1st Working Session with HKIUD

A vast wealth of knowledge and experience are shared by HKIUD Council:- Barry Wilson (Vice President - External Affairs); Alan McDonald; Peter Cookson-Smith; Donald Choi (Vice President - Local Affairs); Joel Chan (President); Casey Wang; Stefan Krummeck (Vice President - Education) ; PY Tam; Charles Li (Secretary); Stephen Tang ( Immediate Past President); Wilfred Lau.

Exciting times ahead for urban design in the region as the new HKIUD Council came together to map out their objectives for the next term. 

An ambitious programme aims at building on the solid progression of recent years, where this year HKIUD became the first urban design institute to professionally accredit urban design education courses worldwide. 

The Institute aims to build on the success of their 2018 Conference and advocation of positive ACTIONS in the urban realm to benefit ACTIVE AGING with more inclusive environments. The Institute will continue to push to initiate a first pilot project in Hong Kong based primarily around supporting the aging population through urban design guidelines.

I am pleased to establish and Chair the new "International and Mainland Affairs Committee" aided by Ms Casey WANG as Vice Chair.

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The major tasks of this committee will include strengthening communication and information exchange on urban design knowledge, education and  research within the region.

The Institute is particularly keen to connect with international urban design bodies and related professionals, within China mainland.