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What is it?
A one-day public forum focusing on air pollution arising from road transportation and its effect on health.
What will we talk about?
Creating solutions for a “Liveable City”. What other are cities doing about the same problem. What planning, transport, traffic management, emissions reduction and public health policies are needed to protect the health of Hong Kong people.
Who will be speaking?
Local and international experts and commentators, including Prof. Chak Chan (roadside emissions, HKUST); Prof. TW Wong (public health, CUHK); Dr Channg Gyun Kim (transport systems, Seoul); Mr Michael Woo (Los Angeles City Planning Commission); Ms Anna Beech (London transport policies); Prof. Gopinath Menon (Electronic Road Pricing, Singapore); Mr Manfred Breithaupt (GTZ, Germany); and others.
Who should come?
Interested members of the public, transport-related businesses, transport researchers and specialists, policy makers, and public health professionals.
Date:
Saturday, 28 November 2009
Time:
8:30am – 5:00pm
Location:
Pacific Place Conference Centre, 5/F One Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong [ MAP]
Cost:
Free, open public event, with light lunch provided, but places are limited so registration is essential!
Registration:
Please follow the instructions at this link [ REGISTER].
Organized by:
Civic Exchange
Funded by:
Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Supported by:
· Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Public Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong
· Department of Community Medicine, School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
· Institute for the Environment, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
· Research Centre for Urban Environmental Technology & Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
· Hong Kong Thoracic Society
· Hong Kong Transition Project at Hong Kong Baptist University
· Clean Air Initiative-Asia for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center
Contact:
Michelle Wong, Events & Communications Manager, Civic Exchange
Direct line: (852) 3622 2301
Office: (852) 2893 0213 / 3105 3700
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