Organiser: HKIA UDPSC
Date: 9 Aug 2025 (Sat)
Time: 9:15am - 1:00pm
Delivery: Hybrid Mode (Physical at HKIA Premises, 19/F, One Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay + Zoom)
Language: Cantonese 
Admission Fee: Free
Quota: 70 persons (Physical) + 500 persons (Zoom)

Physical Registration Link: 
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScws4wQZBYpK8toelElQRscoLvvpRDreNwWoY9j7VvXqngffg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=116466803580485207476

Zoom Registration Link: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iBjUa4dlRcifiYI-yGF6hQ#/registration
 

The Challenge:

Hong Kong’s urban core faces a dual crisis: decaying infrastructure (over 9,500 buildings aged 50+ years) and a rapidly aging population (projected 1 in 3 residents will be 65+ by 2040). Stagnant redevelopment, fragmented ownership, rising construction costs, and competing heritage preservation demands have created complex barriers to renewal—leaving communities trapped in unsafe, inefficient housing while eroding neighborhood identity.

Speakers

Prof. Ren Chao, Professor Faculty of Architecture, specializes in applied climatology and climate design, The University of Hong Kong - Creating high-density but "breathable cities
Ar. Wallace Chang, FHKIA, Convener of the Kai Tak River Regeneration – Our Place. Our Way
Dr. Louis Yu Kwok-lit , Founder of the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Centre.  – Cultural ecology in a high density urban community.
Ar. Edward Leung, Former Chair, Heritage and Conservation Committee, HKIA) – Heritage Mechanism in Urban District Redevelopment ---- Revisit Grading & HIA Mechanism in Urban Re-development Context
Sr C.K. Lau, Past President, HKIS; Colliers Managing Director – Exploring Incentives to Attract Private Investment in Urban Renewal Projects
Moderated by Ar K.S. Wong Kam-sing, GBS, JP,  Former Secretary for the Environment