Post-Conference Techinical Tour
Post-conference tours will be held in the morning on 17 August 2013 (Saturday), with the following themes:
1) Environment
Mai Po
The Mai Po tour will bring you to some of the most interesting spots in Mai Po. You would be guided by a nature interpreter to walk through a designated route which covers the gei wai, fishponds, bird hides as well as visiting the Education Centre in the core area of the Nature Reserve.
2) Housing
Housing Authority Exhibition Centre and public housing estates
Hong Kong is a compact city where housing is always an important urban issue. During the visit to the Housing Authority Exhibition Center, you would be able to understand the evolution of public housing provision in the city and the long-term contribution of the Housing Authority in meeting the formidable challenge of growing housing demand in Hong Kong.
3) Transport
MTR Corporation Limited
MTR Corporation Limited has committed to providing fast, safe and convenient transport to our community. Also, residential and commercial properties around the stations have provided people with great living and shopping environment.
You would be able to listen to a talk about the MTR’s rail-cum-property development impacts on the city’s urban form and participate in a guided tour by the MTR staff.
** If you have registered for our Conference, but have not indicated your choices of technical tour, please complete the technical tour reply form (word / pdf) and send it to the Urban Studies Programme (Email: asianurbanism@cuhk.edu.hk).