The Hong Kong x London
Urban Planning Symposium 2024

 

Urban Planning Agendas for the 21st Century - A Comparison of London and Hong Kong

Celebrating our 45th Anniversary, the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) has sent a delegation of Hong Kong professional planners to London, United Kingdom (UK) from 14 to 21 April 2024 to conduct professional exchanges between Hong Kong planners and practicing planners, planning students in London and members of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), enabling our members to keep abreast on the latest planning issues and policies and infrastructure development in London.

The delegation’s anchor event - The Hong Kong x London Urban Planning Symposium 2024 - has been successfully held on 18th April 2024 (Thursday).  The Planning Symposium aims to compare and contrast the vision and implementation of strategic planning in Hong Kong and London.  With “Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030” and the London Plan 2021, planning options and policy interventions in both cities have been shaped by higher level directions, as well as local context that offers a more flexible environment to trial and error. The two cities’ strategic plans show their effort in combating climate change, enhancing ecological low carbon, and tackling socio-economic disparity.

 

Morning Session

 

Strategic Planning Policies and Planning Challenges in London as a Mega Global City
Prof. Mike RACO, Chair of Urban Governance and Development, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London

Strategic Planning for Growth and Regeneration
Mr. Matt LALLY, Director of ARUP’s Integrated City Planning Team in London

Roundtable Discussion:
Strategic Planning in London and Insights for Both Cities

Panelists
- Prof. Mike RACO, Chair of Urban Governance and Development, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London
- Mr. Matt LALLY, Director of ARUP’s Integrated City Planning Team in London
- Ms. Sarah HENDERSON, UK Planning Team Lead, Mott MacDonald
- Mr. Thomas LEE, Immediate Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners
Moderator
- Ms. Rebecca WONG, Vice-President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners)


Afternoon Session

 

Strategic Planning Solutions in Response to Urban Challenges in Hong Kong
Ms. Amy CHEUNG, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners

An Inclusive, Smart, Green and Resilient City Strategy for Future Hong Kong
Prof. Phyllis LI, Former Deputy Director of Planning, HKSAR Government

Sha Po Fairyland as an Exemplar of Balancing Development and Conservation
Ms. Rebecca WONG, Vice-President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners

Application of Spatial Data Infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence in Urban Planning Regime
Mr. Stanley NG, Chief Executive Officer of MapKing - 


Full Recording

 


Organisor:

The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP)
Co-organisor:
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (London), HKSAR Government (London ETO)
Venue Support:
The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (UCL)

For queries, please contact us at eac@hkip.org.hk.