Download Press Release Here Hong Kong, 18 November 2021 –The HKSAR Government needs a better and more inclusive framework for development and management of the harbourfront, according to a new report published today. To achieve this, the Government should work closely with the public and private sector to develop high quality waterfront open spaces…
Click here for the presentation More about the speakers Panel speaker list Francis NGAI Francis Ngai is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk). He is also the Founder of Playtao Education, BottLess, HATCH, Sonova and a Co-Founder of Green Monday and RunOurCity. SVhk is an impact organisation focused on innovating social change for Hong Kong’s urban social challenges through…
Newsweek: A parking spot in a luxury estate in Hong Kong sold for $1.3 million, breaking the record for the most expensive parking spot, which sold in 2019 for $1.29 million and is also in Hong Kong. Mount Nicholson, the epitome of extravagant living in Hong Kong, is a residential development in The Peak—a hill…
Civic Exchange’s Recommendations for the 2021-22 Budget
HONG KONG, 31st December 2020 — Civic Exchange submitted to the Financial Secretary as well as several other involved Government Bureaus recommendations for the upcoming Electric Vehicle Roadmap. The submission is in response to the Financial Secretary’s announcement for the 2020/21 Budget in February 2020 that the HKSAR Government plans to launch Hong Kong’s first…
(Left to right) Report Co-author Dr. Ximin Zhou, Ms. Carine Lai, Civic Exchange Chairperson Mr. Evan Auyang
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HIGHLIGHTS ▪ To keep the Earth’s average temperature within 1.5oC of warming above pre- industrial levels, the world must be close to carbon neutral by 2050. Hong Kong, like other regions, must develop a concrete plan that can transform the city into a net zero emissions economy and society. ▪ The analysis presented in this…
Street Performance and Open Space: Balancing Public Needs by Carine Lai, senior researcher of Civic Exchange and Ximin Zhou researcher of Civic Exchange How do we in Hong Kong reconcile the widening gap between a culturally rich urban life, and a fair, pleasant, and unobtrusive use of public space? Civic Exchange is spearheading research to…
HONG KONG, 30 August 2019 — In December 2017, the Transport Department (TD) commenced the 30-month Consultancy Study on Enhancing Walkability in Hong Kong aiming at formulating planning and design standards based on pedestrian-first principles for developing Hong Kong into a more walkable city. In June 2019, TD selected Central as one of the pilot…
