23 February 2004

Objectives23 February 2004

Designing Hong Kong Harbour District

Building community consensus on sustainable planning for the Hong Kong Harbour District

Bringing together individuals and organizations representing the business, civic and public sectors

Inviting all other Government departments, Business, Professional, Academic and Community groups to join Designing Hong Kong Harbour District

Sustainable planning for Hong Kong Harbour District23 February 2004

Hong Kong Harbour DistrictThe inner harbour, waterfronts and surrounding districts

West Kowloon

Tsim Sha Tsui

Hung Hom

To Kwa Wan

Kowloon Bay

Kwun Tong

Kai Tak

North Point

Causeway Bay

Wanchai

Central

Sheung Wan

Cultural, Arts, Entertainment & Business District

Hong Kong’s face as Asia’s world city

Asia’s international financial and business services district

Leisure, retail, arts and entertainment district for residents

Where tourists spend most time and money

Hong Kong’s key assets:

Harbour and harbour waterfront

Sophisticated financial and business centres

Main government and public offices

Key heritage sites

Majority of arts, culture, sports, entertainment and hospitality venues

Capacity building for 2030

Capacity is needed for 9.2m residents and 70m visitors in 2030

• HK2030 Study Estimates

Government, developers and transport providers are constructing and planning a large number of projects which will change the landscape and impact future demand for infrastructure and space.

There is a long wish list for public and private venues, buildings, promenades, open spaces, roads, and other planned or needed redevelopment throughout the Harbour District

Protecting Hong Kong Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a “special public asset”, a “natural heritage of Hong Kong people” and is to be “protected and preserved’

Protection of the Harbour Ordinance

Reclamation is only possible if there is “an overriding public need” where there is “no reasonable alternative” and must be kept to a “minimum”.

Court Decision

Hong Kong Harbour District plans ‘on hold’

Source: Tourism Action Plan, Planning Department

Integrated planning needed to find solutions

Limited reclamation opportunities

Growing wish list of venues, facilities and infrastructure

West Kowloon ‘Commercial or Cultural’ District unresolved

TST traffic and pedestrian congestion with new planned high-rises

Southeast Kowloon plan being redone due to court decision

Property, road and railway development in Causeway Bay, Wanchai, Central on hold due to court decision

IFC2 Bus/Ferry interchange

Sheung Wan urban and waterfront renewal needed

CCultural vs Commercial – sustainable?ultural vs Commercial – sustainable?

West Kowloon

TST - Growing tall without room for traffic and pedestrians – sustainable?

20 lanes of concrete – 20 lanes of concrete – sustainable?sustainable?

new

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Transport led planning - Transport led planning - Sustainable?Sustainable?

Growing wish list for the Harbour District Large floor, high profile office space 1.5 hectare central commercial buildings New Government Offices Hotels Cruise terminal Exhibition Centre Extension 3 (Many) Museums Art exhibition centre Water amphitheatre Sports stadium (50-60,000) Multi Functional Sports Facility (10,000) Performance hall (10,000) Three new theatres (400, 800, 2,000) Opera House and Concert Hall (3,000) Arts village or development centre Small theatres Permanent circus Festival market

Green city parks Piazza areas Open public spaces and street art Waterfront cafes and restaurants Pedestrian harbour access Pedestrian-First streets and areas Waterfront promenades Unique iconic designs Bus interchanges Military berth for the PLA Ferry terminals Pumping stations Rail lines and train stations KCRC HK Shatin line and station Roads, incl Central-Wanchai Bypass West Kowloon -Hung Hom Mono Rail Ocean park redevelopment rail line North HK island line Airport railway overrun tunnel Zoo LegCo Building

Calling for Genuine Public Consultations23 February 2004

Calling for genuine public consultation

Managing change: from transport to ‘quality of life’ led planning

After SARS, July 1, reclamation court case and West Kowloon discussion, the community is ready to offer educated input.

Public has not been consulted on comprehensive planning alternatives for Hong Kong Harbour District

Optimizing current plans is in everyone’s interest

Hong Kong, Asia’s world city, the world’s best city in Asia

Key questions for all stakeholders

Do you support the sustainable planning principles?

How to manage sustainable planning for the Harbour District?

What will make the Harbour District world class?

What to do during the next 10 years of construction?

Sustainable planning principles

Four Principles Quality of Life vs. Transport-led urban planning Urban planning for the benefit of all Hong Kong People Public participation and ongoing consultation Single accountability on the side of the Government Independent Panel’s report, Citizens Harbour @

Envisioning

Fifth Principle Integrated planning for the Hong Kong Harbour District

Civic Exchange, Business Environment Council, Hong Kong Urban Design Alliance, The Experience

Group

How to manage sustainable planning?

How to manage a genuine public consultation and input process? How to adopt time efficient, cost effective and value for money

arrangements? How to observe sustainable development principles? How to ensure flexibility and consistency with the agreed

planning principles going forward? Under what circumstances is reclamation justifiable? How to finance the development of public space and facilities? How to weigh the desire for quality of life and balance the cost

implications? What institutional arrangements need to be made to manage

this?

Planning with the community

Planning with new generations

Citizen initiatives

Leading the way

What will make the Harbour District world class?

What is the status of Victoria Harbour? What venues and facilities are needed and where should they be? What buildings, facilities and infrastructure need to be redesigned,

reengineered or moved? What planning, architectural and urban design principles need to be

established? Do we need clusters and corridors, or should we mix throughout the

district? Should we impose large developments, or encourage organic growth? What transport infrastructure and traffic management measures are

needed? What licensing, zoning, control and management principles need to be

established for public areas and facilities? What improvements need to be made to the environment? Any industry or district specific issues to be addressed?

More complex rules and flexible implementation needed

What to do during the next 10 years?

Which projects can wait for consultation and planning to be completed?

What immediate measures can be put in place to manage road traffic in the HKHD and marine traffic in the inner harbour?

What measures are needed to improve pedestrian mobility? How do we keep the Harbour District enticing during

reconstruction? What immediate measures can be put in place to improve the

quality of life throughout the HKHD? How do we build interim capacity for tourism and leisure before new

venues come on stream? What regulations, licensing, zoning and venue management can be

amended to improve the enjoyment of the HKHD? Any creative ideas to enhance the enjoyment of the HKHD? Any industry or district specific issues to be addressed?

Schedule of Activities23 February 2004

Invitation to join and build consensus

RoadshowPublic ity

Fund raising

Report to G overnm ent

M eetings, BriefingsConference and Sem inars

Forum and Exhibition

IndependentResearch and Survey

Hong Kong Harbour DistrictP lanning Council

A ll P a rtic ip a n ts

Hong Kong Harbour DistrictP lanning Com m ittee

O rg a n ize rs an d A dv iso rs

Independent Panel

Schedule of Activities

March – April RoadshowsBriefing, fund raising and inviting Government departments and

Business, Community, Academic and Professional Groups

J anuary–May Opinion Leaders and Shapers Research and SurveyGML Consultants

May 3, 2004 ConferenceEnviroSeries, Business Environment CouncilBallroom, Island Shangri-La Hotel

May 4-7, 2004 Round table Seminars EnviroSeries, Business Environment CouncilPacific Place Conferencing Centre

May 2, 2004 Public Forum and Exhibition Pacific Place, Park Court

March – May Report on findings to the GovernmentIndependent Panel

March 16 Stakeholder BriefingLaunching Designing Hong Kong Harbour District for

opinion leaders and shapers, decision makers, and Government officials

Roadshow

Briefing Government Departments, Business groups, Professional groups, Community groups and Academics

Briefing constituencies Inviting to participate in ‘Designing Hong Kong Harbour District’ Fund raising

Meetings and Briefings Stakeholder briefing March 16 FCC Lunch Briefing March 5 Chambers of Commerce and Professional Bodies Civic and Community Groups

Opinion Leaders and Shapers Research

Canvassing views from a wide spectrum of opinion leaders and key stakeholders through interviews, survey and workshops

Time January – June 2004 Project Management GML Consulting Sponsors Creative Initiatives Foundation

The Experience GroupMF JebsenSwire Properties

Conference

Corporate, professional, government and academic organizations to build consensus on the key principles for sustainable planning of the Hong Kong Harbour District

Date May 3, 2004

Venue Island Shangri-la Hotel, Ballroom

Organizer Business Environment Council

EnviroSeries

Sponsors The Swire Group, HSBC, Gammon Skanska, KMB, Wharf

Stakeholder Seminars

Organizations are invited to organize specialist forums. The space is free in return for recorded outcome (presentations, summaries, polls, etc.). Interested parties are invited to contact the Business Environment Council.

Contact Andrew THOMSON [athomson@bec.org.hk]

Dates May 4 – 7, 2004

Venue Pacific Place Conferencing Centre

Sponsor Swire Properties

Public Forum

Public forum on the principles, process and

implementation of sustainable urban planning for the Hong Kong Harbour District

Venue Park Court, Pacific Place

Dates May 2, 2004

Planning and Design Exhibition

Urban planning concepts and designs for the HKHD and related projects from the first plans in 1947 for the redevelopment of Kai Tak to the designs for West Kowloon and the Central/Wanchai reclamation in 2004.

Venue Park Court, Pacific Place

Dates May 2, 2004

Report to Government

The outcome of the research, conference, seminars, forums and competition will be compiled into a report.

Participants of the various activities will be polled to identify consensus on the key findings.

The final report and all recorded outcome will be presented to the Government.

An independent panel will be invited to ensure integrity.

Organizers, Advisors, Supporters, Sponsors23 February 2004

Organizers and Advisors

Organizers Paul Zimmerman The Experience Group Christine Loh Civic Exchange Andrew Thomson Business Environment Council Thomas Tang GML Consulting

Advisors Albert Cheng Hong Kong Urban Design Alliance Save Our Shorelines (S.O.S.) Creative Initiatives Foundation Planning Department Swire Properties Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

Participants, Supporters and Media Sponsor

A growing alliance of participants, supporters and sponsors American Chamber of Commerce The Canadian Chamber of Commerce Australian Chamber of Commerce Jones Lang LaSalle MF Jebsen International The Fringe Club Society for Protection of the Harbour Friends of the Harbour Clear The Air Living Islands Movement Erwin Hardy, Gage McAfee, Linda McAfee – Fairmont Shipping EnviroSeries and The Swire Group, HSBC, Gammon Skanska, KMB, Wharf QuamNet Sunday Communications

Media sponsor South China Morning Post

For More Information23 February 2004

For more informationMediaLoretta Chang, 6446 1513, loretta@bbluesky.com

GeneralChristine Loh, Civic Exchange2893 0213, cloh@civic-exchange.org

Sponsorship and fundraisingPaul Zimmerman, The Experience Group2923 8688, Paul@t-e-g.com

Conference, Seminars, Forum and ExhibitionAndrew Thomson, Business Environment Council2784 3934, athomson@bec.org.hk

Research and SurveyThomas Tang, GML Consulting2891 9670, thomastang@gml.com.hk

Or visit: http://www.friendsoftheharbour.org/designHKHD.html