SIP Planning Awards 2023 – Joint Award by SIP & HKIP for Excellence in Planning – Invitation for Submissions

Further to the signing of memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and the Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP) in 2020, both institutes have been actively exploring various collaboration opportunities to strengthen connections and facilitate exchange of professional knowledge, including co-organising planning awards / competitions.

This year, the SIP and the HKIP proudly present to you the SIP Planning Awards 2023. A new award category “Joint Award by SIP & HKIP for Excellence in Planning” has been launched to encourage more regional effort to strengthen and transform the planning profession between two cities.

This Joint Award is to recognise a plan that can demonstrate responses to the planning and development concerns related to highly urbanized cities like Singapore and Hong Kong that share similar planning challenges. It will specifically recognise innovative, sustainable, practical planning solutions pertaining to high density living environment, limited land supply and acute land-use competition, as well as climate change and rising sea level, etc. The project shall serve as an exemplar for other similar endeavours in both cities, contributing to both the planning profession and the communities.

Some key information on the Joint Award are as follows:

Deadline for Registration

28 April 2023 (Friday) 12 noon

Deadline for Submission of Competition Materials

30 June 2023 (Friday) 12 noon

Registration Fee

S$400.00 per project entry

(The registration fee is non-refundable after acceptance of registration.)

Membership Requirement

At least one of the key team members must be a full member of SIP or HKIP.

For more details, please refer to the SIP Awards 2023 flyer (https://www.planning.org.sg/xshare/20230127_Flyer-Final.pdf) and the thematic website (https://www.planning.org.sg/web/sp_awd-2023.html).

We look forward to your favourable reply and participation in our first Joint Award!

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact Ms. Monique Tai at (852) 2915 6212 or hkipawards@hkip.org.hk.

HKIP Awards Organising Committee