September has started off with more coverage in the news for the ongoing plans for the WKCD, including a Letter to the Editor at the SCMP by HK Alternatives, and other SCMP Articles on the funding gap and green design.
In the September 1 Letter to the Editor, Ken Wai of HK Alternatives advocates to start greening the [...]
Hong Kong Alternatives held a press conference on March 2, 2011 to announce the results of the HKU Public Opinion Survey regarding the best utilization of the 42 Hectres of Land of the West Kowloon Cultural District. This survey looked into the public’s views on the land sales for residential property and other issues related to the [...]
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announced on March 4, 2011 the selection of Foster + Partner’s ‘City Park’ scheme as the preferred option for the development of the WKCD.
The full press release can be found here:
http://www.wkcda.hk/en/newsroom/press_releases/index_id_77.html
The 2nd stage of the WKCD public engagement process is underway and the Conceptual Master Plans from the three Consultant teams are now on public view.
You can find them online here at the WK Cultural Authority Website:http://www.wkcda.hk/pe2/en/conceptual/index.html
These plans talk about the importance of greenery, but do they go far enough to provide a true world-class [...]
There’s been quite a bit of media attention on the rollout of the latest Conceptual Plans for the WKCD. We’ve compiled a pdf of some of the news clipping and have posted it here for your reading. See – WKCD_News_230810_SCMP
The ‘Pearl for the World’ exhibition continues from December 30 through January 2nd at Hong Kong University.  This open exhibition is sponsored by the HKU Department of Architecture, and features the research and design for a ‘Sustainable Green Parks City’ for HKSAR.
The comprehensive exhibition encompasses the ongoing appeal by Hong Kong Alternatives for an integrated [...]
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) has published the inaugural issue of WKCDA e-Newsletter. The e-Newsletter is a monthly publication that aims to keep the general public and stakeholders informed of current developments and information about the WKCD. You can access the e-Newsletter by clicking the link below.
http://www.wkcdauthority.hk/newsletter/200909/tc/index.html
An announcement of the open exhibition of the research project on “The Harbour-Parks & Green-Park-Web-Links of HKSARâ€, a big greening scheme for HKSAR, an important output item of HKU-ICEE http://icee.hku.hk/index/index.html, a Strategic Research Theme of KHU http://www.hku.hk/research/sras/env-clean-energy.html, will start at 10:30 am , 3 Oct, Sat. in the Convocation Room – Room 208, Main Building [...]
The People have spoken! The results of a recent public survey on “Planning for West Kowloon and the Harbour Front†conducted by The University of Hong Kong has shown that there is no broad support for the West Kowloon Cultural District as proposed by the government. The findings show Hong Kong people do not want [...]
