The Sub-committee on the Wan Chai Development Phase II Review of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee (HEC) will hold an expert panel forum next month, as part of the Harbour-front Enhancement Review - Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Adjoining Areas (HER). Membership of the expert panel is now confirmed.
Prof William HK Lam, Chair Professor in Civil and Transportation Engineering of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University will chair the Expert Panel Forum on Sustainable Transport Planning and Central-Wan Chai Bypass. Other panel members are:
Prof Michael Bell
Chair Professor in Transport Operations of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London
(nominated by HER Task Force)
Dr Timothy D Hau
Associate Professor of the School of Economics and Finance, University of Hong Kong
(nominated by HER Task Force)
Dr Hung Wing-tat
Associate Professor of the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(nominated by Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Ir Wilfred Lau
Director of Ove Arup & Partner Hong Kong Ltd
(nominated by Hong Kong Institution of Engineers)
Dr Lo Hong-kam
Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
(nominated by Department of Civil Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Ms YY Pong
Vice President of Hong Kong Institute of Planners
(nominated by Hong Kong Institute of Planners)
Dr James Wang
Associate Professor of the Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong
(nominated by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong)
Dr SC Wong
Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong
(nominated by Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hong Kong)
The expert panel forum will be held on September 3 (Saturday) from 2pm to 6pm at the SME Training Centre 3, Expo Galleria, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The forum aims to reach a broad consensus on transport matters, including the question of the need for the Central-Wan Chai Bypass and its connections with local roads.
To facilitate a thorough discussion at the forum, the public is welcome to submit to the sub-committee by Friday (August 26) any views or data that they consider the expert panel should take into account. The panel and/or sub-committee has full discretion to publish, including uploading onto an appropriate website, all or part of such submissions.
Members of the public, academics, professionals, and interested parties are invited to attend the forum. Pre-registration for attendance at the forum is highly recommended.
The address of the sub-committee is: HEC Sub-committee on Wan Chai Development Phase II Review, c/o Civil Engineering and Development Department, 13/F, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong, or e-mail: bpchan@cedd.gov.hk. The fax number is 2576 9792. Enquiries can be made on 2231 4408.
Ends/Monday, August 22, 2005
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