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Members of the press are cordially invited to attend our celebrations as below:
Event: Anniversary Dinner
Date: 24th November 2005 (Thur)
Time: 6:30 pm - Cocktail
8:00 pm - Speech by Professor Sir Peter Hall (please refer to below for his background)
Venue: Rm 301, New Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Guest of Honour: Professor Sir Peter Hall
Event: Lecture "The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from the Mega-City-Region in Europe"
Speaker: Professor Sir Peter Hall (please refer to below for his background)
Date: 25th November 2005 (Fri)
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: Senate Room, 10/F Knowles Building, HKU
Since the establishment in 1980, HKU's Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management has become a centre of excellence for urban and environmental postgraduate education and training and research. The Centre offers postgraduate programmes in Urban Planning, Environmental Management, Transport Policy and Planning, Housing Management and Corporate Environmental Governance. An extensive research programme focusing on sustainable urban and regional development issues in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region is also offered.
Over the years about 1,200 students have completed taught postgraduate courses offered by the Centre and 39 students have obtained MPhil or PhD degree. There is now a taught postgraduate community of approximately 250 students and the Centre runs an active PhD programme. Currently there are 25 Ph.D. and M.Phil research students. Students are able work with a wide range of the University's staff that have expertise in urban and environmental issues.
For enquirie, please contact Ms Cherry Cheung, Senior Press Officer HKU on 2859 2606 or Ms Jenny Tang of the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management at 2857 8638 or jsmtang@hku.hk.
Background of Professor Sir Peter Hall
Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. From 1991-94 he was Special Adviser on Strategic Planning to the Secretary of State for the Environment. He was member of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force (1998-1999). He has received the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for distinction in research and is a Fellow of the British Academy. He was a founder member of the Regional Studies Association and first editor of its journal Regional Studies. He was Chairman of the Town and Country Planning Association (1995-1999).
HKU's Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management celebrates 25th Anniversary
23 Nov 2005
This year marks the 25th anniversary of HKU's Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, to commemorate this special occasion, several events are organized.
Members of the press are cordially invited to attend our celebrations as below:
Event: Anniversary Dinner
Date: 24th November 2005 (Thur)
Time: 6:30 pm - Cocktail
8:00 pm - Speech by Professor Sir Peter Hall (please refer to below for his background)
Venue: Rm 301, New Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Guest of Honour: Professor Sir Peter Hall
Event: Lecture "The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from the Mega-City-Region in Europe"
Speaker: Professor Sir Peter Hall (please refer to below for his background)
Date: 25th November 2005 (Fri)
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Venue: Senate Room, 10/F Knowles Building, HKU
Since the establishment in 1980, HKU's Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management has become a centre of excellence for urban and environmental postgraduate education and training and research. The Centre offers postgraduate programmes in Urban Planning, Environmental Management, Transport Policy and Planning, Housing Management and Corporate Environmental Governance. An extensive research programme focusing on sustainable urban and regional development issues in Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta Region is also offered.
Over the years about 1,200 students have completed taught postgraduate courses offered by the Centre and 39 students have obtained MPhil or PhD degree. There is now a taught postgraduate community of approximately 250 students and the Centre runs an active PhD programme. Currently there are 25 Ph.D. and M.Phil research students. Students are able work with a wide range of the University's staff that have expertise in urban and environmental issues.
For enquirie, please contact Ms Cherry Cheung, Senior Press Officer HKU on 2859 2606 or Ms Jenny Tang of the Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management at 2857 8638 or jsmtang@hku.hk.
Background of Professor Sir Peter Hall
Peter Hall is Professor of Planning at the Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, University College London. From 1991-94 he was Special Adviser on Strategic Planning to the Secretary of State for the Environment. He was member of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force (1998-1999). He has received the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for distinction in research and is a Fellow of the British Academy. He was a founder member of the Regional Studies Association and first editor of its journal Regional Studies. He was Chairman of the Town and Country Planning Association (1995-1999).
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