Stage 2 Public Participation of Kai Tak Planning Review to hold the first public forum

The Planning Department will hold a Public Forum tomorrow (November 19) to gauge public views on the proposed development concepts for Kai Tak.

The Forum is the first of a series of public engagement events organized within the two-month period of the Stage 2 Public Participation of Kai Tak Planning Review launched on November 9.

The Forum will be held tomorrow from 2.30 pm to 5 pm at a golf city at the end of ex-Kai Tak Airport Runway. Free shuttle bus will be arranged at the Transport Interchange of Telford Plaza Phase 2.

The Director of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of Chinese University of Hong Kong, Professor Yeung Yue-man, will be the convenor of the Forum, while panelists include Legislative Council member, Professor Patrick Lau; Vice-Chairman of the Metro Planning Committee of the Town Planning Board, Dr Peter Wong; Vice-Chairman of the Rural & New Town Committee of the Town Planning Board, Mr Michael Lai; Chairman of the Sub-committee on South East Kowloon Development Review of Harbour-front Enhancement Committee, Dr Chan Wai-kwan; and the Deputy Director of Planning, Miss Ophelia Wong.

Details of other forums to be organized in the period are as follows:

District Forums:

District Forum (Kowloon City) - 2:30 pm to 5 pm, November 26 (Saturday)
G/F, Ho Man Tin Plaza, 80 Fat Kwong Street, Kowloon

District Forum (Wong Tai Sin) - 5.30 pm to 8 pm, December 2 (Friday)
Performance Stage, Phase 1, Lok Fu Shopping Centre, Lok Fu, Kowloon

District Forum (Kwun Tong) - 2.30 pm to 5 pm, December 10 (Saturday)
Multi-Purpose Hall (The Place), Cheerful Court, 55 Choi Ha Road, Jordan Valley, Kowloon

Topical Forums:

Topical Forum (Multi-Purpose Stadium) - 6 pm to 8 pm, November 28 (Monday)
Room AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Topical Forum (Cruise Terminal) - 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm, December 6 (Tuesday)
Room AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Topical Forum (Kai Tak Approach Channel) - 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm, December 8 (Thursday)
Room AC1, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Members of the public are welcome to participate in the forums. For further details on the Stage 2 Public Participation of Kai Tak Planning Review, please visit the Planning Department's website at https://www.pland.gov.hk or contact the Department at 2231 4988, by fax at 2894 9502 or via e-mail: kdpo@pland.gov.hk.

Ends/Friday, November 18, 2005
Issued at HKT 14:31

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