Table 8: Public participation program for the urban design of the New Central Harborfront in Hong Kong Public Duration of the Detailed Public Participation Activities Participatory Techniques Scope of the Involved Public Participation Participatory Program Exercise Stage 1 3 May 2007 30 (i) Solicit public views on the urban design Focus group workshop; community Professional and academic – September 2007 objectives and issues, sustainable design engagement forum; roving exhibition; institutions; general public and assessment frameworks and urban design questionnaire survey concerned parties; Town Planning considerations for the key sites; Board, Harbor Front Enhancement (ii) Consult the community on the possible Committee; relevant District locations and design ideas for re-assembling Councils and other relevant and reconstructing the Old Star advisory bodies Queen’s Pier Ferry Clock Tower. Stage 2 11 April 2008 Collect public views on the urban design vision Public exhibitions; roving exhibitions; Legislative Council; the Board, – 31 August 2008 and refined urban design framework for the focus group workshop; community Harbor-front Enhancement New Central Harborfront as well as the design engagement forum; comment Committee (HEC), District concepts for the key sites including those for cards; telephone polls; face-to-face Councils (DCs), academic and reassembling and reconstructing interviews; inviting written professional institutes and other Queen’s Pier the Old Star Ferry Clock Tower. submissions; briefings; relevant public and advisory bodies. consolidation forum [64] Source:
Table 8: Public participation program for the urban design of the New Central Harborfront in Hong Kong Public Participation Program Duration of the Participatory Exercise Detailed Public Participation Activities Participatory Techniques Scope of the Involved Public Stage 1 3 May 2007 – 30 September 2007 (i) Solicit public views on the urban design objectives and issues, sustainable design assessment frameworks and urban design considerations for the key sites; (ii) Consult the community on the possible locations and design ideas for re-assembling Queen’s Pier and reconstructing the Old Star Ferry Clock Tower. Focus group workshop; community engagement forum; roving exhibition; questionnaire survey Professional and academic institutions; general public and concerned parties; Town Planning Board, Harbor Front Enhancement Committee; relevant District Councils and other relevant advisory bodies Stage 2 11 April 2008 – 31 August 2008 Collect public views on the urban design vision and refined urban design framework for the New Central Harborfront as well as the design concepts for the key sites including those for reassembling Queen’s Pier and reconstructing the Old Star Ferry Clock Tower. Public exhibitions; roving exhibitions; focus group workshop; community engagement forum; comment cards; telephone polls; face-to-face interviews; inviting written submissions; briefings; consolidation forum Legislative Council; the Board, Harbor-front Enhancement Committee (HEC), District Councils (DCs), academic and professional institutes and other relevant public and advisory bodies. Source: [64]
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