force Participation: The Case of Low Income Female Household Heads", International Journal of Sociology of the Family, Vol.25, No.1, pp.81-89, 1995. (W.D. Walls and H. Gensler)
"Labour-Supply Impacts of Effective Welfare Programme Parameters: A Reanalysis", Applied Economics, Vol.27, No.5, pp.461-467, 1995. (W.D. Walls and H.J. Gensler)
Clearing the Air: Vehicular Emissions Policy for Hong Kong, Chinese University Press, Hong Kong, 1995. (W.D. Walls and F.W. Rusco)
The Emerging New Order in Natural Gas, Quorum Books, Westport, Connecticut, 1995. (W.D. Walls and A.S. DeVany)
"Pollution, Population, and the 'Red Light' District in Hong Kong", Annals of Improbable Research, Vol.1, No.3, p.5, 1995. (W.D. Walls)
"Competition in Hong Kong's Water Heating and Cooking Fuel Industry", HKCER Letters, Vol.33, pp.4-7, 1995. (W.D. Walls and F.W. Rusco)
"An Economic Analysis of Vehicle Control Policy in Hong Kong", International Journal of Transport Economics, Vol.22, No.2, pp.199-216, 1995. (W.D. Walls and F.W. Rusco)
Training Manual on Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Development Planning, Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development, p.260, 1995. (Mike Batty, Duane Marble, and A.G.O. Yeh [co-author]).
"GIS Training for the Developing Countries", in Michael Batty, Duane Marble, and Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Training Manual on Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Development Planning, Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), pp.1-11, 1995. (A.G.O. Yeh)
"Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Planning in the Developing Countries" (1995), in Michael Batty, Duane Marble, and Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Training Manual on Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Development Planning, Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), pp.129-152, 1995. (A.G.O. Yeh)
"Resource Materials for GIS", in Michael Batty, Duane Marble, and Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Training Manual on Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Development Planning, Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), pp.237-247, 1995. (A.G.O. Yeh)
"Computer Exercises for GIS Training in Local/Regional Planning" (1995), in Michael Batty, Duane Marble, and Anthony Gar-On Yeh, Training Manual on Geographic Information Systems in Local/Regional Development Planning, Nagoya, Japan: United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), pp.249-260, 1995. (A.G.O. Yeh)
"Planning and Management of Hong Kong's Border", in Joseph Y.S. Cheng and Sonny S.H. Lo (eds.), From Colony to SAR - Hong Kong's Challenges Ahead, Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, pp. 261-291, 1995. (A.G.O.Yeh)
"Economic Globalization and Its Impacts on the Urban System", Geographical Research, Vol.14, No.3, pp.1-12, 1995, in Chinese. (A.G.O. Yeh [co-author] and Xueqiang Xu and Rong Zhang)
"The Goals and Directions of Urban Planning Education in China", Beijing: City Planning Review, No.111, pp.9-10, 1995, in Chinese. (A.G.O. Yeh)
"Pollution Induced Business Cycles: A Game Theoretical Analysis", in Filar, J.A. and Carraro, D. (eds.), Control and Game Theoretic Models of the Environment, Birkhauser, p.18, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung)
"Stationary Probability Distributions of Some Lotka-Volterra Types of Stochastic Predation Systems", Stochastic Analysis and Applications, Vol.13, No.4, p.14, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung and S. Stewart)
"Employment Adjustments Noise and the Expected Rate of Inflation in a Simple Inflation-Unemployment Model", Stochastic Analysis and Applications, Vol.13, No.1, p.11, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung)
Microeconomic Analystics: A Vade Mecum for Students Reading Modern Economics, Prentice Hall, Singapore, p.128, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung and M. Cheung)
"Sensitivity Analysis in Parametrised Optimization: A Geometric Exegesis", International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.20, p.3, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung and M. Cheung)
On Differential Games with Feedback Nash Solutions, Asian Research Services: Vancouver, B.C., p.112, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung)
"An Observable Measure of Tobin's Marginal", Atlantic Economic Journal, Vol.23, No.3, p.1, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung)
"Review on Differential Game Model of the Dynastic Cycle: 3D-Canonical System with a Stable Limit Cycle", Mathematical Reviews, 95e:90085, 1995. (D.W.K. Yeung, G. Feichtinger and J. Novak)
Conference Papers
"Forms of Metropolitan Development in Contemporary China: The Case of Guangzhou Municipal City", invited paper presented at the International Conference on Mainland China's Regional Development, March 23-24, 1995, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"The Emerging Megalopolis in South China and Hong Kong", Conference on International Metropolises, April 1-2, 1995, Nanjing Institute of Geography, Nanjing, China. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"Towards a Sustainable Regional Development Strategy in the Pearl River Delta Region", invited paper presented at the Symposium on International Urbanization in China, August 29-30, 1995, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shedue, Guangdong, China. (Roger C.K. Chan)
"Planning Practice Simulation", Third International Congress of Asian Planning Schools: Planning in a Fast Growing Economy, September 22-24, 1995, Singapore. (A. Cook)
"Human Resources Development and Labour Issues in Hong Kong: An Economy in Transition", paper presented at the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) Human Resources Development Task Force Meeting, June 21-23, 1995, Taipei. (Mee Kam Ng)
"Open Space Planning: An Integrated GIS and Location-Allocation Approach", in Ray Wyatt and Hemayet Hossain (eds.), Proceeding of 4th International Conference on Computers in Urban Planning and Urban Management, Melbourne, Australia, 11-14 July 1995, pp. 451-462. (A.G.O. Yeh [major author] and Mann Chow)
"Changes in the Industrial Structure and Industrial Land-Use Planning in Hong Kong", Third International Congress of Asian Planning Schools: Planning in a Fast Growing Economy, September 22-24, 1995, Singapore. (A.G.O. Yeh and S.S. Tang)
Asian Journal of Environmental Management
In its third year of publication, the Journal is now well established and has over 120 subscribers from all over thw world, with roughly 50% from Asia, 30% from North America and the rest from Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
The Journal is published twice yearly, in May and November. The editor, Dr. W.F. Barron, welcomes the submission of any previously unpublished manscripts to be considered for publication. Subscription charges for the Journal are as follows: Asia, US$50 for institutions and US$30 for individuals; elsewhere (including Japan, Australia and New Zealand), US$70 for institutions and US$40 for individuals.
Working Papers & Monographs
If you are interested in purchasing the following publications, please send your order to Miss Frances P.Y. Lam:
The Real Estate Economy and the Structure of Housing Reforms in Socialist Economies, Bertrand Renaud, WP 64, November, 1994.
Cognitive Theory and Planning Decision Analysis: the U.S. Nuclear Waste Repository Site Selection Decision, William M Bowen, WP 65, November, 1994.
Planning for the Region of Montreal: Some New Directions, Jeanne M. Wolfe, WP 66, April, 1995.
Visiting Fellows (till January 1996)
Dr. Bertrand Renaud
Housing Finance Advisor
Financial Sector Development Dept.
The World Bank, U.S.A.
(February 1995)
Prof. Peter Roberts
European Strategic Planning
University of Dundee Associate, U.K.
(February 1995)
Mr. David Robert Cope
Executive Director
UK Centre for Economic and Environmental Development,
U.K.
(20 November- 2 December 1995)
Mr. Cai Sui Sheng
Associate Professor and Deputy Director
Guangdong Real Estate Information Centre
Guangzhou, China
(25-26 January 1996)
Forthcoming Visitors
Prof. Chris Paris
Housing Studies
University of Ulster
Magee College, U.K.
(2 February - 2 March 1996)
Prof. Ning Yuemin
Deputy Director
Institute of Urban and Regional Development Studies
East China Normal University
Shanghai, China
(10 - 30 March 1996)
Dr. Bertrand Renaud
Housing Finance Advisor
Financial Sector Development Dept.
The World Bank, U.S.A.
(16 - 30 March 1996)
Prof. David C. Lai
Department of Geography
University of Victoria,
Canada
(May-August 1996)
Dr. Christopher J. Webster
Senior Lecturer
Department of City & Regional Planning
University of Wales Cardiff,
U.K.
Dr. Gu Chaolin
Head of Human Geography Division
Institute of Geography
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing, China
Mr. Pu Shanxin
Division Head
Land Administration Planning Department
Ministry of Home Affairs
Beijing, China
Mr. Zhang Wanfan
Director
Land Administration Planning Department
Ministry of Home Affairs
Beijing, China
Mr. Cha Ke
Senior Urban Planner
China Academy of Urban Planning & Design
Beijing, China
Dialogue Visits
Both visits found the quality of the M.Sc. (Urban Planning) programme to be improving and meeting professional education standards.
ROYAL TOWN PLANNING INSTITUTE (RTPI)
The Director of Professional Standards and the RTPI Dialogue Member (of the RTPI Accreditation Board) visited the Centre between 15-18 February 1995.
HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS (HKIP)
Representatives of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners paid a dialogue visit to the Centre on 7 March 1995.
The Centre organizes a regular series of open lectures and research seminars in association with Trust Fund visitors, academics from other institutes and professionals in government and private sectors. All interested parties are welcome. Anyone who wishes to contribute to the series is invited to contact our Executive Officer, Ms. Jenny Tang, to make arrangements.
Red Tides and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning in Hong Kong, Prof. D.K.O. Chan, Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre and Department of Zoology, University of Hong Kong, 20 January 1995.
Integrated Planning of Metropolitan Regions, Prof. P.W. Roberts, Professor of European Strategic Planning, University of Dundee, 17 February 1995.
Real Estate Development in Guangdong: the Present and the Future, Prof. Cai Suisheng, Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Guangdong Real Estate Information Centre, 24 February 1995.
The 1985-1994 Global Real Estate Cycle: Are There Lasting Behaviour and Regulatory Lessons?, Dr. Bertrand Renaud, Housing Finance Adviser, Financial Sector Development Department, The World Bank, 27 February 1995 (jointly organized with the Department of Surveying).
State Housing, Commodification and Urban Change, Prof. Ray Forrest, Urban Studies, University of Bristol, U.K., 7 April 1995.
The Land Development Corporation, Dr. C.D. Adams, Senior Lecturer, Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen, U.K., 21 April 1995.
Canberra: Metropolitan Planning in a Low Density City, Mr. Adam Mills, Australian Capital Territory Planning Authority, 27 October 1995.
Visualisation and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis in GIS, Prof. Michael Batty, Director, Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, U.K., 8 November 1995 (jointly organized with the GIS Research Centre).
Development and the Natural Environment: Reassessing Hong Kong's Priorities to Reflect Fundamental Shifts in the Balance, Edward Stokes, Photographer and Writer, 23 January 1996.
Continuing Professional Development Seminars are jointly organized by the Centre and the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, with the aim of providing an opportunity for discussion between students and professionals, on issues of planning. All interested parties are welcome. For more details, please contact Dr. Anthony Yeh.
Healthy Cities as a Response to Public Health Challenge into the 21st Century, Dr. Cordia Chu, Senior Lecturer, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia, 20 October 1995.
Land Use Controls and Intergovernmental Relationship in the U.S., Prof. Carl Goldschmidt, Professor Emeritus, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Michigan State University, Michigan, U.S.A., 7 November 1995.
Seminar on the Use of GIS in Environmental Planning and Management of
the Pearl River Delta
1 March 1995
The one-day seminar focused on the applications of remote sensing and GIS in environmental planning and management in the Pearl River Delta. Staff from the Centre, the Guangzhou Institute of Geography, and the National Laboratory of Resources and Environment Information System (at the Chinese Academy of Sciences), presented papers on their work in the use of GIS in environmental planning and management in the Pearl River Delta.
Planning Hong Kong for the 21st Century
12-13 April 1995
Jointly organized by the Centre, the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, and the Department of Architecture (Chinese University of Hong Kong), the two-day conference took place in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai. The aim of the conference was to map out a planning strategy to guide Hong Kong's development in the 21st century.
Conference on the Development of the Jing-Jiu Railway and Its Impacts
on China and Hong Kong
26 May 1995
This conference, conducted in Putonghua, was jointly organized by the Centre and the University Graduates Association, took place at the University of Hong Kong. It focused on the development of the new Jing-Jiu Railway and provided an opportunity for discussion on its impacts on China and Hong Kong.
Conference on Environmental GIS in Hong Kong and Southern China
28-29 November 1996
In conjunction with the Centre and the Department of Geography and Geology, the GIS Research Centre will be organizing a Conference on Environmental GIS in Hong Kong and Southern China. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum to present the current applications and research on GIS in environmental planning and management for the region and to discuss future directions of applications and research. Papers related to environmental GIS in Hong Kong and Southern China are welcome for presentation at the conference. Speakers with accepted papers will be exempted from the conference registration fees. There will also be a pre-conference workshop on 27 November 1996, where there will be lectures on specific topics related to environmental GIS.
Please submit your paper abstracts of not more than 300 words to Dr. A.G.O. Yeh (hdxugoy@hkucc.hku.hk) or Dr. P.C. Lai (pclai@hkucc.hku.hk) before 30 April 1996, if you are interested in presenting a paper at the conference.
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