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Designing with Heart, Building for the Community (17/1/2021)

The FEHD Skylight Market located in Tin Shui Wai (formerly known as Tin Shui Wai Temporary Public Market) was opened last month, providing residents with a pleasant shopping environment of fresh food provisions. The project only took about a year from planning, funding approval, construction to commissioning, which enabled the public and the tenants to benefit from it early. This time, I have invited colleagues from the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) to talk about how they have completed the project rapidly and share with us the architectural design features of the market......

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Retirement of Mr LEE Kai-wing, Raymond, Director of Planning (10/1/2021)

Mr LEE Kai-wing, Raymond, Director of Planning (DoP) retired this month. Having served the Government for more than 35 years, Mr LEE has not only witnessed the birth of the Planning Department (PlanD) and participated in the planning of New Development Areas (NDAs). During the course of public engagement, he has also encountered violent protests and bottle-throwing episodes. He encourages colleagues to “be thick-skinned, have high EQ and dare to innovate”. Notwithstanding that many planning issues are controversial in nature, he deeply believes that as long as we can duly conclude our experience and stretch our imagination, we can foster city sustainable development and enhance liveability......

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Director of Architectural Services, Mrs LAM YU Ka-wai, Sylvia, retires (3/1/2021)

The Director of Architectural Services (DArchS), Mrs LAM YU Ka-wai, Sylvia, retired in December last year. In her 30-odd years with the Government, from an architectural graduate to the head of a department, she had handled projects of all scales. In each project, she served the public wholeheartedly and worked closely with her team to respond to people’s views and needs. Seeing more and more women and young people joining the architectural sector, she feels happy and believes that they will carve out a niche for themselves. So, do you want to know what messages the former DArchS has for her colleagues? Let’s hear her talk about it......

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