How to build capacity for 9.2 million residents and 70 million tourists in 2030 while protecting the harbour as a key asset.

Invitation to join and build consensus Independent Panel Prof Peter Hills Prof KC Lam Terri Mottershead Hong Kong Harbour District Organizers The Experience Group Business Environment Council GML Consulting BBluesky Communications Growing list of advisors, supporters, participants

Building consensus on the way forward March 27 Workshop Research Participants Professionals, civic leaders, decision makers, … January–MayOpinion Leaders and Shapers Research and Survey GML Consultants May 2, 2004Public Forum May/JuneReport on findings to the Government March 16 Project Briefing for Key Stakeholders Opinion leaders and shapers, decision makers, Government officials March – April Roadshows Briefing, fund raising, Business, Community, Academic and Professional Groups Mid April Harbourfront Advancement Advisory Committee Government initiative April 15 Chambers of Commerce Briefing Business community May 3, 2004Conference EnviroSeries, Business Environment Council, Ballroom, Island Shangri-La Hotel May 4-7, 2004Seminars EnviroSeries, Business Environment Council, Pacific Place Conferencing Centre

Report to the Government in May  Principles for the design of the Harbour District  Principles for planning of the Harbour District  Principles for the management of the Harbour District

Hong Kong Harbour District The inner harbour, waterfronts AND surrounding districts West Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui Hung Hom To Kwa Wan Kowloon Bay Kwun Tong Kai Tak North Point Causeway Bay Wanchai Central Sheung Wan

Cultural, Arts, Entertainment & Business District  Hong Kong’s face  Asia’s international financial and business services district  Leisure, retail, arts and entertainment district for residents  Where tourists spend most time and money  Hong Kong’s key assets:  Harbour and harbour waterfront  Sophisticated financial and business centres  Main government and public offices  Key heritage sites  Majority of arts, culture, sports, entertainment and hospitality venues

Harbour District Tourism Action Plan Source: Tourism Action Plan, Planning Department

Growing wish list of (public) facilities  Large floor, high profile office space  5.1 hectare central comprehensive developent  Hotels  New Government Offices  Cruise terminal  Exhibition Centre Extension 3  (Many) Museums  Art exhibition centre  Water amphitheatre  Sports stadium (50-60,000)  Multi Functional Sports Facility (10,000)  Performance hall (10,000)  Three new theatres (400, 800, 2,000)  Opera House and Concert Hall (3,000)  Arts village or development centre  Small theatres  Permanent circus  Festival market  Hospital  Heliport  Utilities  Green city parks  Piazza areas  Open public spaces and street art  Waterfront cafes and restaurants  Pedestrian harbour access  Pedestrian-First streets and areas  Waterfront promenades  Unique iconic designs  Bus interchanges  Military berth for the PLA  Ferry terminals  Pumping stations  Rail lines and train stations  Shatin Central line and stations  Roads, incl Central-Wanchai Bypass  West Kowloon -Hung Hom Mono Rail  Ocean park redevelopment rail line  North HK island line  Airport railway overrun tunnel  Zoo  LegCo Building Location, financing, design and management

Cultural vs Commercial – sustainable?

TST - Growing tall without room for traffic and pedestrians – sustainable?

Southeast Kowloon Runway – Sustainable?  Building a new district in the shape of an airport runway?  Defining a new purpose for surrounding districts depends on what is done with Kai Tak

20 lanes of concrete – Sustainable? new Stacking roads high

Central reclamation – Sustainable?  everyone wanted more CBD space  Harbour Ordinance  It may well have been preferable for the Chief Executive in Counsel to remit the plan (to the Town Planning Board) – Judge Hartmann

Transport led planning - Sustainable?

Integrated planning needed to find solutions Victoria Harbour is a “special public asset”, a “natural heritage of Hong Kong people” and is to be “protected and preserved’ Protection of the Harbour Ordinance Reclamation is only possible if there is “an overriding public need” where there is “no reasonable alternative” and must be kept to a “minimum”. Court Decision

Open mind for integrated solutions

How to manage sustainable planning? TODAY’S NEED  Planning led process  Visionary planning  Multi-dimensional planning  Quality of life led planning  Inclusive consultations  Alternatives with cost and environmental implications  Renewal  Minimizing footprint  Re-engineering existing built land  Public private enterprise  Harbour District financing TODAY’S SYSTEM  Engineering led process  Finance led planning  Transport led planning  Cost led planning  Project fast-tracking  One Outline Zoning Plan  Redevelopment  New land development  Low cost, low resistance, new land reclamation  Government managed  Project financing

More complex rules and flexible implementation needed

Harbour District Organization – Sustainable? Chief Executive Legislative Council Financial Secretary District Councils Sustainable Development Unit Environment, Transport and Works Home Affairs Housing, Planning and Lands Related Organizations Commerce, Industry and Technology Economic Development and Labour Hong Kong Arts Development Council Hong Kong Tourism Board Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Mass Transit Railway Corporation Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board Town Planning Board Urban Renewal Authority Environment al Protection Department Architectural Services Department Civil Engineering Department Drainage Services Department Electrical & Mechanical Services Department Highways Department Territory Development Department Water Supplies Department Leisure and Cultural Services Department Housing Department Building Department Lands Department Planning Department Land Registry Trade and Industry Department Invest Hong Kong Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices Tourism Commission Chief Secretary Harbourfront Advancement Advisory Committee Transport Department

Limited powers of LegCo  Article 74 permits Members of the Legislative Coucil to introduce bills ‘which do not relate to public expenditure or political structure or the operation of the Government’ and ‘the written consent of the Chief Executive shall be required before bills relating to Government policies are introduced.’  LegCo can veto the budget, public expenditure and proposed legislation with a majority  LegCo blocked Government’s plan for major reclamation of Kowloon Bay The current system is geared for the lowest cost option, not for the more expensive ‘quality of life’ option.

Planning Department The Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU) concluded that the result of the survey indicates that, amongst the 10 priorities, Hong Kong is doing the right things when it comes to urban planning. The low rating in terms of community involvement suggests that people are content with the way planning is undertaken right now. Planning Department website March Hong Kong Sustainable Development Survey from 29 August 2003 to 29 September 2003 The Statistical Consulting Unit (SCU) of City University

Town Planning Board To promote the health, safety, convenience and general welfare of the community by making provision for the systematic preparation and approval of plans for the lay- out of areas of Hong Kong as well as for the types of building suitable for erection therein and for the preparation and approval of plans for areas within which permission is required for development. Of such areas of Hong Kong as the Chief Executive may direct

Territory Development Department Project list (web site March 2004)  Tung Chung New Town  Central & Wan Chai Reclamation  Cyberport Development at Telegraph Bay  West Kowloon Reclamation  West Kowloon Cultural District  South East Kowloon Development  Tseung Kwan O New Town  Further Development of Tseung Kwan O  Ma On Shan Development  Pak Shek Kok Development  Main Drainage Channel Networks for the Yuen Long, Kam Tin & Ngau Tam Mei Basin  Tuen Mun Area 38 Development

Territory Development Publications Index  Accuracy  Annual Review  Block Allocations  Computer Facilities  Consultants  Consultants & Consultancies  Contracts – Financial  Contracts - General/Project Management  Contracts – Handover  Contracts – Personnel  Contracts – Tender  Cost Estimates  C & D Material Management  Deliverables  Design  Drainage and Sewerage Works  Funding/Estimates  Land Data Records  Landscape Works  Landscape Works Supervision  Natural Disaster Emergency  Programme  Project Administration  Public Lighting  Quality Management  Road Works  Site Accidents  Sub-standard Construction Works  Term Contracts  Town Planning  Water Supply  Works Contract No publications on public consultations (March 2004)

Transport Department – Look who is in charge!!  It is not for the Town Planning Board to make transport policy decisions (Judge Hartmann)  Vision 2030 study takes into account Transport Policy – it does not determine Transport Policy Planning is subject transport !!?!!

Managing change of the planning process  Government Buro’s  Government Departments  Engineers  Planners  Architects  Advisory Councils  Sub vented organizations  NGOs  Property Developers  LegCo Govt employed Govt employed/Govt projects Govt funding No incentive to change Limited role in process Review of Harbour Ordinance and Town Planning Ordinance Needed

Sydney Harbour Foreshore Solution  All Government and Government agency owned property along the Harbourfront, including roads, was transferred to a single authority, reporting directly into the Minister of Planning Just imagine!!!!!

Harbourfront Advancement Advisory Committee Current thinking  Feedback on Wanchai North and Southeast Kowloon  Planning, land use, design and development issues  Existing and new harbourfront areas  Advise on ways to get the public involved  Private sector participation Sustainable plan  Integrated review of Harbour District  Transport and works to be included  Include districts  Genuine consultations  Start small and learn first  Organisation structure and planning process

Building consensus on the way forward March 27 Workshop Research Participants Professionals, civic leaders, decision makers, … January–MayOpinion Leaders and Shapers Research and Survey GML Consultants May 2, 2004Public Forum May/JuneReport on findings to the Government March 16 Project Briefing for Key Stakeholders Opinion leaders and shapers, decision makers, Government officials March – April Roadshows Briefing, fund raising, Business, Community, Academic and Professional Groups Mid April Harbourfront Advancement Advisory Committee Government initiative April 15 Chambers of Commerce Briefing Business community May 3, 2004Conference EnviroSeries, Business Environment Council, Ballroom, Island Shangri-La Hotel May 4-7, 2004Seminars EnviroSeries, Business Environment Council, Pacific Place Conferencing Centre