Civic Exchange’s Recommendations for the 2021-22 Budget
Civic Exchange’s Recommendations for the 2021-22 Budget
Joint submission to call on the HKSAR Government to establish ambitious goals and measures to accelerate the transition of public transport and commercial vehicle fleets to zero-emission vehicles
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…
Managing Vibrant Streets 2: Street Performance Policy in Hong Kong Interim Report
(Left to right) Report Co-author Dr. Ximin Zhou, Ms. Carine Lai, Civic Exchange Chairperson Mr. Evan Auyang
Hong Kong Think Tank Urges Immediate Climate Actions
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Towards a Better Hong Kong: Pathways to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
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
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…
Civic Exchange Response to the Study on Enhancing Walkability in Hong Kong
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…
RTHK3: Pedestrianisation and Walkability
Senior Researcher Carine Lai (right) was interviewed about her views on the Government’s plan to pedestrianise some streets in Central and Sham Shui Po, as part of its ‘Walk in HK’ initiative. Listen to the podcast here, starting from 6:15.
SCMP: Hong Kong’s road pricing plan for Central is a good idea: here’s why it may not work
In an op-ed, Chairman Evan Auyang says the electronic road pricing scheme for Central may not work because of the framing of this policy.
Open Space Opinion Survey (Information Kit on 18 District Comparison)
This document summarises the major findings from Hong Kong’s 18 districts to enable district councillors, local concern groups, residents, members of the media, and others to more easily make comparisons between districts.
