Driven to the Brink: Crucial Road and Rail Choices for Planning Hong Kong's Future
Monday December 5, 2005, Ballroom, Island Shangri-La

Programme Schedule

8.30	Registration and welcome refreshments
9.00	Welcome remarks
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9.10	Opening Presentation - The HK Road Mess: Where To Begin? Bill Barron, Visiting Professor, Institute for the Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and Senior Fellow, Civic-Exchange
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9.40	Panel Discussion Session 1 - Hong Kong's traffic predicament • Why are Hong Kong's roads becoming more crowded? • What's driving current road-construction policy? • How are urban planning and road building policies connected? • Is enough attention being paid to issues such as population density and its impact on transport planning? Moderator: Simon Pritchard, Business Editor, South China Morning Post Panelist: Bill Barron, Visiting Professor, Institute for the Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Senior Fellow, Civic-Exchange Fred Brown, CEO, MVA Group Thomas Chow, Deputy Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (Transport), HKSAR Government Malcolm Gibson, Chief Design Manager, MTR Corporation Ltd Timothy Hau, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong Paul Zimmerman, Chief coordinator, Designing Hong Kong Harbour District
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10.30	Morning tea/coffee
10.45	Panel Discussion Session 2 - New directions for transport planning • Is building more roads a workable solution for easing congestion? • If congestion charges work in London, why not apply them in Hong Kong? • Should fuel and other vehicle taxes be increased? • Can urban development strategies be rethought to reduce road congestion? Moderator: Simon Pritchard, Business Editor, South China Morning Post Panelist: Bill Barron, Visiting Professor, Institute for the Environment, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Senior Fellow, Civic-Exchange Fred Brown, CEO, MVA Group Thomas Chow, Deputy Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works (Transport), HKSAR Government Malcolm Gibson, Chief Design Manager, MTR Corporation Ltd Timothy Hau, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Finance, The University of Hong Kong Paul Zimmerman, Chief coordinator, Designing Hong Kong Harbour District
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11.55	Closing Remarks
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12.00	End of Seminar
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