HKHS 70^th Anniversary

HKHS International Housing Conference 2018

Established in 1948, the Hong Kong Housing Society has been playing the role of “housing laboratory” and pioneered various initiatives to help solve the housing problems in response to the changing needs of Hong Kong people at different times.

This International Housing Conference was organised in celebration of HKHS’s 70th anniversary and provided an excellent opportunity for Hong Kong and overseas delegates to exchange valuable insights and experiences on the subjects of elderly housing, sustainable development and liveable cities.

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Guest of Honour

The Hon Chan Mo Po, Paul,
GBM, GBS, MH, JP
Financial Secretary,
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Keynote Speakers

Mr Guo Liqiao
Deputy Director General,
Department of Building Energy and Science & Technology,
Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, PRC

Prof Jan Gehl, Hon FAIA
Founder and Senior Advisor,
Gehl Architects,
Denmark

Mr Wong Kit Loong
Chief Executive Officer,
Hong Kong Housing Society

Dr Chong Fook Loong
Group Director (Research and Planning),
Housing & Development Board,
Singapore

Programme Rundown

Day 1

Nov

Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Venue: S420, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai
Language: English, Mandarin
CPD hours: Subject to professional bodies' decision

Time	Programme
Plenary Session
08:45	Registration begins
09:30	Opening Remarks Mr Chan Kar Lok, Walter, SBS, JP Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Society
09:35	Opening Address by Guest of Honour The Hon Chan Mo Po, Paul, GBM, GBS, MH, JP Financial Secretary, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Group Photo
09:55	Keynote Speech I Mr Guo Liqiao Deputy Director General, Department of Building Energy and Science & Technology, Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, PRC
10:25	Tea Break
10:50	Keynote Speech II Prof Jan Gehl, Hon FAIA Founder and Senior Advisor, Gehl Architects, Denmark Download Presentation
11:20	Keynote Speech III Mr Wong Kit Loong Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Housing Society Download Presentation
11:50	Plenary Discussion Session Moderator Prof Ling Kar Kan, SBS Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Society; Director, Design Institute for Social Innovation, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Panelists All keynote speakers
13:00	Luncheon Keynote Speaker Dr Chong Fook Loong Group Director (Research and Planning), Housing & Development Board, Singapore Download Presentation

Day 2

Nov

Time:9:30-12:00

Capacity:Seats are limited
Enrolment will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.

Exchange Visits

Route 1

Theme:
Elderly housing and ageing-in-place

Route 2

Theme:
Sustainable buildings in Hong Kong

Time	Programme
Concurrent Panel Discussion
14:30	Panel I: Challenges and Future Outlook of Senior Housing in Ageing Cities Moderator Mr Timothy Ma, JP, RSW, FCRP Executive Committee Member and Chairman, Special Committee on Elderly Housing, Hong Kong Housing Society; Founding Executive Director and Board member, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association Panelists Prof Terry Lum, Head of Department, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong Download Presentation Prof Hiroyuki Murata, Director, Planning and Development, Smart Aging Research Center, Tohoku University, Japan Download Presentation Ms Elaine Tan, Deputy Director (Research), Ministry of National Development, Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore Download Presentation
14:30	Panel II: Global Trends of Green Building and the Neighbourhoods Moderator Prof Wong Bay Executive Committee Member and Chairman, Special Committee on Planning, Design and Construction, Hong Kong Housing Society; Adjunct Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong Panel Speakers Mr Cheung Hau Wai, SBS, Chairman, Hong Kong Green Building Council Download Presentation Prof Billie Giles-Corti, Director of Urban Futures, Enabling Capability Platform, RMIT University, Australia Prof Phil Jones, Chair of Architectural Science, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, United Kingdom Download Presentation
14:30	Panel III: Essentials of a Smart and Liveable City Moderator Prof Rebecca Chiu, MH, JP Member, Hong Kong Housing Society; Head of Department and Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong Panel Speakers Mr Wong Chi Kwong, Tony, JP, Assistant Government Chief Information Officer (Industry Development), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Download Presentation Dr Winnie Tang, JP, Honorary President, Smart City Consortium, Hong Kong Mr Xavier Vilalta, Smart Strategy Coordinator, ACCIÓ, Barcelona, Spain Download Presentation Prof Zhen Feng, Vice Dean, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, PRC Download Presentation ( Simplified Chinese version only )
16:30	Day 1 ends