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Programme

2 February 2004

3 February 2004

4 February 2004

2 February 2004 (Monday)

8:15 - 9:00 a.m.

Registration (G/F Concourse)

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Opening Session (Theatre One)

	Welcome Address by The Honourable Michael Suen Ming-yeung, GBS, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR
	Opening Address by The Honourable Tung Chee-hwa, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Adminstrative Region
	Keynote Address by Dr Bertrand Renaud, President, Renaud Advisors, Inc. and former Advisor of World Bank, USA Permanence and Change, East Asian Housing Policies After Fifty Years

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.

Tea break (Convention Foyer)

10:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Plenary Session One (Theatre One)

1.	Mr Liu Zhi-feng, Vice Minister, Ministry of Construction, PRC Private Sector Market and Policy Trends
2.	Mr Pierre David, Executive Director, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada Transformation of the Role of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation over the Last 50 Years
3.	Professor Ray Forrest, Professor of Urban Studies & Head of School, Centre for Urban Studies, University of Bristol, UK Economic Downturns and the Prospects for Home Ownership
4.	Professor Terry Burke, Programme Leader, Institute for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Governance and Social Housing Reform
Moderator : Professor Yeung Yue-man, JP, Director, Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR

12:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch (Convention Hall)

1:45 - 3:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session 1 (Theatre One)

Concurrent Session 2 (Theatre Two)

1.	Mr Wilfred Wong, Vice Chairman, Shui On Group, HKSAR Investment Environment in PRC

1.	Dr Marja Hoek-Smit, Director of the Int'l Housing Finance Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA Subsidizing Housing or Housing Finance?

2.	Mr Seiji Kobata, Director of Research Institute, Urban Development Corporation, Japan Urban Rehabilitation / Renewal

2.	Dr Rebecca Chiu, The Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Sustainable Development : A New Perspective for Housing in Hong Kong?

3.	Mr Louis Loong, Secretary General, The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong , HKSAR Hong Kong Market Development Trends

3.	Dr Eddie Hui & Dr Francis K W Wong, Dept. of Building and Real Estate, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR The Hong Kong Housing Authority and its Financial Arrangement over the Past 50 Years

4.	Professor Dr P S N Rao, Dept. of Housing, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India Transformation of Housing Policy in India - The Trend Towards Market Mechanisms

4.	Mr Martin Lodge, independent consultant, HKSAR Sheltered Housing for the Elderly in Hong Kong:this Century's Challenge and the Solution offered by Public Private Partnerships

Moderator: Mr Liu Sing-cheong, Member, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

Moderator: Mr Augustine Wong Ho-ming, Member, Commercial Properties Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

3:30 - 3:50 p.m.

Tea break (Convention Foyer)

3:50 - 5:30 p.m.

Concurrent Session 3 (Theatre One)

Concurrent Session 4 (Theatre Two)

1.	Professor Patrick Lau, SBS, Chairman, Professional Green Building Council, HKSAR ECO Architecture

1.	Mr Shih Wing-ching, Committee Member, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR Housing Problem Accompanying Urbanization (Hong Kong's Lesson)

2.	Mr Marco Wu Moon-hoi, JP, Director of Buildings, Buildings Department, HKSAR Sustainable Building Development - A Regulator's Perspective

2.	Dr Lawrence Chin, Dept. of Real Estate, National University of Singapore, Singapore Public Housing Governance in Singapore : Current Issues and Challenges

3.	Mr David C Lee Tsung-hei, BBS, JP, Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Society, HKSAR Better Housing for Society

3.	Dr Lau Kwok-yu, Dept. of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Creating Social Stigma or a Socially-Mixed Community : Policy Considerations and Impacts of Public Housing Policies for the Needy in Hong Kong

4.	Professor Ng Sik-hung, Dept. of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR The Quality of Life of Residents in Five Urban Renewal Districts

4.	Dr Ray Forrest¹, Dr Adrienne La Grange², & Dr Yip Ngai-ming³ ¹University of Bristol, UK & ^{2, 3}City University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Cohort Trajectories in Hong Kong's Housing System : 1981-2001

Moderator : Mr Walter Chan Kar-lok, JP, Chairman, Commercial Properties Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

Moderator : Mr Ng Shui-lai, JP, Chairman, Subsidized Housing Committee, Housing Authority, HKSAR

3 February 2004 (Tuesday)

8:45 - 9:15 a.m.

Registration (G/F Concourse)

9:15 - 10:35 a.m.

Plenary Session Two (Theatre One)

1.	Professor Liu Hong-yu, Professor and Director, Institute of Real Estate Studies, Tsinghua University, PRC Prospects of Real Estate Markets in China - Challenges and Opportunities
2.	Dr Yu Shi-ming, Associate Professor, Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore Housing Market in Singapore under Changing Economic Conditions
3.	Professor Yosuke Hirayama, Faculty of Human Development, Kobe University, Japan The Changing Context of Home Ownership in Japan
Moderator : Dr Rebecca Chiu, Associate Professor, The Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR

10:35 - 10:55 a.m.

Tea break (Convention Foyer)

10:55 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.

Concurrent Session 5 (Theatre One)

Concurrent Session 6 (Theatre Two)

1.	Mr Ivan Ko, Chairman, Hong Kong Chapter, China Housing Industry Association, HKSAR The Current Development of Real Estate Finance in China and its Outlook

1.	Professor Nelson Chow, Chair Professor, Dept. of Social Work & Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Elderly Housing

2.	Dr Yushi Utaka, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan Rethinking Japanese Inner-city Housing towards the future - Re-discovery & Re-invention

2.	Mr John Ng, Chief Architect, Housing Department, HKSAR Sustainable Community Healthy Living

Ms Lee Yan-ki¹, Ms Chu Shuk-fan², Mr Ku Hok-bun³ & Mr Timothy Jachna⁴,
^1,4School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR; ²The Hong Kong Sheung Kung Hui Ngau Tau Kok Community Development Centre, HKSAR; ³Dept. of Applied Social Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR
Empowerment Games : Community Participation and Sustainable Public Housing Development in the Social Context of Hong Kong

3.	Dr Raymond M H Yau, Technical Director, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Limited, HKSAR Planning and Design Tools for Sustainable Housing Development for Healthy Living

4.	Mr Kevin Edmunds & Mr Peter Chan, Sustainable Buildings and Construction Business Environment Council, HKSAR HK-BEAM : The Building Environmental Performance Standard for Benchmarking and Enhancing Sustainable Housing

Moderator: Mr Andrew Chan Ping-chiu, Member, Building Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

Moderator : Dr Martin Kwong, Member, Building Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

12:35 - 2:00 p.m.

Lunch (Convention Hall)

2:00 - 3:40 p.m.

Concurrent Session 7 (Theatre One)

Concurrent Session 8 (Theatre Two)

1.	Mr Franklin Lam, Managing Director, UBS Investment Research, HKSAR How "Natural Reverse Flows" from China will affect Hong Kong Housing

1.	Dr Peter K S Pun, SBS, OBE, Vision Planning Consultants Ltd., HKSAR Urban Planning for Healthy Physical Living Environment

2.	Mr Dick Schuiling & Dr Jeroen van der Veer, Amsterdam Federation of Housing Associations, The Netherlands Governance in Housing in Amsterdam and the Role of Housing Associations

2.	Dr Ernest Chui, Dept. of Social Work & Social Administration, University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Social Implications of 50 Years of Public Housing Provision in Hong Kong

3.	Mr Antony Sihombing, Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Indonesia The Transformation of Kampungkota : Symbiosis between Kampung and Kota A Case Study from Jakarta

3.	Professor John Burnett, Dept. of Building Services Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSAR Indoor Environments in Hong Kong's High-rise Residential Buildings

4.	Mr Steven Humphrey¹, Dr Alexandre Amato² & Professor Richard Frewer³, ¹Davis Langdon & Seah Management Ltd., HKSAR; ^2,3 Dept. of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Whole Life Comparison of High Rise Residential Blocks in Hong Kong

Moderator: Mr Chan Bing-woon, SBS, JP, Member, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

Moderator : Mr Philip Nunn, JP, Chairman, Building Committee, Hong Kong Housing Authority, HKSAR

3:40 - 4:00 p.m.

Tea break (Convention Foyer)

4:00 - 5:15 p.m.

Plenary Session Three (Theatre One)

1.	Mr Niam Chiang-meng, Chief Executive Officer, & Dr John Keung, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Building), Housing & Development Board, Singapore Improving the Hardware, Retaining the Heartware - The Singapore Way to Sustainable Housing
2.	Professor David C Thorns, Director, Social Science Research Centre, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Creating Sustainable Housing : the Challenge of Moving Beyond Environmentalism to New Models of Social Development
3.	Professor Edward Ng & Mr K S Wong, Dept. of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR Efficiency & Livability: Towards Sustainable Habitation in Hong Kong
Moderator : Mr Marco Wu Moon-hoi, JP, Director of Buildings, Buildings Department, HKSAR

5:15 - 5:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks by Mr Leung Chin-man, JP, Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning & Lands (Housing), HKSAR

4 February 2004 (Wednesday)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Half-day site visit programme for overseas delegates Interested overseas delegates, please register at the 'VIP/Enquiries' Booth on G/F before 1:00 pm, 3 Feb 2004.
Time	Itinerary	Topics
9:00 am	Delegates assemble at HKCEC
9:30 - 10:20 am	Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre	50 years of public housing development in Hong Kong
10:20 - 11:20 am	Homantin Plaza, Homantin Estate	Management of shopping centres, public housing estates and redevelopment programmes of public housing
11:40 am - 12:20 pm	Shek Kip Mei Estate	Future development of the oldest public housing estate
12:30 pm	End of visit (end point: Kowloon Tong MTR Station)



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