Young Planners Award 2020

 

Ms. Sin Kit Kate KWOK

郭善潔小姐

 
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  • Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours), University of Hong Kong 香港大學文學士（一級榮譽）(2008)

  • Master of Science in Urban Planning, University of Hong Kong 香港大學城市規劃理科碩士 (2010)

  • Full Member of HKIP 香港規劃師學會會員

  • Co-Convener of Community Planning Committee, HKIP 香港規劃師學會社區規劃委員會聯席召集人 (2019-2020)

  • Founder (2015-) and Vice-President (2017 - 2019) of LEAPS（2017-2019）躍動菁專創會成員（2015-）及副主席（2017-2019）

  • Planning Officer, Housing Department, HKSAR Government 香港政府房屋署城市規劃師

 

Kate’s journey as a town planner began when she entered the Master of Urban Planning (MUP) Programme at the University of Hong Kong. As a planning student, she participated in the Western Harbourfront Public Participation Programme which inspired her passion for people and community. To her, the beauty of working with local communities to solve problems and envision brighter future is the source of motivation to devote oneself into community planning and empowerment. After graduation, she has gained valuable insights from various positions in urban planning and transport fields in both public and private sectors. She has also been actively involved in voluntary community projects ranging from bottom-up planning initiatives to public education.

Through numerous collaborations with NGOs and communities, Kate has tried to demonstrate how public opinions could be systematically collected and incorporated into spatial planning proposals for implementation. More local groups, including District Councilors, residents’ organizations, concern groups etc., have begun to see the value of community planning and reached out for professional support on communal affairs. She is proud to see that the presence of town planners in local communities has improved significantly in the past decade, thanks to the dedication of more and more passionate planners. With planners’ participation in more diverse local projects, we will be able to expand the boundaries of conventional town planning and further contribute to the sustainable development of Hong Kong.

郭善潔小姐的城市規劃旅程始於香港大學城市規劃課程。當時，她以城市規劃學生的身份參加了城西海濱重塑公眾參與計劃，從此啟發了她以規劃專業去服務社區的理想。與社區一同解決問題和草擬社區願景的美好經歷，一直是她在工餘時間投身義務社區規劃的動力。畢業後，她涉獵不同範疇的工作，包括在公私營機構擔任城市規劃及交通工程等職位。她亦致力在社區推動由下而上的規劃項目，並進行有關城市規劃的公眾教育。

透過與多個非政府組織及地區團體的合作，她嘗試展現如何有系統地把收集到的公眾意見融入可實行的空間規劃方案中。慶幸這些深耕細作的社區項目逐漸吸引了地區人士的關注，以致近年愈來愈多團體（包括區議員、居民組織、地區關注組等）開始意識到社區規劃的好處，並希望推行專業的社區規劃。有賴一眾規劃師的共同努力，坊間對社區規劃及規劃師的認識在過去十年顯著增加。相信透過持續參與多元化的社區事務，規劃師將可進一步拓展香港城市規劃的傳統界限，為香港的可持續發展作更多貢獻。