Mr. Ho Hin Ming, MH, Chairman of the Housing and Infrastructure Committee of Kowloon City District Council
Prof. Geoffrey Shen shared the study’s findings with the public and the press in the press conference
S pecializing in town planning, Dr Stanley Yeung presented a range of 3D spatial analysis
Question & Answer Session
The research team received the certificate of appreciation from Mr. Franco Kwok, JP, District Officer, Kowloon City Home Affairs Department
Prof. Geoffrey Shen and his research team shared the findings in the recent press conference that a minor relaxation of plot ratio and building height restrictions for Kai Tak Development had hardly any influence on the urban skyline, visual impact, wind ventilation, shadow and solar exposure as well as air temperature.Also, the highlight of their sharing was that in terms of domestic and non-domesticuses, the additional gross floor areaswere156,200 sq. meter and 119,900 sq. meter, respectively when compared with the Town Planning Board’s approved proposal.
In 2015, the Town Planning Board approved a minor relaxation of plotratio/building height restrictions for 21sities in 3 research areas of Kai Tak Development.Under Prof. Shen’s leadership, the research team made good use of 3D spatial analysis technology to provide scientific evidence on there laxation’s impact and possible further relaxations.This 3D spatial analysis technology could effectively give new methodological and theoretical insights for facilitating rational discussions and debates on changing land development density in the hyper-dense cities.
It was our great pleasure that Mr. Simon Siu, Chairman of the Building Healthy Kowloon City Association,Mr. Franco Kwok, JP, District Officer of Kowloon City Home Affairs Department and Mr. Ho Hin Ming, MH, Chairman of the Housing and Infrastructure Committee of Kowloon City District Councilfully supported the press conference.According to Mr. Siu, the findings would be served as reference for the Development Bureau’s future development of Kai Tak District.
Media Coverage :
Research Team :
| Research Team Members | ||
| 1. |
Prof. Geoffrey SHEN (Principal Investigator)
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Chair Professor of Construction
Management in the Building and Real Estate
Department (BRE) of PolyU
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| 2. |
Dr Stanley YEUNG(Co-Investigator)
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Associate Professor in BRE
Town Planner (Social Science)
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| 3. |
Dr Ivy WONG(Co-Investigator)
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Research Assistant Professor in BRE
GP Surveyor
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| 4. |
Dr Charles WONG(Co-Investigator)
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Land Surveying
and Geo-Informatics (LSGI) of PolyU
Heat Island Effect
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| 5. |
Dr Orianna GUO(Co-Investigator)
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Scientific Officer in BRE
PhD Graduate from LSGI
GIS packages
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| 6. |
DrJerry QIN
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PhD Graduate from LSGI
GIS packages
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| 7. | Miss Merissa SUN |
PhD Candidate in BRE
Land Use, GIS packages
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| 8. |
Mr. Yuanzhen SONG |
Bachelor and Master Major in Architect
Postgraduate student in BRE
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| 9. |
Miss Karena PANG | BSc from LSGI |
| 10. |
Miss Vivian WONG | BSc from LSGI |
