Sub-committee on South East Kowloon Development Review of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee
Second Kai Tak Forum
~ Planning with the Community ~
City Planning – Maunsell Joint Venture April 2006
- Table of Contents - Page 1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 2 OVERVIEW OF COMMENTS AND RESPONSES ...... 3 3 QUESTION TIME ...... 4 4 WORKSHOP TO CONSOLIDATE PLANNING CONCEPTS...... 5 5 PLENARY DISCUSSION...... 7 6 NEXT STEP ...... 8
Appendices
Appendix 1 Opening Remarks by the Convener
Appendix 2 Overview of Comments & Responses of Stage 2 Public Participation: Outline Concept Plan – Powerpoint Slides
Appendix 3 Question Time: Questions and Answers on Key Outstanding Issues
Appendix 4 Powerpoint Slides on the Discussion Topics in the Workshop
Appendix 5 Summary of Group Discussions in the Workshop
Appendix 6 Summary of Comments raised in Plenary Discussion and Closing Remarks by Panel Members and Convener
Appendix 7 Further Written Comments/Proposals received at the Forum
Second Kai Tak Forum ~ Planning with the Community ~
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 The Kai Tak Planning Review commenced in July 2004. Taking advice of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee, a comprehensive public participation programme has been devised in building public consensus on the study proposals through an open and informed process. The programme includes three stages of public engage activities in shaping the long-term development vision for Kai Tak, assessing the outline concept plans and commenting on the draft preliminary outline development plan.
1.2 The Stage 2 Public Participation programme of the Kai Tak Planning Review regarding Outline Concept Plans for Kai Tak was conducted from November 2005 to January 2006. The community has responded positively to the programme, with over 500 participants took part in the public discussion forums and over 170 written comments/proposals were received. An overview of the public comments/proposals received was presented to the Sub-committee on South East Kowloon Development Review of the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee (the Sub- committee) on 12 January 2006.
1.3 The “Second Kai Tak Forum” was convened by the Sub-committee on 25 March 2006 at the Auditorium, Civil Service Training & Development Institute, North Point Government Offices. The Forum is a half-day event including forum discussion on the comments and response in the Stage 2 Public Participation programme and workshop on the initial proposals of the study consultants to address the concerns of the community. The main purpose of the event is to: