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UPCOMING EVENTS
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December 2009 – January 2010
Asian Parking Study
Civic Exchange is participating in an ADB-sponsored Asian Parking Study led by Dr. Paul Barter of the National University of Singapore. The Study is exploratory in nature, and the objective is to better understand policies related to the supply and demand of parking in 14 Asian cities, including Hong Kong. As part of the Study, Civic Exchange will help conduct a simple, web-based survey on private car parking in the next few weeks. Please stay tuned and participate!! We shall send you another email about the survey shortly.
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12 January 2010 – Exchange Auditorium
Post-COP15 event: "From Copenhagen to Hong Kong: What the Climate Talks Imply for Us?"
World leaders are talking about climate change in Copenhagen in December 2009. Civic Exchange, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong, The Climate Change Business Forum, and The Climate Group are co-organising a debriefing session, to bring together the delegates attending COP15 and others interested in the UNFCCC process to reflect and share perspectives on what happened in December 2009 in Copenhagen.
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29 January 2010 – The University of Hong Kong
Green Taxation in East Asia: Problems and Prospects
Organized by the Taxation Law Research Programme (TLRP), Asian Institue of International Financial Law (AIIFL), Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong and Civic Exchange, a one-day conference on "Green Taxation in East Asia: Problems and Prospects" will be held on 29 January 2010 at the University of Hong Kong.
http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/event_100129GreenTax.aspx
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Event Reports
New Publications
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“The Great Disconnect”
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“Paying For a Cleaner Bus Fleet: How Government can Break the Log Jam”
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“Liquid Assets: Water Security and Management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong”
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“Summary – The US Position on Climate Change Leading up to COP 15”
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Submission to LegCo
Newspaper columns in November & December 2009
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South China Morning Post
06 November, 2009 - In the dark
20 November, 2009 - Love it or leave it
04 December, 2009 - Doing our bit
18 December, 2009 - Cities to the rescue
Please visit the link below to view the articles:
http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/press_newspapercolumn.aspx
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Hong Kong Economic Times
Christine Loh (CEO of Civic Exchange) has been invited to contribute a series of 12 articles on green industry development in Hong Kong. The coming issue in December will be published on 22 December, 2009.
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