L-pod 談園說境 - Issue 31

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

談園說境

Lpod

2019/2020 ISSUE 31

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HKILA UPDATES & FEATURE

MEMBERS’ CORNER

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Standardisation of Soft Landscape Planting Materials Specification Professional Practice Examination 2019 Mark Your Diary - HKILA Annual Dinner 7 March 2020 Resilient City – Landscape Planning Towards Climate Adaptation Hong Kong 2020 International Urban Forestry Conference Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Greening in High-density Cities • Public Space Boot Camp 2019 • Urban Tree Planting and Management - Arboriculture and Sustainable Urban Forest Management • Joint Institutes’ Dinner

• Feature: A Brief Introduction on Ornamental Grasses In USA and Study of Potential Ornamental Value In Hong Kong • Sharing of IFLA World and Regional Meeting • Crossing the Professional Divide • Book Recommendations • Highlights of International Horticultural Expo 2019 Beijing • Kyoto Workshop - The Japanese Garden

CPD EVENTS AND REPORTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

NEWS AND ACTIVITIES

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• Young Landscape Architects’ Group

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• Seeking Common Ground while Reserving Difference: An answer to the controversy in contract administration manifested by the use of NEC in Hong Kong • Forum on Sustainability and Bamboo 2019: Bamboo Architecture & Building Materials In HK • Integrity Requirements - Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality

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• Discussion Forum on Lantau Tomorrow Vision for Future Generations • LA Professional Enrichment Sharing

RECORD AND UPDATE

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• HKILA Record (May 2019 – Dec 2019) • Change of Membership and New Members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

EDITORIAL BOARD

Publication Committee of the HKILA

The Editorial Board would like to acknowledge the kind contributions of all the authors. The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to them for their support.

Chairperson Mr. Gap CHUNG Committee Members Ms. Kathy NG Ms. Wynona LEE Mr. Yin Lun CHAN Mr. David YUEN

Any suggestions and contributions, please send to publication@hkila.com

HKILA COUNCIL MEMBER 2019–20 Position

Name

Position

Name

President

Ms. Iris HOI

Education

Mr. S.C. LO

Vice-President

Mr. S.C. LO

Practice

Ms. Camay LAM

Vice-President

Ms. Kathy NG

Public Affairs

Mr. Patrick LAU

Honorary Secretary

Mr. Bosco SO

Publication

Mr. Gap CHUNG

Honorary Treasurer

Mr. Isaac SO

Registration

Mr. Grant LIU

Council Member

Mr. Tak WONG

Continuing Professional Development

Ms. Kate Lau

Mr. Paul CHAN

Functions & Events

Mr. Charles KUO

Mr. Charles KUO

Council of Fellows (Convener)

Ms. Kathy NG

Ms. Elsie LAW

YLAG

Mr. Keith HUANG

Ms. Jennifer LI

Webmaster

Mr. Augustine Lam

Secretariat

Ms. Chris TUNG

CONTACT US

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HKILA UPDATES

STANDARDISATION OF SOFT LANDSCAPE PLANTING MATERIALS SPECIFICATION

by Evans IU, Standardisation Specification Task Force Convener

The work on the preparation of the final document on the Standardization of Soft Landscape Planting Materials Specification is entering its final stage of work. Though the recent violence in the Hong Kong has caused a slight delay in the work due to traveling difficulties experienced by our mainland partners, we planned to publish the Standardistion Specification document by January 2020.

in February 2020. It is expected that all stakeholders including landscape designers, landscape contractors, and nursery suppliers need time to digest the document, adopt the new specification standards in future design and tenders, and the nurseries in Guangdong to adapt to the changes which eventually bring high quality nursery stocks and supplies to end users.

A final consultation forum was held on 12 December 2019 in Shenzhen with the members of the ‘Guangdong Landscape Architecture and Ecological Landscape Association’ ( 廣 東 省 風 景 園 林 與 生 態 景 觀 協 會 ) to finalize the current ‘draft document’, and circulation within the Guangdong Province for receiving comments from the industry before publication of the document in Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau. A publication forum for the final specification document will be held in Hong Kong In January 2020, Guangzhou and Macau

We are finalizing the logistics of the Hong Kong publication forum in early January would like to invite all members to come to the forum. Details of the forum will be announced shortly. Upon publication of the Specifications, HKILA members’ comments and input will be most welcome for perfection of document when we conduct our review in a few years’ time.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2019

by S.C. LO, Vice-President of HKILA, Chairman of Education Committee and Chairman of LARB

A Board of Examiners (BoE) chaired by Mr. Chris Chung was appointed by the Council to operate Professional Practice Examination (PPE) 2019.

A total of 38 applicants registered for PPE 2019.

The written part of the examination was held on 30 November 2019, the result was released in late December 2019.

MARK YOUR DIARY HKILA ANNUAL DINNER 7 MARCH 2020

by Charles Kuo, Chairperson of Functions & Events Committee We are pleased to announce the new date of HKILA 31st Annual Dinner 2019/2020 will be on 7 March 2020 (Saturday) and there is no need to re-register!

Date: Time:

Venue:

7 March 2020 (Saturday) 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception 8:00 p.m. Dinner Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong Concord Room, 8/F, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, H.K.

We thank you for your patience in this matter, and apologize once again for any inconveniences caused. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Subject to the final decision of the BoE, the oral part of the examination is tentatively scheduled in February 2020.

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HKILA UPDATES

RESILIENT CITY – LANDSCAPE PLANNING TOWARDS CLIMATE ADAPTATION

by Paul CHAN, Deputy Secretary of The Association of Landscape Consultants

Project titled Resilient City – Landscape Planning towards Climate Adaptation (the Project) was initiated by Association of Landscape Consultants (ALC) and supported by the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA). The Project receives funding support from the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme (PASS) of the HKSAR Government, deliverables include a conference on Climate Adaptation and the hosting of the 10th anniversary of the Asian Townscape Awards (ATA), both were successfully held in Hong Kong on the 22-23 November 2019.

facilitate and materialize enhancement of living environment through urban transformation in Asian cities.

This year ATA has received over 70 nominations from 15 counties, 14 of them were awarded after the final jury at Fukuoka. 13 of the nominations were from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China and 2 have been awarded, including Fly the Flyover 023 Kowloon East and Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Revitalization - Avenue of Stars & Salisbury Garden. Site visit to Fly the Flyover 023 and Kai Tak River was organized on 22 November 2019 for the delegates and guests.

EXTRACTS OF SPEECHES

Chairman of Asian Habitat Society – Mr. Lau Hing Tat, JP. gave an opening speech welcoming fellow participants to the 10th Anniversary of ATA in such a challenging time of Hong Kong. He was delighted to have distinguished experts and scholars to share their insights and knowledge on biodiversity, ecosystem services, waterfront development and reclamation in the morning sharing session. Mr. Lau emphasized that the growing awareness of environmental issues was one of the key drivers for the four initiators organizations to establish the Asian Townscape Awards 10 years ago with an aim to promote sustainable development and climate resilient cities in our region.

Mr. LIU Chun San, JP, Under Secretary for Development (2nd right) acted as the Guest of Honour for the Asian Townscape Awards 2019 held in Hong Kong

Urban landscape embraces tangible and intangible forms of our builtenvironment contributed from human and natural factors. Initiated by UNHABITAT’s Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (UN-HABITAT ROAP), Asian Habitat Society (AHS), Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center (URC) and Asia Townscape Design Society (ATDeS) in 2010, the ATA aimed to honor cities, regions, and projects that 03 | Lpod - issue 31

The Project is convened by landscape architect Paul Chan and assisted by Gordon LI, associate member of HKILA, and landscape architect Bosco So curated the exhibition alongside with the ATA events.

Award Initiator Organisation: Director of UN-HABITAT’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific – Mr. KORESAWA Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects

HKILA UPDATES Atsushi has mentioned “17 Goals to Transform Our World” advocated by the United Nations, which is a call for action by all countries – poor, rich and middleincome – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand-inhand with strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and environmental protection.

Deputy Secretary of The Association of Landscape Consultants – Mr. Paul Chan introduced the project: Resilient City – Landscape Planning towards Climate Adaptation, he mentioned the two major directions of tackling climate change, mitigation and adaptation, where the focus of the current project is on “adaptation”. Mitigation of climate change is about reduction of carbon emission where many cities have set clear targets, impact from climate change will continue even if the targets are met. It is therefore imperative that professionals that contribute to shape the built-environment acquire and implement adequate measures in response to climate impact in their day to day practice. Mr. Paul chan expressed his appreciation to the international and local speakers, including landscape architect, engineer, ecologist, and urban designer sharing their expertise in landscape-based solution, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and community engagement in 22 November 2019 conference.

Honorary Chairman of Asia Townscape Design Society - Mr. SATO Masaru mentioned the first ATA was held in Fukuoka, and this year the 10 th Anniversary of ATA is holding in Hong Kong, which is the hometown of Mr. Lau Hing Tat, JP. Through this award has reflected that Asia is one of the most rapidly developing regions among the world. ATA 2019 has received very enthusiastic response, up to 69 projects from 15 countries and regions. After preliminary review, secondary review by regions, and final review by ATA jury, total 14 projects from 7 countries are awarded this year.

SPEAKERS ON 22 NOVEMBER 2019 RESILIENT CITY LANDSCAPE PLANNING TOWARDS CLIMATE ADAPTATION CONFERENCE

Prof. Makoto YOKOHARI Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (absent)

Prof. Laura FALKENBERG - School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof. Hendrik TIEBEN - School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mr. Ronnie TAN - President of The Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA)

Dynamic open space planning for future cities

Ecosystems Services in an Era of Development and Climate Change

Capacity building for community resilience

At the crossroads

Dr. Jackie YIP - Senior Conservation Officer (Biodiversity), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department

Ms. CHAN Ka Yan, Karen - Senior Engineer, Drainage Service Department

Mr. Alexander DUGGIE - Managing Director, Urbis Limited

Making space for biodiversity in our urban area

Drainage Rethink for “Blue and Green”

Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Revitalization Avenue of Stars and Salisbury Garden

Details of the project can be found at http://ahshk.org/ata-2019/

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HKILA UPDATES

HONG KONG 2020 INTERNATIONAL URBAN FORESTRY CONFERENCE Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Greening in High-density Cities

香港 2020 國際城市林務研討會 高密度城市綠化的挑戰與機遇

The first-ever International Urban Forestry Conference, organised by Development Bureau, is to be held at the Tai Kwun, Hong Kong on 16-17 January 2020, and THEi Chai Wan Campus will be the satellite venue.

The objective of the captioned conference is to provide a platform for renowned arboriculture and horticulture experts, decision-makers, academics and industry professionals to share insights and best practices on urban forestry management. The theme of the conference is on “Challenges and Opportunities of Urban Greening in High-density Cities”, with three plenary sessions exploring the main topics including Green Cities; Resilient Landscape; and Tree Care.

Day 1

Session 1: Green Cities 綠色城市 International perspectives on solutions and innovations to greening compact cities Prof JIM Chi Yung

The contribution of urban forests and trees to the Agenda 2030 Mr Simone BORELLI

Research Chair Professor, Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong

Agroforestry and Urban/Periurban Forestry Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Future City is a Green City Ms Jennifer GREENFELD

Topic: To be confirmed 吳敏博士 (Dr WU Min)

Assistant Commissioner for Forestry, Horticulture and Natural Resources, The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, United States

Deputy Director, Bureau of Forestry and Landscaping of GuangZhou Municipality

Understanding and Improving ‘the Urban Forest’ : Lessons from the UK Dr Kieron J. DOICK Head of The Urban Forest Research Group, United Kingdom

Day 1

Session 2: Resilient Landscape 韌性景觀 A Forest for our Urban Future: governing and planning for success in urban forestry Dr Cecil C. KONIJNENDIJK Professor, Urban Forestry, University of British Columbia, Canada

Landscape-Based Solution for Climate Resilience Mr Paul CHAN Representative of the HKILA; Registered Landscape Architect; Urban Designer

Landscape planting for building resilience and enhancing biodiversity Dr Jackie YIP Senior Conservation Officer (Biodiversity), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, HKSARG

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16 January 2020, Thursday

Greening Singapore – Challenges and Prospects Associate Prof Dr Puay Yok TAN Programme Director, Master of Landscape Architecture, The National University of Singapore, Singapore

16 January 2020, Thursday Resilient landscapes in a global crisis from a regional perspective Mr Damian TANG Immediate Past President of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (Asia-Pacific region)

Rivers in the City Ir Richard WM LEUNG Senior Engineer, Land Drainage Division, Drainage Services Department, HKSARG

Instilling Biophilia in Planning and Design – Hong Kong 2030+’s Strategic Response to Connect Us With Nature Ms Vivian Lai Chief Town Planner, Planning Department, HKSARG

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Day 2

Session 3: Tree Care 樹木護理

17 January 2020, Friday

Tree Management for Storm Damage Reduction and Restoration Mr Kevin ECKERT

Urban Tree Management Practices in Europe Mr Bodo SIEGERT

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, Hawaii, United States

Head, The German Association for Arboriculture, Germany

Design by Nature: An Architectural Perspective on Stonewall Tree Management in Hong Kong Mr Tony MUI

Proactive Urban Forestry – Acacia management and beyond Ms Kathy NG Chief Landscape Architect, Highways Department, HKSARG

Chief Landscape Architect, Architectural Services Department, HKSARG

Tree failure, risk assessment and management Dr Gregory M. MOORE

Assessing and Managing Branch Junctions in Trees Dr Duncan SLATER

Senior Research Associate, Burnley College, University of Melbourne, Australia

Senior Lecturer in Arboriculture, Myerscough College, United Kingdom

Trees and Wind Dr Ken JAMES

From Structural Defect to Tree Health: The Use of Remote Sensing Technologies to See Through the Urban Forestry Sr Dr WONG Man Sing, Charles

Research Engineer, Melbourne, Australia

Day 2

Associate Professor of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Technical Sessions 技術研討

17 January 2020, Friday

Field demonstration on Tree-related Topics 1. Use of Technology in Tree Management Presented by

Presented by

Prof Yu-Hsing WANG

Mr Kevin ECKERT

Professor and Associate Department Head of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, United States;

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Mr Guy WATSON Tree Expert, United Kingdom

Session 1 to 3: 3 CPD points each session

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Technical Session: 2 CPD Points

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HKILA UPDATES

PUBLIC SPACE BOOT CAMP 2019

by Kady WONG, Co-partner of Public Space Boot Camp 2019 The joint academic workshop of Public Space Boot Camp 2019 has been successfully organised on 8 – 11 October 2019.

The Public Space Boot Camp has been organised for the third time in Hong Kong. The aim is to bring students from different universities and programmes together to study public spaces in Hong Kong. For this year’s event, we collaborate with landscape architecture programme and urban design programme from Birmingham City University (BCU), the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi). Around one hundred fifty participants, guest lecturers and review panel members come from academic/practical industry of landscape architecture, engineering, architecture, urban planning, surveying and urban design.

Member of URA and LEGCO Member) have been our guest lecturers to give the notion of how to provide successful public space through indoor and outdoor lectures.

During the one-week workshop, students visited different sites and communities along the MTR Tsuen Wan Line and learn how public spaces has been created, who are the different stakeholders and should be included in their co-creation to better address residents’ needs. The participants have shared many possibilities of improving urban landscape for Hong Kong at the last session. Benny CHAN (Council Member of HKIUD), Chris LEUNG, Dr Francis CHEUNG (Former

Vice President of HKIA), Sara WONG (Founder of Earthing), Tim JOWETT and William Sin (Research Director of HKPSI) are the Review Panel Members as well as Hendrick TIEBEN (Associate Director of School of Architecture, CUHK), Kady WONG (Discipline Leader of BA Landscape Architecture Programme, BCU) and Sylvia NG (Teaching Fellow of Landscape Architecture Programme, THEi) are moderators and contribute many valuable insights to participants for the rethinking of urban future in Hong Kong. We believe that stronger collaboration between these disciplines and institutions could help to create more successful public spaces in Hong Kong.

C h r i s L E U N G ( T r a f f i c P l a n n e r, Wa l k a b i l i t y S t u d y Te a m o f M o t t MacDonald), Chris YUEN (Play Environment Consultant of Playright), J e f f e r y W O N G ( U r b a n P l a n n e r, Steering Committee of Walk DVRC and Founding Member of LEAPS), Joel CHAN (President of HKIUD), Kathy NG (Chief Landscape Architect of HyD, Vice President of HKILA), Kelly LIN (Project Coordinator of MaD), Tim JOWETT (Executive Director of Grosvenor) and Tony TSE (Former President of HKIS,

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HKILA UPDATES

URBAN TREE PLANTING AND MANAGEMENT

ARBORICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT

by Kathy NG, Vice-President of HKILA

The programme of BA in horticulture and landscape management of Thei organized a series of seminars on ‘Urban Tree Planting and Management’. The last seminar of the series - ‘Arboriculture and sustainable urban forest management’ was held on 2 November 2019 in Thei’s Chai Wan campus.

The seminar attracted a full house of around 200 professionals, practitioners, academia and students in landscape architecture, arboriculture, horticulture, soil science, urban forestry and related disciplines. The local and international speakers (from Asia, Canada and Europe) shared in depth knowledge in a range of topics; namely, Kathy Ng (Chief Landscape Architect from Highways Department and also Vice President of the HKILA) talked on the application of sustainable urban forestry management in Hong Kong’s Highways Department; Prof. Puay Yok Tan from National University of Singapore on updated research on ‘Urban Forest Management in dense cities – challenges and opportunities’; Prof. Cecil Konijnendijk van Den Bosch from the University of British Columbia talked on ‘Urban Forestry for dense cities – a governance and management perspective’ and Dr Alexia Stokes from French National Institute for Agricultural Research shared the interesting knowledge of tree roots and soil in ‘The urban underground – where trees meet soil’.

It is a most valuable opportunity to gather the experts and local professionals and practitioners under one roof to share and exchange views in the various aspects of sustainable urban forestry with an international perspective. Not only the talks were informative and thought provoking, the enthusiastic audience interacted with the speakers with a number of interesting questions.

The HKILA is one of the supporting organizations of this series of seminars which are fully funded by Research Grants Council of the government.

JOINT INSTITUTES’ DINNER Joint Institutes Dinner on 16 December 2019 (among presidents and vice presidents of HKILA, HKIA, HKIE, HKIP, and HKIS) in which interinstitutional issues were discussed.

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CPD EVENTS AND REPORTS

SEEKING COMMON GROUND WHILE RESERVING DIFFERENCE:

和而不同

AN ANSWER TO THE CONTROVERSY IN CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION MANIFESTED

BY THE USE OF NEC IN HONG KONG

by Kate LAU, CPD Committee Chairperson One challenging area in project management is managing risks. Key risks include completing the project within budget and schedule. New Engineering Contract (NEC) differs from traditional contract in that it actively involves stakeholders, in particular the client, the contractor and project managers, throughout the contract period. It reallocates risk and responsibility among the key stakeholders with the target of achieving cost and time effective project management.

Organizer Body: HKILA Speakers: Mr. Dennis LI Yan Chun LLB, CEng, MHKIE, NEC Accredited Project Manager

Date: 28 August 2019 CPD details: Activity type 1 Level 2 2 CPD points

NEC also provides a framework to alert early client and project manager unforeseen events arise during the contract and resolve early the events including expenses together with the contractor. NEC’s non-traditional approach in running contract is more proactive in managing project risks and encourage resolution of compensation (claim) event in timely manner. Some government departments have started using NEC to run their contracts.

In this seminar, we invited Mr. Dennis Li Yan Chun, a civil engineer, NEC Consultant and part-time lecturer of the Hong Kong Construction Industry Council (HKCIC), to introduce to us the key elements of NEC. The presentation was inspiring with local large-scale infrastructural cases quoted to illustrate the significant time and cost implications if unforeseen events were not addressed early. The attendants showed great interests in the topic and participated actively in short informal discussions on pros and cons of NEC against traditional contracts. Attendants also participated actively in the Q&A session after the talk.

FORUM ON SUSTAINABILITY AND BAMBOO 2019: BAMBOO ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING MATERIALS IN HK The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong organised the Forum on Sustainability and Bamboo 2019: Bamboo Architecture and Building Materials in Hong Kong in their campus on 1 June 2019. With Platinum award-winning green buildings, the University has been putting emphasis on sustainability education by widely planting bamboo in the campus and extensively using bamboo material for building wall panels, flooring and furniture.

of International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR); and Ms Xiaohua Li, Deputy Director General and Senior Engineer of International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR); moderator Mr Martin Tam, Chairman of Federation of H.K. Industries – Bamboo Industry Committee; guest speaker Mr Mauricio Cardenas Laverde, Founder of Studio Cardenas Conscious Design, Professor Kristof Crolla, Assistant Professor of School of Architecture of The Chinese University of Hong Kong; and more.

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CPD EVENTS AND REPORTS

INTEGRITY REQUIREMENTS

CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND CONFIDENTIALITY

by Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)

In the course of discharging professional duties, a landscape architect may from time to time encounter conflict of interest (CoI) situations and possess confidential information. As revealed in past ICAC cases, CoI and confidential information, if improperly handled, could lead to abuse and even bribery offences.

This article aims to highlight the associated risks and recommend practical ways to manage CoI and protect confidential information, and should be read in conjunction with the appropriate provisions of the Institute’s Code of Professional Conduct.

What is Conflict of Interest?

A CoI arises when a landscape architect’s private interests compete or conflict with the interests of his/her employer or client, or his/her official duties. It could lead to divided loyalty, or even cause corruption or fraud. Below are some examples of CoI situations faced by landscape architects – a)

A landscape architect, who is responsible for inviting tenders and recommending contractors for landscape architectural projects, has financial interest in one of the tenderers.

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A landscape architect administering a landscape architectural project, has his/her brother acting as the site agent of the contractor in the project.

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A landscape architect concurrently provides services to two competing contractors tendering for the same building project.

Dos and Don’ts When handling CoI and confidential information, a landscape architect should – avoid CoI as far as practicable; declare the CoI, if unavoidable, to the employer and/or client;

To ensure professionalism and to avoid misconduct or abuse, a landscape architect should NOT – misuse his/her position in the company or abuse the power entrusted with him/her to make personal gains or to benefit his/her relatives, personal friends or other associated parties; and disclose any confidential information to other parties without the permission of the employer and/or client.

Codes of Conduct & Recommended Practices Landscape architecture firms should set out the following probity requirements, e.g. in their codes of conduct, for the reference and compliance of staff – requiring staff to avoid and declare CoI, supported with work-related examples on CoI for reference by staff; and prohibiting staff from disclosing any confidential information of the firm without authorisation or misusing the information (e.g. unauthorised sale of information).

Below are some recommended practices for adoption by firms: laying down the procedures and schedule of authorities for handling the CoI so declared;

seek the employer’s and/or client’s instruction as to how the conflicts declared could be mitigated; and

classifying information according to the level of confidentiality/sensitivity, with restricted access on a “need to know” basis; and

comply with internal rules and/or contractual requirements for the safekeeping of confidential information.

adopting measures for safekeeping confidential information, such as electronic encryption.

For further information, please contact the CPAS at: Hotline: 2526 6363

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(The full version of the POBO could be accessed through the Hong Kong e-Legislation at https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap201!en-zh-Hant-HK?INDEX_CS=N)

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MEMBERS’ CORNER - FEATURE

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ON

ORNAMENTAL GRASSES IN USA AND STUDY OF POTENTIAL ORNAMENTAL VALUE IN HONG KONG

by Eric YT LEE, PhD, Senior Honorary Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, CUHK Immediate Past President, Hong Kong Institute of Horticultural Science

In the past 40 some years, due to my educational background, nature of my previous jobs, my appreciation of the beauty of local grasses, my frequent visits to the United States and in particular my awareness that the germplasm of a large number of a major US ornamental grass cultivars came from one common grass species in China, i.e.

Miscanthus sinensis, I have been keen on the development of the ornamental grass industry in the States inclusive of the gradual but steady incorporation and increasing use of these grasses in landscape designs also general acceptance by both the professionals and general public. Based on my observation, ornamental grass is now accounted for about 20% of the planting areas in both public and private gardens, so as in smaller planters along streets in the city. The trend is likely to increase further in the future. This phenomenon is also noted in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Commencing in the 80’s, I have noticed an ever-increasing quantities and species of ornamental grasses sold in garden nurseries throughout the US, so as in public and private landscaping areas.

Figure 3: Ornamental grasses on sale in plant nurseries in the US

Figure 1: Patented US Silvergrass cultivars with germplasm coming from a Chinese species (Miscanthus sinensis) Figure 4: Ornamental grasses widely used in household garden, parks and on planters

Figure 2: Common ornamental grasses found in the United States

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Extreme weather conditions caused by global warming have become more and more frequent in the past decades worldwide. These conditions, especially drought has led many landscape architects to look for more drought-tolerant and sustainable alternatives for landscaping uses. Ornamental grasses, because of its exceptional high tolerance to drought and the literally no or little maintenance nature, would nicely fit in such a niche in reducing water consumption and labor cost in both public and private areas. This may well be accounted for why ornamental grasses have become so popular in such a short period. Other reasons accounted for this sudden blooming on use of ornamental grasses are listed below:

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A lot of R/D work done in the industry

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New cultivars developed were patented and protected by law

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They are indeed beautiful, long lasting and with seasonal changes

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Good market promotion plus secured source of quality stock of supplies

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Low water requirement and in general drought resistant

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Easy to maintain, less pest problem

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Sufficient pre-sale and post-sale technical support

Commencing 2002, after joining the herbarium headed by the late Prof. Shiu Ying Hu in The Chinese University of Hong Kong, I started my research on local ornamental grasses by collecting information on grasses with potential ornamental value in Hong Kong. It was my sincere hope that there will be more and more local grass found or their germplasm to be used in developing new selections/cultivars to beautify

our surroundings. As up to date, there has been limited R/D work on ornamental grasses in Hong Kong and other parts of China. Known institutes with research on ornamental grasses are listed below: •

Nanjing - Introducing/naturalizing exotic ornamental grasses

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Northeast China – Intending to write books on ornamental grass

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Shanghai - Introducing/naturalizing exotic ornamental grasses

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Beijing – Introducing/naturalizing exotic ornamental grass; selecting, breeding and developing new local ornamental grasses

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Hong Kong – Assessing local grasses with potential ornamental value and use them for landscaping purpose

In Hong Kong, there are many native and introduced/ naturalized grasses with potential ornamental value. Photos of these grasses are listed in the table below.

20 NATIVE & INTRODUCED/NATURALIZED GRASSES WITH POTENTIAL VALUE FOUND IN HONG KONG * Exotic/introduced species

1. Arundo donax 籚竹

2. Coix lacryma-jobi 薏苡

3. Eragrostis curvula 彎葉畫眉草 ( 戀風草 ) *

1. Imperata cylindrica var. major 白茅 ( 絲茅 )

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5. Melinis repens 紅毛草 *

6. Miscanthus floridulus 五節芒

7. Neyraudia reynaudiana 類籚

8. Panicum maximum* 大黍

9. Pennisetum alopecuroides 狼尾草

10. Pennisetum ploystachyon 牧地狼尾草

11. Pennisetum purpureum 象草 *

12. Phragmites australia 籚葦

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13. Phragmites vallatorius 卡開籚

14. Saccharum arundinaceum 斑茅 ( 大密 )

15. Saccharum spontaneum 甜根兒草

16. Setaria palmifolia 棕葉狗尾草

17. Spinifex littoreus 鬣刺 (Left:Male plant; Right: female plant)

18. Themeda villosa 菅

19. Thysanolaena latifolia 棕葉籚 *

20. Vetiveria zizanioides 培地茅

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MAINTAINING THE ORNAMENTAL GRASSES Ornamental grasses are easy to maintain or literally no maintenance required. However, ornamental grass has to be maintained properly with minimum effort and cost. The maintenance will include the following: •

Pruning – Once annually. Normally carry out in late autumn or early winter by removing plant parts from 15-30 cm above the ground.

Figure 6: Ornamental grasses in golf courses in Hong Kong

At the same time, landscape architects and contractors also started the use of ornamental grasses for landscaping purpose, but restricted their uses to two species, namely the “Red Pennisetum” (Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’) and the “Green Pennisetum” (P. alopecuroides). These grasses are gaining acceptance by the local residence.

Figure 5: Pruning of the grass in late autumn

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Removing dry leaves when needed.

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Applying light dose of fertilizer once or twice annually or when needed.

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Weeding when needed or put in mulch layer up 25- 35 mm for weed control/water retention.

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Installing simple guard rail to help holding up the weak calms of the grass.

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When the grass bundle got too large, dividing the bundle for transplanting or carrying root pruning to confine the periphery of the grass may be needed.

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Ornamental grass is rarely infected by diseases. Common diseases are rust and a few other fungal diseases, all of them can be treated with proper fungicides.

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Ornamental grass is rarely attacked by pests such as insects (mainly aphids and grass hoppers), slugs and/or snails. They are more nuisances and treatment is rarely.

Needed.

Introducing exotic ornamental grass species indiscriminately in Hong Kong would likely post dangers of getting invasive foreign species into the region, a potential disaster to local environment. In this instance, only selective strands such as those sterile triploid cultivars or selections should be considered. Using local ornamental grasses would, however, eliminate such potential dangers.

APPLICATION OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES IN HONG KONG In the past 20 years, I have been advocating the use of some local grasses with potential ornamental value for beautifying the surroundings. A couple of the golf courses adopted the idea and keep/plant some of the grasses in the course for landscaping purposes and yielded good results.

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Figure 7: Ornamental grasses used in landscaping areas in public housing project

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MEMBERS’ CORNER - FEATURE From 2016 to 2018, under the auspice of the Housing Authority of Hong Kong, I carried out a systematic study on the selection, propagation and application of 8 local grasses with potential ornamental value for landscaping uses in public housing areas. This study covered the collection of the sample grasses and their seeds in the wild, and nursing or propagating them in open nurseries and/or inside a greenhouse. By end of the study, some 200 mature plants were resulted. They were all transplanted to three sample planters designated for planting these grasses in the public housing in On Tat Estate in Anderson Road, Kowloon. Survival rate of transplanting was nearly up to 100%.These grass

planters blended in well with the nearby landscape design but with a unique feature. They would serve as a pilot test and can be used for future reference in similar application.

In the same study, I had succeeded in sowing seeds of an indigenous grass, the Reed-like Grass (Neyraudia reynaudiana), in pots then observing the entire process of the tiny seeds from germination, growing, flowering to fruiting in six months. I documented the full course of development by photographs at fixed intervals and file a report which was published in the last issue of Yuen Lin. This study could be the first of this kind in this topic.

Figure 8: Ornamental Grasses in pilot planters in On Tat Estate, Kowloon

Figure 9: Information board about ornamental grasses used in the project

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Figure 10: Ornamental Grasses in pilot planters in On Tat Estate, Kowloon

FUTURE WORK ON ORNAMENTAL GRASSES IN HONG KONG With a better understanding on beauties and merits on environmental impacts of the ornamental grasses, our focus should now be on their further incorporation in our landscaping areas and perhaps also the following listed: •

Searching and identifying grasses with potential value in the region

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Establishing local or neighboring areas ornamental grass research/propagation nurseries

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Culturing and developing new ornamental grass selections/cultivars and get them registered and patented for commercial uses locally and overseas

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Promoting and marketing these new/improved products

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS My study on local ornamental grasses started after I joint the research team headed by the late Prof. Shiu Ying Hu of the then Biology Department of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I still remember the care and love extended to me by her, and as always regarded her as my mentor. This paper is a tribute in her memory.

The above paper is part of the result of part of the study supported by the Hong Kong Housing Authority on the Application of Ornamental Grasses cum Review of Turf Construction and Maintenance in Public Housing Developments. I am in debt to Mr. S.C. Lo, Senior Landscape Architect and his colleagues of the Housing Department for their support throughout the entire course of the study.

About the Author - Eric YT LEE, PhD Dr. Lee is Senior Honorary Research Fellow of the School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Founding and Immediate Past President of Hong Kong Institute of Horticultural Science. Dr. Lee is also a renowned turfgrass expert, local and international.

His recent article included “From Seeds to Mature Plants – A Case Study on Growth/Development of the Reed-Like Grass.” and Yuan Lin (Issue 2015): Amenity and Sports turfgrass in Hong Kong.

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SHARING OF IFLA WORLD AND REGIONAL MEETING

by Bosco SO, Honorary Secretary of HKILA

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) world and regional meeting was scheduled in Oslo, Norway from 16 to 17 September 2019. Over 70 landscape architects delegated members from the world included Americas regions, Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Middle east region, joined the IFLA world council meeting, to reflect on conference goals and adopt a new approach to landscape architecture.

From my point of view, the IFLA world council meeting and congress was extremely well organized and profound.

I enjoyed all the meetings, breakout sessions, sharing and panel discussion on various landscape architecture topics, linked to the following tracks: 1. Sustainable urban transformation 2. Green mobility 3. Beautiful and healthy cities 4. Participation and democracy

Opening remarks from President James Hayter in IFLA World Council meeting

First and foremost, I am delighted to represent HKILA as a delegate member to attend the International Federation Landscape Architect’s world council meeting and congress 2019 at Oslo, Norway. Indeed, I believe that attending the IFLA council meeting is a great opportunity to connect with different landscape architects from the world and gain new insights during the attendance.

A detailed action plan on climate mitigation and adaptation led by 2019 IFLA Presidential Medalist Dr Colleen Mercer-Clarke

A conference definitely benefits landscape architects in helping us to excel in our function when we gain knowledge through this international platform, therefore eventually all the information can be converted into knowledge and contribute to our industry. It has been an enormous experience to attend the IFLA World council meeting and congress as one of the Landscape Architects in Hong Kong. Last September I met many passionate and professional international landscape architects, experienced scholars of academia, design construction experts, government side’s landscape architect and various specialists in various landscape disciplines.

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Discussion on climate action, food security and agriculture, health and well-being, community participation in design, involvement of indigenous cultures and heritage.

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Survey of IFLA national member associations

Grorudparken, Oslo, designed by linkarkitektur

A RETROSPECT THROUGH TO OUR FUTURE

It is no surprise that I was impressed by the several sessions which were delivered by NLA (Norwegian Association of Landscape Architects) and the plenary session delivered by Kathryn Gustafson (Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award) and Lola landscape architects. All of these sessions which I attended had been very informative and insightful on their particular subjects. I would like to take this chance to reflect upon my enriching experiences and summarize in what ways this IFLA World council and congress has helped me to make a comparative study of landscape architecture practices and adopt an international perspective on how to benefit from the exchange of ideas, sharing of LA expertise, socializing with international counterparts etc. Meanwhile, it examines its relevancy to my career in Hong Kong.

On the first day of the World Congress, 18 September 2019, when there was the special session, namely A Retrospect Through To Our Future. This session marked the 90th anniversary of the Norwegian Association of Landscape Architecture (NLA) and the Landscape Institute (LI) through a wide-ranging consideration for the significance of associations and their contemporary relevance, I enjoyed the presentation so much and that allowed me to understand the landscape development in Norway over 100 years and how it impacts the rest of the Nordic region. In contrast to other developed countries, the sustainable transformation strategy began to further engage and conduct the studies. It is known that Nordic countries have been facing the extreme weather over the years. In the breakout sessions, Norwegian Landscape Architect took some case studies which demonstrated the Nordic LA perspective and how their design was integrated with the ecology, community space and public landscape, also transformed the polluted river and made certain adoption to the surrounding areas; a place had been revealed by using the LA approach.

Round table presentations and discussions

Streetscape near Bjørvika Barcode area

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Grorudparken, Oslo, Norway

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URBAN ECOLOGY We all know that climate change, the rapid loss of biodiversity and urbanization rapidly brings out challenges that have been far-reaching to a consequence of rethinking how we save our planet. Ideally, we wish our cities can become more livable and contains larger greenery space and more ecological functioning. It always leaves a big query that what tools LAs need to be equipped with? Furthermore, the breakout session explained the tools, techniques and measures, which are necessary for implementing effective, impactful and ecologically significant projects. Together with different components or obstacles we have to combat so that we can meet the criteria for initiating a successful design planning.

In order to explore these questions, we needs to evaluate urban ecosystems, municipal planning, and human-nature relations. Hypothetically, natural disasters can be mitigated by landscape approach and planning. A sustainable solution of pre-flood measurement and evacuation method has been discussed in the planetary session by LoLa Landscape Architect.

In conclusion, I sincerely express my heartfelt thanks to the people who made the IFLA World council meeting and congress successful as well as for those who shared their experiences during that intensive week in Oslo, Norway. Last but not least, I have benefited very much from this magnificent event and got a chance to talk to different regions’ landscape architects. In the near future, I trust that HKILA could get more opportunities to examine Hong Kong’s outstanding and spectacular landscape practice to different countries.

Harbour Promenade Oslo, Norway, designed by whitearkitekter

Harbour Promenade Oslo, Norway

Once again, thank you, HKILA, for giving me a chance to attend the IFLA world event and share these messages with our members via this platform.

Closing event with members of Norwegian Association of Landscape Architects

The award winning park - Bjerkedale Bjerkedalen park, Oslo, Norway, designed by Dronninga Landskap

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TRIP REPORT PART 1 IFLA WORLD COUNCIL MEETING The IFLA World Council comprising members of the Executive Committee and the duly appointed representatives of our 77 member associations met over the last two days to discuss important topics ranging from Climate Change to the governance of our federation.

The 2-day agenda was built around 5 key themes and also included an address by our President James Hayter, reports by Presidents of our 5 regions as well as Chairs of IFLA Committees.

The key sessions: 1.

Climate Change - Led by Dr Colleen Mercer-Clarke, Climate Change Working Group Chair and Hope Parnham Climate Change Working Group Co-Chair

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Ethics and Code of Practice - Introduced

by Marina Cervera Committee Chair and led by Dan Cook, CEO of LI alongside Sarah Loutfi and Karin Barthelmes-Wehr.

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Education Recognition - Led by Salma Samaha, EAA Chair Committee and Andreja Tutundjic, EAR Working Group Chair.

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Community Involvement and Participation - Led by Bruno Marques

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Governance and Reform - Led by Tim Arnold, AILA CEO.

The Municipality of Oslo, students from AHO and residents of Ammerud worked together to transform the 30-meter-long underpass

Railway Underpass Transformed into a Climbing Wall and Community Play Space

The Oslo Opera House designed by Architect Snøhetta

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TRIP REPORT PART 2 ASIA REGION’S REGIONAL MEETING Delegated from around the world were invited to attend the IFLA regional meeting, including Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.

Particularly for Asia region’s regional meeting, the following key challenges had been discussed, 2. IFLA and IFLA APR Constitution & By-Laws Establishing a legal entity status for the Asia Pacific region in Singapore remains a challenge. Both IFLA and IFLA Asia Pacific Region (APR) Constitution & By-Laws (where the latter took reference and guidance from IFLA’s document) have limited the options of operations within the law in Singapore.

The key challenge lies in one specific statutory requirement imposed by the Registrar that states “It is mandated by law for a society to appoint a President, Secretary and Treasurer who are Singapore citizens or its permanent residents”.

2. IFLA APR Secretariat Service MCI Group and IFLA APR signed a secretariat service contract in March 2019. Since then MCI Group has delivered their secretariat service and supported the region with good results.

3. IFLA AsiaPac LA Awards 2019 The awards ceremony will be held as part of the IFLA APR Congress in Cebu, Philippines, in November 2019.

6. Role of Immediate Past President Mr Damian Tang has kindly volunteered to Chair the Resilience Building Projects and lead the Young Landscape Architects Alliance platform as the Immediate Past President after the newly elected President assumes office.

7. Financial status of IFLA APR Before the full financial year closes at the end of 2019, the financial status as of June 2019 is positive. The APR awards is run with prudence, some good initiatives and strategic objectives. The income stream from the awards is more than USD100,000. Details are in the APR Treasurer’s report.

8. New Initiatives - Resilience Building Projects – Timor Leste IFLA APR initiated a pilot resilience project in Hera, Dili, Timor-Leste following the success of the IFLA AAPME Awards with Africa and Middle East region.

- Resilient Playset Design Competition - Young Landscape Architects Alliance 9. IFLA World Congress 2020 Penang, Malaysia The next IFLA World Congress 2020 will be held in George Town, Penang, Malaysia from 13 to 15 August 2020. It will be called IFLA World Landscape Architects Summit 2020.

4. IFLA APR Congress Cebu Philippines 2019 IFLA APR worked very closely with Philippine Association of Landscape Architects (PALA) to provide value added services for the congress.

5. IFLA APR Election for President and Honorary Secretary Results of the election will be announced at the IFLA APR Council Meeting at Cebu, Philippines in November 2019.

Kathryn Gustafson, winner of the Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award

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Bosco’s trip was fully sponsored by the HKILA

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CROSSING THE PROFESSIONAL DIVIDE

by Barry WILSON, CMLI, HKILA, RLA(HK), HKIUD, CIUDSRC

Each year, The Institution of Civil Engineers acknowledges the best work published in its journals at the ICE Publishing Awards ceremony, held at One Great George Street in London. Authors from both industry and academia who have produced work judged by their peers to be of exceptional quality and benefit to the civil engineering, construction and materials science community are awarded.

This year the Reed Mallik Medal was won by Barry Wilson, a Hong Kong Registered Landscape Architect, professional member of the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects and Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute, for his paper “An outline to futureproofing cities with ten immediate steps” which addressing issues of economics & public policy finance around improving resiliency in cities.

ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three quarters are located in the UK, while the rest are located in more than 150 other countries.

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers Urban Design and Planning Publisher: ICE Publishing, Thomas Telford Ltd. ISSN 1755-0793 | E-ISSN 1755-0807 Volume 171 Issue 5, October, 2018, pp. 202-216 Keywords: economics; finance; public policy; sustainability; resiliency; futureproofing.

The award was presented by Andrew Wyllie CBE, president of the Institution of Civil Engineers for paper “An outline to futureproofing cities with ten immediate steps”

ABSTRACT It’s time to accept the fact that the world is changing very, fast. Technology, business and social structures are rapidly evolving to meet new challenges. However, cities are slow to respond. Projects take time to plan, finance and construct.

By the time they are built they are already out of date. In fact, using past metrics to plan future development, which continues to be the standard practice, is appearing to be a redundant model and proving to be very costly.

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The paper identifies ten key areas where governments, planners, investors and the individuals responsible for shaping cities, can refocus their priorities and funding in order to more effectively utilise both the limited financial and natural resources available. Entering a period of massive disruption, a paradigm shift is urgently required in the means of conceiving, delivering and managing city development.

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CONCLUSIONS The last century was ‘command and control’, but this century is ‘suggest and select’. Tomorrow’s population is instantly informed about all and any matter, can independently evaluate through social media and ultimately mandate an action or product with transparent and real-time reaction.

Market forecasts have assumed business as usual or traditional usage patterns, without anticipating shifts to be as fast or disruptive as they continue to be, where the acceleration of change is increasing exponentially. This implies that the planning of cities, something generally carried out over several years based on accumulated past data and scientific study, is hugely out of sync with current and future aspirations of society and that governments in particular are failing to react, regulate and adapt at the speed necessary to accommodate change. Shared and autonomous vehicles will soon be part of an ecosystem of intelligent communication systems and built-fabric agents that act as personal-data vendors. The information they use to select a route will be based on all the data they have about a customer’s lifestyle preferences, contacts and needs. Every part of cities will be alive, responsive and evaluated. The arrival of automated transport and servicing should mean safer streets along with less roadside pollution for both cyclists and pedestrians.

It should mean creating more interesting spaces that are less standardised, include more greenery and have fewer obstructions. It should mean that city streets in the near future will not need traffic lights, road signs, kerbs, railings or protective barriers. These changes are happening at an exponential rate but cities are not prepared for them, nor do they have the regulatory mechanisms to adjust quickly enough to meet these changes.

With little existing data and local experience to follow, the Chinese economic revolution has been built on the back of ‘copy and adapt’ tactics, resulting initially in huge wastefulness and inefficiency but also now leading to a new spirit of realtime trial and error in development, and to rapid change in thinking and execution. Bold leadership and envisioning, coupled with a strong tendency towards regulation and adaption after implementation, through ‘iterative’ processes rather than the extensively planned, tested and pre-regulated ‘linear’ processes established by the developed world, is starting to appear more effective in rapidly addressing the current shifts of the new industrial revolution, including threats of population migration and climate change.

This raises the question of whether governments in themselves can remain effective based on their own traditional models or whether in fact new world systems are urgently necessary; governments whose type, form and role can be continually re-assessed and their resulting processes adjusted rapidly in order to be able to adequately serve their people through the twenty-first century.

About the Author - Barry WILSON Barry Wilson is Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong. His consultancy practice Barry Wilson Project Initiatives have been tackling urbanisation issues in Hong Kong and China for over 25 years. www.initiatives.com.hk

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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

by Alexander (Sandy) M DUGGIE, FHKILA, RLA, CMLI Managing Director, URBIS Limited

THE GREEN NEW DEAL: WHY THE FOSSIL FUEL CIVILIZATION WILL COLLAPSE BY 2028, AND THE BOLD ECONOMIC PLAN TO SAVE LIFE ON EARTH

complex structure of building ownership in Hong Kong, the ‘car lobby’ in Hong Kong and given that just last year the Hong Kong Government signed on to a new Scheme of Control with two power companies (CLP and HKE) that will last 15 years until 2033. Currently Hong Kong is still reliant on fossil fuels for 98% of our electricity.

by Jeremy Rifkin THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES: WHAT THEY FEEL, HOW THEY COMMUNICATE: DISCOVERIES FROM A SECRET WORLD

by Peter Wohlleben

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press ISBN: 1250253209

I recommend this book as a very interesting & inspiring read. The title takes inspiration from Roosevelt’s post WWII ‘New Deal’ for the American people. The author is a hugely experienced & respected economist who has been advising the China Government and EU Governments for many years.

His basic premise is that the basis of the ‘Third Industrial Revolution’ will be the roll-out of new ‘smart’ infrastructure that includes, amongst other things, a ‘smart’ electricity power grid, the Internet of Things, retro-fitting existing building stock etc. He is generally optimistic but warns of a huge threat to economic stability within the coming decade that will arise due to the collapse of the fossil fuel economy, with vast ‘stranded assets’ of coal, oil and gas that are uneconomic to exploit due to cheaper solar and wind power generation.

Incidentally, towards the end of the book, he has quite a lot of (generally complimentary) things to say about China’s initiatives, including the Belt & Road initiative and ‘Ecological Civilisation’. It seems he has written the book primarily for an American audience and he often points out how far the USA is lagging behind the EU and China in expenditure on essential infrastructure for the new century. The book finishes with 23 key initiatives “to begin the Green New Deal journey”.

The is a book the Hong Kong Government needs to read.

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Publisher: Greystone Books ISBN: 1771642483

This book should be compulsory reading for all landscape architects and horticulturists.

Entertaining, educational and a little bit mind-blowing.

I thoroughly recommend it.

About the Author - Alexander (Sandy) M DUGGIE Sandy is a Registered Landscape Architect, a Fellow of the HKILA and Managing Director of URBIS Limited.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXPO 2019 BEIJING

by Philip KWOK The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exposition (the Expo) was held in Yanqing, Beijing, China, from 28 April to 9 September 2019. The main theme of the Expo is “Live Green, Live Better” ( 綠色生 活 , 美麗家園 ). According to the Organizer’s information, it has attracted around 9.34million visitors. The outdoor area of the Expo is partly open to public since 21 October 2019.

The China Pavilion at the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019,

Hong Kong’s Pavilion, designed by Architectural Services Department, HKSARG

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Shanghai Garden with shades, water features and suspended planters

Doha Qatar Pavilion with circular circulation making it disable friendly.

United Arab Emirates Pavilion with varies palm trees and fruiting trees

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Belgium Garden

German Garden with educational features and vertical greening.

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Landscape Architects Registration Board LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE ‘USE OF TITLE’ Section 29(1) A person whose name does not appear on the register shall not be entitled to describe himself as “landscape architect” or “registered landscape architect” or to use the initials “R.L.A.” after his name.

Section 29(3) A person whose name is not on the register may describe himself as a landscape architect if he describes himself by reference to a membership of any body or institute of landscape architects formed outside Hong Kong which description does not imply that he has the right to practise landscape architecture in Hong Kong under the description of landscape architect.

Section 30(1) Any person who: •

falsely takes or uses any name, initials, title, addition or description implying that his name is entered in the register;

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not being a registered landscape architect, knowingly permits the use of or uses in connection with his business or profession the description “landscape architect”, “registered landscape architect”, the initials “R.L.A.” or any initials or abbreviations or words intended to cause, or which may reasonably cause, any person to believe that the person using the initials or abbreviations is on the register;

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KYOTO WORKSHOP THE JAPANESE GARDEN 10-14 MARCH 2019

photo by George HO

Sogenchi Teien, Tenryu-ji Temple ( 曹源池庭園 , 天龍寺 )

There is a large and increasing body of scientific evidence demonstrating the psychological and physiological health returning to gardens designed to therapeutic principles, especially for older people. As Hong Kong’s population ages, the demand from the private and public sector for therapeutic g a r d e n w i l l g r o w. D e v e l o p i n g a greater awareness of the scientific justification, applications of, and demand for therapeutic garden design will enhance the standards and external competitiveness of landscape architects and healthcare providers.

“The Conference of Therapeutic Gardens for Hong Kong” was held on 3 November 2018 in Hong Kong, led by international experts drawn from private practice and academia presented the ‘state-of-the-art’ in the field of therapeutic gardens in terms of application, scientific justification and future demand.

Japanese garden. Participants visited viewing style Japanese gardens, including private gardens, Zen gardens, Tea gardens, and castle gardens to learn historical background, design principles, and the maintenance techniques and procedures that have kept garden plants in perfect condition for over 300 years.

The second part of the event was a study tour cum workshop of therapeutic gardens in Kyoto to promote an understanding of the unique design and maintenance techniques of the

The event was funded by the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Discussion session with Professor Seiko Goto, Nagasaki University (left) and Mr. Tomoki Kato, President of UEYAKATO Landscape Co., Ltd. (right)

Daitokuji ( 大徳寺 )

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Tairyuanso ( 對龍山荘 )

Example of preservation of skyline and mountain ranges in Kyoto

Borrowed landscape, Murin-an ( 無鄰菴 )

Demonstration of the maintenance craftsmanship of Japanese garden in Murin-an ( 無鄰菴 )

Ryoanji ( 龍安寺 )

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YOUNG LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS' GROUP

by Keith HUANG, YLAG Chairperson I am pleased that the Young Landscape Architect’s Group (YLAG) enjoyed another successful year. We have targeted a wider audience and facilitated a connection between the budding professionals with those members who are already working in the profession.

In this term the YLAG Committee has focused on providing more professional input into activities that we hosted. This includes the day tour to Lai Chi Wo Village on 7 July 2019, the software workshop on Rhino by instructor Yves Wong on 24-25 August 2019, the site walk at Harcourt Garden by project LA Alexander (Sandy) M DUGGIE on 30 November 2019. Also YLAG has reintroduced the 2019-20 Mentorship Programme, with a substantially revamped format. This is a programme that bridges young members with experienced landscape architects and professional practitioners. We have successfully formed 12 individual mentorship groups, each with a mentor, a YLAG volunteer as helper, and a group of 4 to 5 buddies.

For the remainder of the year YLAG will be further hosting a design competition for the landscape related academic work, and a second academic work exhibition to help promote our landscape profession. If you are interested or would like to know more details you may contact us by email at ylag@hkila. com or in the design competition brief: http://bit.ly/34zt0Ux To provide a platform for information exchange among young members and to connect the YLAG community, YLAG continues to manage the social networking websites on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/HKYLAG) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hkylag/).

YLAG welcome you to join us and we look forward to connecting with you soon.

Keith Huang Chairman, YLAG

LANDSCAPE ACADEMIC DESIGN COMPETITION 2020

YLAG Site Walk - Harcourt Garden

To help organize and lead the activities the YLAG committee of 2019-20 term were: Chairman: Mr Keith HUANG Vice-Chairpersons: Mr Aaron YU and Ms Crystal CHENG

For the second time, Young Landscape Architects’ Group together with the support from Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects and in collaboration with participating institution, will run a students’ work design competition as a platform for budding landscape architecture students to showcase their work to the industry as well as to celebrate their hard work. Please note that the eventual decision where the design exhibition will be held in a public space will have to depend on the number of submissions in the end, and thus will be confirmed again after the submission period.

AWARDS

Treasurer: Mr Terrence HO

• Monetary prize of $1000 for the Overall winner • Prize worth $400 for the top 2 of each category • Certificate awards will be presented at the YLAG AGM

Publications: Mr Ken KWONG and Ms Yanice KWOK

TIMELINE

Secretaries: Ms Angel WONG and Ms Cherry LAU

Social relations: Mr Hendron CHU Committee members: Ms Ruby WU, Mr Alex MOK,

Mr Jack MOK, Mr PANG Chun Tat

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Submission period: 23 December 2019 – 24 January 2020 Announcement of Winners: March 2020 Awards Presentation: YLAG’s AGM in April 2020 More details can be found at http://bit.ly/34zt0Ux

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UPCOMING EVENTS

DISCUSSION FORUM ON LANTAU TOMORROW VISION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS This discussion forum aims at sharing and seeking the views of HKILA Members on the Government’s concepts and principles for Lantau Tomorrow Vision, in particular the challenges and opportunities of the proposed Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands, Lung Kwu Tan reclamation and Tuen Mun West development, and how these projects will benefit our future generations. It is also intended to tap the participants’ suggestions on how professional landscape architects could be engaged in different processes of projects.

Speakers including, Mr. K W Ng Planning Department CTP / SP Topic: Challenges and Opportunities of Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands, Lung Kwu Tan Reclamation and Tuen Mun West Development Mr. Barry Wilson Topic: Futureproofing Urban Development for a Turbulent World

Organizer: Civil Engineering and Development Department Date: 21 January 2020 (Tue) l Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Venue: Large Multi-function Room (Room A,C,D), H6, CONET, The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central CPD details: Activity type 3 l Level 2 l 2 CPD points Register on/before 10 January 2020: http://bit.ly/20200121_cpdevent

LA PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT SHARING Further to the successful holding of the very first experience sharing session on 23 September 2019, the 2nd Professional Enrichment Sharing Session will be held on 18 January 2020.

For greater synergy, Development Bureau is co-organising this event with the HKILA and having HKIP and HKIUD as the supporting organisations. This sharing session will feature two distinguished overseas speakers, Mr. Damian Tang Immediate Past President of the IFLA, APR Topic: Resilient Landscapes of a Biophilic City, Singapore Dr. Gregory Moore Senior Research Associate, University of Melbourne, Australia Topic: The Economic Value of Urban Vegetation

Co-organizer: Development Bureau, HKILA Date: 18 January 2020 (Sat)

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Venue: Theater, the Hong Kong Management Association, 2/F, Pico Tower, 66 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai CPD details: Activity type 3

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Register on / before 15 January 2020: http://shorturl.at/bxSY8

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RECORD AND UPDATE

HKILA RECORD (MAY 2019 – DEC 2019) EVENTS ATTENDED BY HKILA REPRESENTATIVES Date

Event

Representative(s)

10 May 2019 17 May 2019 18 May 2019 20 May 2019 20 May 2019 28 May 2019 29 May 2019 30 May 2019 31 May 2019

嶺南大學 - 樹藝師講座

Paul Chan, Ivan Leung Iris Hoi Keith Huang Iris Hoi, Patrick Lau Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Kathy Ng, S.C. Lo Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Patrick Lau, Mandy Kwok Iris Hoi

1 Jun 2019 1 Jun 2019 5 Jun 2019

Forum on Sustainability and Bamboo 2019: Architecture and Building Materials A Sound Map Creation Competition Launching cum Award Presentation Ceremony Pilot Study on Underground Space Development in Selected Strategic Urban Area Focus Group Meeting Best Private Slope Maintenance and Landscaping Award - Prize Presentation Agreement No. CE 21/2016 (GE) Technical Study on Underground Quarrying in Hong Kong - Focus Group Meeting Opening Ceremony cum Fashion Image Show of “Emerging Design Talents 2019” Meeting with PlanD and LandsD on Tree Removal Application Opening Ceremony of the 3rd Graduation Show of THEi Landscape Architecture Special Meeting about Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation: 20th Anniversary Celebration The Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium and Awards 2019

10 Jun 2019 12 Jun 2019 13 Jun 2019 14 Jun 2019 19 Jun 2019 20 Jun 2019 21 Jun 2019 21 Jun 2019 21 to 22 Jun 2019 25 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2019 29 Jun 2019

OHKF Forum “Building for the Future: Singapore’s Urbanisation Experience” Greening School Project Award - Prize Presentation Ceremony Meeting with 東莞市港澳事務局 Seminar on New Streamlining Arrangements for Development Control Joint Institutes’ Dinner 2020 Mainland & H.K. Construction Industry Forum & Business Matching Forum 「灣區都市、品質東莞」的莞港現代化服務業對接交流會

HKIS Quantity Surveying Division - Annual Dinner 2019

粵港澳園林行業應對颱風災害論壇

NEC Contracts in Hong Kong - The Legal Landscape and Beyond 珠海市人大“大灣區合作調研團”拜訪香港發展局 深圳深鹽路景觀提升設計競賽成果評估會

Kathy Ng, Paul Chan Tak Wong Iris Hoi Tak Wong Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Paul Chan, Camay Lam Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Paul Chan, Kate Lau, Keith Huang Iris Hoi Tak Wong S.C. Lo, Evans Iu S.C. Lo, Paul Chan, Patrick Lau Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Kathy Ng, Matthew Pryor, Michael Thomas Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Patrick Lau Iris Hoi Kathy Ng, Paul Chan Iris Hoi Iris Hoi

11 Jul 2019

Meeting for HKILA Award

12 Jul 2019 14 Jul 2019 16 Jul 2019 22 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2019 24 Jul 2019 30 Jul 2019

Hong Kong Construction Association - Lo Pan Patron’s Day Dinner 建造業義工嘉許禮 2019

1 Aug 2019 1 Aug 2019 1 Aug 2019 2 Aug 2019 6 Aug 2019 13 Aug 2019 14 Aug 2019 19 to 20 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2019 29 Aug 2019

Design Thinking Workshop on Support for Small and Medium Enterprises HKTB - HK City Sign Project: Coffee Meeting Meeting for 「前海綠芯 ---- 桂灣公園公共建築設計」競賽 Hong Kong International Dental Expo - Gala Dinner Joint Institute Meeting for Foshan Business Matching Forum (2nd) Discussion Forum for Policy Address Joint Institutes’ Dinner Foshan Business Matching Forum Meeting for International Urban Forestry Conference (1st) Meeting for Qianhai Competition (2nd) Meeting of Discussion Forum relating to processing of building plan submission under the lease (7th)

Paul Chan Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Paul Chan, Patrick Lau Iris Hoi, S.C. Lo Mandy Kwok Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Camay Lam

7 & 8 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2019 24 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2019

Juror of the Green Building Award 2019: Site Visit cum Presentation HKPASEA: 誠邀出席 專資會「十三周年誌慶晚宴」 Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design 9th Anniversary Dinner Delegation Visit to Nansah Qianhai Competition 比賽啟動禮 & 四學會代表與前海管理局交流會

Iris Hoi S.C. Lo Kathy Ng Patrick Lau Tak Wong

4 Oct 2019 4 Oct 2019 16 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2019 29 Oct 2019 29 Oct 2019 30 Oct 2019 31 Oct 2019

ISH Hong Kong International Conference Meeting for Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development 2020 (1st) Briefing for stakeholders on Policy Address 2019 Meeting for HK 2020 International Urban Forestry Conference (2nd) Presnetation to 1st year-students at HKDI Dialogue with Secretary - Innovation and Technology Bureau Eco Expo Asia 2019 Opening Ceremony Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services - Board Meeting

Paul Chan S.C. Lo Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Keith Huang Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Patrick Lau

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簡化發展規管制度交流會

Meeting on the Preparation of the Business Matching Forum Hong Kong Green Building Awards 2019 - Scientific Committee Meeting (2nd) 二零一九《施政報告》諮詢會

Joint Institute Meeting for Foshan Business Matching Forum (1st)

Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects

RECORD AND UPDATE

EVENTS ATTENDED BY HKILA REPRESENTATIVES Date

Event

Representative(s)

2 Nov 2019 9 Nov 2019 12 Nov 2019 12 Nov 2019 18 Nov 2019 19 Nov 2019 20 Nov 2019 22 Nov 2019

Urban Tree Planting and Management HKIP Annual Dinner Public Therapeutic Garden Research Project HKIS - Annual Dinner 2019 Dialogue with Secretary for Development: Forum on Land Sharing Scheme 香港地產行政師學會 2019 年度周年晚宴 HKCPS: Meeting with Hon CY Leung ATA associated conference: Resilient City – Landscape Planning Towards Climate Adaptation Playright Charity Gala Dinner 2019 2020-21 年度《財政預算案》諮詢會 “Road to Sustainable Built Environment - HKGBC - 10 Years On” HKCPS Director’s Meeting Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors - 20+ Anniversary Celebration Dinner

Iris Hoi, Kathy Ng, Gap Chung S.C. Lo Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Bosco So Iris Hoi Iris Hoi

Joint CEDD-HKIE International Conference 2019 “Intelligent and Sustainable Development from Reclamation and Beyond” The 20th Hong Kong Forum: Luncheon Dialogue: Hong Kong as a Lifestyle and Creativity Hub HKPASEA: 專資會「專業人士參與公共事務的優勢與局限」研究報告發佈及研討會 Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong - Annual Dinner

S.C. Lo, Ringo Lee

22 Nov 2019 27 Nov 2019 27 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2019 29 Nov 2019 2 Dec 2019 3 Dec 2019 7 Dec 2019 10 Dec 2019 13 to 15 Dec 2019 16 Dec 2019 16 Dec 2019 19 Dec 2019

穗港專業人士聯誼交流活動 建國七十周年系列「政治體制與治理」研討會

Joint Institutes’ Dinner Visit to Watersports and Recreation Precinct, Wan Chai

Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Iris Hoi Patrick Lau Iris Hoi

Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, Keith Huang Iris Hoi Patrick Lau Iris Hoi Iris Hoi, S.C. Lo, Kathy Ng Paul Chan

EVENTS HKILA AS SUPPORTING ORGANISATION Date

Event

Organizer(s)

7 May 2019 11,18 May & 6 Jul 2019 24 May 2019 Jun 2019 5 Jun 2019 15 Jun 2019 21 Jun 2019 21 Jun 2019 17 to 21 Jun 2019 22 Jun 2019 25 Jun 2019 25 Jun 2019 23 Jul 2019 17 Sep 2019 20 Sep 2019 21 Sep 2019 20 Sep to 4 Oct 2019 18 Oct 2019 Mar, May, Aug, Nov 2019 30 Oct to 2 Nov 2019 4 May, 10 Aug & 2 Nov 2019 3 Nov 2019 6 Nov to 8 Nov 2019 13 to 15 Nov 2019 29 Nov 2019 29 Nov 2019 30 Nov 2019

Academy for Sustainable Communities: Community Partnerships Intergenerational Play Space Symposium RICS Awards Hong Kong 2019 & RICS H.K. Annual Conference 2019 RICS Hong Kong BIM Conference 2019 HKICS Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update conference 2019 Urban Thinkers Campus 4.0, World Urban Campaign, UN-Habitat HKIA Cross-Strait Architectural Design Symposium and Awards 2019 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence 2019 Knowledge of Design Week 2019 (KODW) The Hong Kong Young Construction Conference 2019 NEC Contracts in Hong Kong-The Legal Landscape and Beyond 物業管理周 2019 RICS Hong Kong BIM Conference 2019 The Construction Manager of the Year Awards Hong Kong 2018 Public Engagement on Long-term Decarbonisation Strategy HKIS Annual Conference 2019 HKIUD Urban Design Awards 2019 Exhibition HKQAA 30th Anniversary Fourm cum Celebration Cocktail Reception BEAM Society: Education Programme in 2019 Eco Expo Asia & Eco Asia Conference ‘Arboriculture and Sustainable Urban Forest Management’ Seminars AC Fun Run 2019 32nd LAWASIA Conference IASHK 2019 Summit NEC Asia Pacific Users’ Group Conference 香港物業管理師學會周年研討會 2019 Green Building Award 2019

The University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors The Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Architects Hong Kong Productivity Council Hong Kong Design Centre Construction Industry Council Hong Kong Legal Training Institute

2 Dec 2019 9 Dec 2019 13 Dec 2019 Sep 2019 to Apr 2020 Apr 2019 to Nov 2020 2019 to 2020

Joint CEDD-HKIE International Conference 2019 bSHK - The 5th International BIM Awards Conference HKIS BIM Conference 2019 Research project “Elderly well-being and built environment”

香港園境師學會

「前海綠芯 ---- 桂灣公園公共建築設計」競賽 / 前海 ‧ 香港青年建築設計比賽

Academy for Sustainable Communities: 1) Understanding Cultural Landscape; 2) Introduction to Local Ecology; 3) Sustainable Agriculture; 4) Community Partnerships

香港物業管理師學會

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Chartered Institute of Building (Hong Kong) Council for Sustainable Development Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency BEAM Society Limited Hong Kong Trade Development Council Technological & Higher Education Institute of H.K. H.K. Institute of Certified Public Accountants The Law Society of Hong Kong Institute of Arboriculture Studies ICE Training 香港物業管理師學會

Hong Kong Green Building Council, and Professional Green Building Council Joint CEDD-HKIE buildingSMART Hong Kong The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing 深圳市前海深港現代服務業合作區管理局

The University of Hong Kong

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RECORD AND UPDATE

HKILA COUNCIL & APPOINTED MEMBERS MEETINGS Date

Meeting

7 May 2019 23 May 2019 29 May 2019 4 Jun 2019 13 Jun 2019 18 Jun 2019 28 Jun 2019 9 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2019 8 Aug 2019 29 Aug 2019 3 Sep 2019 5 Sep 2019 11 Sep 2019 15 to 17 Sep 2019 24 Sep 2019 4 Oct 2019 15 Oct 2019 21 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2019 5 Nov 2019 6 to 9 Nov 2019 18 Nov 2019 3 Dec 2019 5 Dec 2019 5 Dec 2019

HKILA Council Meeting (1st) HKILA Publication Committee Meeting Youth Development Commission HKILA Council Meeting (2nd) Joint Sub-Committee on Streamlining Development Control Meeting (3rd) Greening Master Plan Committee Meeting (21st) Building Sub-committee / APSEC Meeting (No. 3/2019) & Luncheon HKILA Council Meeting (3rd) Harbourfront Commission - Welcome Lunch HKILA Council Meeting (4th) Hong Kong Green Building Council - Annual General Meeting (9th) HKILA Council Meeting (5th) Communication Meeting between HKILA, ALC and ArchSD (25th) Harbourfront Commission’s Task Force on Kai Tak Harbourfront Development IFLA World Council Meeting & World Congress 2019 Harbourfront Commission’s Task Force on Harbourfront Developments in Kowloon, Tsuen Wan & Kwai Tsing Professional Green Building Council Meeting HKILA Council Meeting (6th) Harbourfront Commission Meeting (36th) Task Force on Harbourfront Developments in Kowloon - Visit to Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront HKILA Council Meeting (7th) 78th IFLA-APR Council Meeting & Congress Task Force on Water-land Interface and Harbourfront Activation - Interactive Workshop HKILA Council Meeting (8th) Harbourfront Developments on Hong Kong Island - 35th Hong Kong Task Force Meeting Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) for SoCo Transitional Housing Project Meeting (1st)

CHANGE OF MEMBERSHIP AND NEW MEMBERS from 1 April 2019 to 31 December 2019 F030 F031

HUI Tai Shun, Anthony Tomm Lee VAN DYKE

Change from Professional Members to Fellows F032 Craig Ian DOUBLEDAY 許大絢 F033 LAM Kam Wai

林錦威

Change from Associate Members to Professional Members M278 M280 M281 M282 M283 M284 M285

YU Ka Long Aaron LAW Lok Yung Carol LEUNG Wai Ling LIN Junyu WONG Yin KIU MOK Ka Kei PANG Shun Chin PLATT Michael

G466 G467 G468 G469 G470

LIN Xiaoxia LI Pung Chin CHOW Yik Hong KWONG Yat Fung COOL Matthew Craig LUK Chi Chung

Gd023 Gd024

WONG Wing YU Chia Chun

M286 M287 M288 M289 M290 M291

New Professional Members M279

M277

Gd025

余嘉朗 羅樂榕 梁慧玲 林俊玉 黃姸喬 莫家冀 彭順千

New Associate Members G471 G472 G473 G474

林曉霞 李蓬展 周奕康 鄺日峯

CHIANG Su Man LAM Wing Ki LI Hoi Ling SIU Wing Yee LIU Stephanie TSANG Suet Ming

鄭舒文 林穎祈 李海寧 邵穎怡 廖康融 曾雪明

CHEUNG Yuet Mei Karen

張月媚

LAW Wai Yan LAU Tsz Yan LEE Yuen Ying Crystal TSAI Lai Yan

羅慧欣 劉芷茵 李婉瑩 謝麗欣

Change from Student Members to Graduate Members Gd028 TSE Wai Kwan 陸志聰 New Graduate Members Gd026 黃穎 Gd027 余佳純

LI Ming Yin CHAN Wai Yee

謝慧鈞 李銘彥 陳煒頤

Change from Graduate Member to Student Member S442 WONG Pui Sze Daisy 王珮詩 S443

WONG Nok Yan

New Student Members S444 黃諾恩 A039

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MOK Kai Fung

莫介豐

New Affiliate Members MACAM Honeylet Tenorio

Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects