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Lands Administration Office Lands Department
Lands Administration Office Lands Department Practice Note Issue No. 7/2019 Provision of Transitional Housing in Converted Existing Industrial Building This Practice Note supplements (i) Lands Department ("LandsD") Lands Administration Office ("LAO") Practice Note No. 1/2010 as varied by LandsD LAO Practice Note Nos. I/2010A and 1/2010B (collectively "1/2010 PNs") and supplemented by LandsD LAO Practice Note No. 2/2016; and (ii) LandsD LAO Practice Note No. 6/2019 ("PN 6/20 19"), both of which are in relation to special waiver for conversion of an entire existing industrial building for non-industrial purposes (collectively "Special Waiver"). 2. In accordance with Government's prevailing policy of facilitating community-initiated transitional housing projects, owners may apply for a waiver (as part of or in addition to the application for the Special Waiver, or otherwise) for the conversion of an existing industrial building and for the provision and use of the converted industrial building or part thereof, situated in an area zoned "Commercial", "Comprehensive Development Area", "Other Specified Uses" annotated "Business", or "Residential" according to the statutory town plans prepared pursuant to the Town Planning Ordinance, any regulations made thereunder and any amending legislation (collectively "TPO"), for transitional housing purposes ("Transitional Housing Waiver") for a term of not more than five (5) years provided that: (a) the transitional housing is to be run by a non-profit making organisation 1 or social enterprise2 (collectively "NGOs") and the waiver application is supported by the Transport and Housing Bureau ("THB"). To this end, the Task Force on Transitional Housing ("Task Force") has been established under THB to provide one-stop facilitation; and (b) the temporary use as transitional housing is permitted under the statutory town 3 plans prepared pursuant to the TP0 . -
Development of Catchwater System Management Plan - Prioritisation of Catchwater Systems - Feasibility Study
Water Supplies Department W The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Agreement No. CE 37/2010 (WS) Development of Catchwater System Management Plan - Prioritisation of Catchwater Systems - Feasibility Study Draft BRIEF (7 Apr il 2011) W Water Supplies Department Agreement No. CE 37/2010 (WS) Agreement No. CE 37/2010 (WS) Development of Catchwater System Management Plan - Prioritisation of Catchwater Systems - Feasibility Study DRAFT BRIEF Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 1 2. Description of the Project ................................ ................................ ............................... 1 3. Objective s of the Assignment ................................ ................................ ........................ 5 4. Description of the Assignment ................................ ................................ ....................... 5 5. Deliverables ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 6 6. Services to be provided by the Consultants ................................ ................................ 13 7. Response to Queries ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 25 8. Programme of Implementation ................................ ................................ .................... 25 9. Progress Reports ............................... -
As at Early February 2012)
Annex Government Mobile Applications and Mobile Websites (As at early February 2012) A. Mobile Applications Name Departments Tell me@1823 Efficiency Unit Where is Dr Sun? Efficiency Unit (youth.gov.hk) Youth.gov.hk Efficiency Unit (youth.gov.hk) news.gov.hk Information Services Department Hong Kong 2010 Information Services Department This is Hong Kong Information Services Department Nutrition Calculator Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Snack Nutritional Classification Wizard Department of Health MyObservatory Hong Kong Observatory MyWorldWeather Hong Kong Observatory Hongkong Post Hongkong Post RTHK On The Go Radio Television Hong Kong Cat’s World Radio Television Hong Kong Applied Learning (ApL) Education Bureau HKeTransport Transport Department OFTA Broadband Performance Test Office of the Telecommunications Authority Enjoy Hiking Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Hong Kong Geopark Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Hong Kong Wetland Park Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Reef Check Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Quit Smoking App Department of Health Build Up Programme Development Bureau 18 Handy Tips for Family Education Home Affairs Bureau Interactive Employment Service Labour Department Senior Citizen Card Scheme Social Welfare Department The Basic Law Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau B. Mobile Websites Name Departments Tell me@1823 Website Efficiency Unit http://mf.one.gov.hk/1823mform_en.html Youth.gov.hk Efficiency Unit http://m.youth.gov.hk/ -
Exploring Coordinative Mechanisms for Environmental Governance in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: an Ecology of Games Framework
sustainability Article Exploring Coordinative Mechanisms for Environmental Governance in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area: An Ecology of Games Framework Wenjie Zhou and Rui Mu * Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +86-0411-8470-7479 Received: 15 May 2019; Accepted: 30 May 2019; Published: 3 June 2019 Abstract: To solve regional environmental problems, there is a trend of establishing urban agglomerations and formulating cooperative policy institutions in China. The extant studies on policy institutions largely focus on the coordinative mechanisms of multiple actors within one single institution. Only a few studies have tried to understand how different policy institutions are interlinked and mutually affected to influence actors’ decisions and problem resolutions. This article applies a network-based analytical approach and adopts the Ecology of Games Framework to explore how regional environmental governance is coordinated in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. It was found that coordinative mechanisms in regional environmental governance can happen around three elements: policy institutions, policy actors, and policy issues. Policy institutions tend to serve as an umbrella for many diverse and interdependent activities and actors within individual institutions. Additionally, positive externalities emerging between different policy institutions perform as coordinators across institutions. For actors, state-level actors usually play as facilitators of policy institutions while they are not active in participating in policy games in later phases; it is regional actors, particularly from Guangdong, that are active in the operation of policy institutions. For policy issues, they emerge because they are often tied with each other, and some of them play as the common ground for seemly separating policy institutions. -
Guidance Notes for the Management of Indoor Air Quality in Offices and Public Places
Guidance Notes for the Management of Indoor Air Quality in Offices and Public Places The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Indoor Air Quality Management Group January 2019 FOREWORD In modern city life, the quality of air in the indoor environment has a significant impact on human health and comfort. People spend most of their time at homes, offices and other indoor environment. Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) can lead to discomfort, ill health, and, in the workplace, lead to absenteeism and lower productivity. Good indoor air quality safeguards the health of the building occupants and contributes to their comfort and well-being. Indoor air pollution has received little attention in the past compared with air pollution in the outdoor environment. It has now become a matter of increasing public concern, prompted partly by the emergence of new indoor air pollutants, by the isolation of the indoor environment from the natural outdoor environment in well-sealed buildings, and by the investigation of so-called Sick Building Syndrome. The World Health Organization (WHO) also recognises that biological and chemical indoor air pollution as public health risks. The health effects of individual indoor air pollutants are studied extensively. For example, the health impact of formaldehyde is well documented. Two guidelines were published by WHO in 2009 and 2010 respectively on mould and dampness, and selected indoor air pollutants. On the other hand, the health effects of a combination of indoor air pollutants are much less well understood and more difficult to tackle. This is due to the shortage of reliable data on the effects on human health; difficulties in accurately measuring air pollutants at low levels; potential interactions between pollutants; and wide variations in the degree to which building occupants are susceptible to air pollutants. -
Information of the Mobile Apps of B/Ds Available for Download by the Public (As of End-April 2019)
Annex A Information of the mobile apps of B/Ds available for download by the public (as of end-April 2019) B/D Name Annual Recurrent Cost Total Number (Approximate) of Downloads as at 30 April 2019 1. Agriculture, Fisheries Country Parks Tree $54,000 50 000 and Conservation Walks Department 2. Agriculture, Fisheries Enjoy Hiking $54,000 394 000 and Conservation Department 3. Agriculture, Fisheries Reef Check Hong $39,000 10 700 and Conservation Kong Department 4. Buildings Department Quick Guide for $65,000 12 700 MBIS/MWIS 5. Buildings Department Quick Guide for $120,000 33 000 Minor Works 6. Civil Engineering and HK Geology Maintained by deploying 22 900 Development internal resources. No Department additional expenditure is involved. 7. Civil Service Bureau Government Included in maintenance cost 600 000 Vacancies of other systems. As it is not a stand-alone project, no separate cost breakdown is available. 8. Companies Registry CR eFiling Included in the maintenance 13 900 cost of the Core System of the Companies Registry. As it is not a stand-alone project, no separate cost breakdown is available. 9. Constitutional and A Basic Law Quiz A $77,000 65 000 Mainland Affairs Bureau Day 10. Correctional Services Hong Kong Maintained by deploying 19 300 Department Correctional Services internal resources. Department Mobile No additional expenditure is App involved. 11. Customs and Excise HK Car First $45,000 19 400 Department Registration Tax 12. Department of Health CookSmart: $35,000 49 000 (Central Health EatSmart Recipes Education Unit) 13. Department of Health EatSmart Restaurant $16,000 41 000 (Central Health Education Unit) 14. -
Explanatory Materials to the Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004
Explanatory Materials to the Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004 © The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region First published : December 2004 Prepared by: Buildings Department, 12/F-18/F Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. This publication can be purchased by writing to: Publications Sales Section, Information Services Department, Room 402, 4th Floor, Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong. Fax: (852) 25237195 Or: Calling the Publications Sales Section of Information Services Department (ISD) at (852)25371910 Visiting the online HK SAR Government Bookstore at http://bookstore.esdlife.com Downloading the order form from the ISD website at http://www.isd.gov.hk and submitting the order online or by fax to (852) 25237195 Place order with ISD by e-mail at [email protected] Foreword The Explanatory Materials give a summary of the background information and considerations reviewed by the code drafting committee during the preparing of the Code of Practice on Wind Effects in Hong Kong 2004, which will be referred to as ‘the Code’ in this document. As the Code aims to retain the essence of a simple format of its predecessor for ease of application, the Explanatory Materials was set out to accomplish the Code by explaining in depth the major changes in the Code and to address on situations where the application of the Code may require special attention. The Explanatory Materials is a technical publication and should not be taken as a part of the Code. (i) Acknowledgment The compilation of the Explanatory Materials to the Code of Practice on Wind Effects Hong Kong 2004 owes a great deal to Dr. -
SOA-QPS4) Awarded Work Assignments As at 31 August 2021 (In Descending Order of Awarded Date by Category/Group)
Standing Offer Agreement for Quality Professional Services 4 (SOA-QPS4) Awarded Work Assignments as at 31 August 2021 (in descending order of Awarded Date by Category/Group) Service Project/Work Bureau/ Contractor Project/Work Category/ Project/Work Assignment Title Assignment Department Awarded Assignment Price Group Awarded Date Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and Privacy Compliance Audit (PCA) for Terrestrial Trunked Fire Services NewTrek Systems 1 Radio Network System and Mobile Application - Aug 2021 HK$192850 Department Limited Emergency Mobile Caller's Location Information Collection System Privacy Impact Assessment for Automated Non- Hong Kong Automated Systems 1 stopper Traffic Enforcement Computer System 2 Aug 2021 HK$64500 Police Force (HK) Limited (ANTECS 2) Immigration Privacy Impact Assessment for the Implementation of SunnyVision 1 Aug 2021 HK$28000 Department the New Mode of Immigration Clearance Operation Limited Intellectual Privacy Impact Assessment and Privacy Compliance Kinetix Systems 1 Property Aug 2021 HK$22800 Audit Services for the Madrid Protocol IT System Limited Department Feasibility and Technical Study, and Independent Lands AECOM Asia 1 Project Management on the Development of an Aug 2021 HK$5210540 Department Company Limited Underground Utilities Management System (UUMS) The list of projects/work assignments is for reference only. It may not be exhaustive. P. 1 of 434 Standing Offer Agreement for Quality Professional Services 4 (SOA-QPS4) Awarded Work Assignments as at 31 August 2021 (in descending order -
Public Housing in the Global Cities: Hong Kong and Singapore at the Crossroads
Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 11 January 2021 doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0201.v1 Public Housing in the Global Cities: Hong Kong and Singapore at the Crossroads Anutosh Das a, b a Post-Graduate Scholar, Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong; E-mail: [email protected] b Faculty Member, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh; E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Affordable Housing, the basic human necessity has now become a critical problem in global cities with direct impacts on people's well-being. While a well-functioning housing market may augment the economic efficiency and productivity of a city, it may trigger housing affordability issues leading crucial economic and political crises side by side if not handled properly. In global cities e.g. Singapore and Hong Kong where affordable housing for all has become one of the greatest concerns of the Government, this issue can be tackled capably by the provision of public housing. In Singapore, nearly 90% of the total population lives in public housing including public rental and subsidized ownership, whereas the figure tally only about 45% in Hong Kong. Hence this study is an effort to scrutinizing the key drivers of success in affordable public housing through following a qualitative case study based research methodological approach to present successful experience and insight from different socio-economic and geo- political context. As a major intervention, this research has clinched that, housing affordability should be backed up by demand-side policies aiming to help occupants and proprietors to grow financial capacity e.g. -
The Green Building Initiatives Mr C M Leung 1, Mr C M Chung 2, Dr M F Hui 3, Ms Maria S H Lau 4
The Green Building Initiatives Mr C M Leung 1, Mr C M Chung 2, Dr M F Hui 3, Ms Maria S H Lau 4 1 Buildings Department, HKSAR, Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Phone: + 852 2626 1200. Fax: + 852 2868 0793. E-mail: [email protected] 2 Buildings Department, HKSAR, Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Phone: + 852 2626 1478. Fax: + 852 2845 1559. E-mail: [email protected] 3 Buildings Department, HKSAR, Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Phone: + 852 2626 1354. Fax: + 852 2845 1559. E-mail: [email protected] 4 Buildings Department, HKSAR, Pioneer Centre, 750 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Phone: + 852 2626 1442. Fax: + 852 2845 1559. E-mail: [email protected] 1. INTRODUCTION The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG) is committed to promoting Sustainable Buildings. This is evident in the Policy Address 2000 given by the Chief Executive, Mr. Tung Chee Hwa. He stressed the importance of innovation and technology for future economic growth and pledged continual vigilance in protecting the environment. The Buildings Department is the arm of the HKSARG that forged the green building movement. This paper chronicles our efforts in breaking new grounds for a market driven green building industry that deliver environmentally friendly buildings. 2. GREEN BUILDING MOVEMENT The primary responsibility of the Buildings Department is to ensure compliance with statutory standards set in the Buildings Ordinance for the private sector. We are the regulators that “provide for the planning, design and construction of buildings and associated works; to make provision for the rendering safe of dangerous buildings and land; and to make provision for matters connected therewith.” The green building concept is in line with our vision: “To make the built environment safe and healthy for our community”, and mission “To set and enforce safety, health and environmental standards for private buildings.” We have adopted a set of comprehensive strategies to set the Green Building Movement rolling. -
Government Secretariat: Development Bureau (Planning and Lands Branch)
Head 138 — GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT: DEVELOPMENT BUREAU (PLANNING AND LANDS BRANCH) Controlling officer: the Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) will account for expenditure under this Head. Estimate 2021–22 .................................................................................................................................... $1,785.5m Establishment ceiling 2021–22 (notional annual mid-point salary value) representing an estimated 195 non-directorate posts as at 31 March 2021 rising by seven posts to 202 posts as at 31 March 2022 .......................................................................................................................................... $155.2m In addition, there will be an estimated 15 directorate posts as at 31 March 2021 and as at 31 March 2022. Commitment balance.............................................................................................................................. $8,749.3m Controlling Officer’s Report Programmes Programme (1) Director of Bureau’s Office This Programme contributes to Policy Area 27: Intra-Governmental Services (Secretary for Development). Programme (2) Buildings, Lands and This Programme contributes to Policy Area 22: Buildings, Planning Lands, Planning, Heritage Conservation, Greening and Landscape (Secretary for Development). Detail Programme (1): Director of Bureau’s Office 2019–20 2020–21 2020–21 2021–22 (Actual) (Original) (Revised) (Estimate) Financial provision ($m) 17.1 17.2 16.8 17.2 (–2.3%) (+2.4%) (or same as 2020–21 Original) -
List of Abbreviations
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AAHK Airport Authority Hong Kong AAIA Air Accident Investigation Authority AFCD Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department AMS Auxiliary Medical Service ASC Aviation Security Committee ASD Architectural Services Department BD Buildings Department CAD Civil Aviation Department CAS Civil Aid Service CCCs Command and Control Centres CEDD Civil Engineering and Development Department CEO Chief Executive’s Office / Civil Engineering Office CESC Chief Executive Security Committee CEU Casualty Enquiry Unit CIC Combined Information Centre CS Chief Secretary for Administration DECC District Emergency Co-ordination Centre DEVB Development Bureau DH Department of Health DO District Officer DSD Drainage Services Department EDB Education Bureau EMSC Emergency Monitoring and Support Centre EMSD Electrical and Mechanical Services Department EPD Environmental Protection Department EROOHK Emergency Response Operations Outside the HKSAR ESU Emergency Support Unit ETCC Emergency Transport Coordination Centre FCC Food Control Committee FCP Forward Control Point FEHD Food and Environmental Hygiene Department FSCC Fire Services Communication Centre FSD Fire Services Department GEO Geotechnical Engineering Office GFS Government Flying Service GL Government Laboratory GLD Government Logistics Department HA Hospital Authority HAD Home Affairs Department HD Housing Department HyD Highways Department HKO Hong Kong Observatory HKPF Hong Kong Police Force HKSAR Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HQCCC Police Headquarters Command