http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:17:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2011/09/updates-in-the-news-september-2011/ 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 ... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2011/03/hk-alternatives-press-conference-march-2011-wkcd-hku-public-opinion-survey/ 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 http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2011/03/wkcda-selects-foster-partners-proposal-march-2011/ 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 ... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2010/09/latest-wkcd-conceptual-plans-august-2010/ 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 http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2010/09/wkcd-in-the-news-september-2010/ 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 ... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2009/12/pearl-for-the-world-%e2%80%93-exhibition-phase-ii-%e2%80%93-dec-2009/ Still to come... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2009/12/more-content/ Hong Kong Alternatives: A citizen's group unaffiliated with any commercial or political groups, committed to the development of the West Kowloon site in the best interests of the Hong Kong people. http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2009/12/welcome/ An announcement of the open exhibition of the research project on “The Harbour-Parks & Green-Park-Web-Links of HKSAR”, 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 ... http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2009/12/harbour-parks-green-park-links-of-hksar-sept-2009/ 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 http://www.hkalternatives.com/Eng/2009/12/wkcd-e-newsletter-sept-2009/