Sustainability Review of Central and Wan Chai Harbourfront

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Sustainability Review of Central and Wan Chai
Harbourfront
Project Proposal Submitted to Harbourfront
Enhancement Committee By Citizen Envisioning _at_
Harbour
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Contents

• Why Sustainability Review?
• Definition of Sustainability Review
• SR of Central and Wan Chai Harbourfront
• Objectives
• Principles
• Methodology
• Work Programme
• Budget
• Conclusion

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Why Sustainability Review?

• Inadequacies of an Engineering Review
  Reclamation more than a piece of engineering work
• C E _at_ Hs Citizen Hearing Independent Panel
  Report, December 2003 an integrated planning for
  quality of life through an inclusive and
  participatory consensus building process

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Why Sustainability Review?

• Quality of life more than infrastructure and
  functionality, also should be
• Aesthetically sound
• Environmentally friendly
• People friendly
• Regards for our future generations
• Therefore, beyond engineering review of our
  Victoria Harbour A SUSTAINABILITY REVIEW

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Definition of a Sustainability Review (SR)

• Systematically examines policies, programmes or
  projects under the light of
• Socio-economic
• Environmental
• Institutional aspects
• Requires the full understanding and active
  participation of different stakeholders in
  assessing impacts

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Objectives of SR of Central and Wan Chai
Harbourfront

• To implement HECs objective
• Advise on means to enlist greater public
  involvement in the planning and design of the
  harbour-front areas
• To undertake Preliminary SR of harbourfront
  design, planning and development
• To scrutinise Preliminary SR with value and
  option inputs from general public

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Objectives of SR ofCentral and Wan Chai
Harbourfront

• To provide an open Participation Programme for
  the public to be informed, participate and
  contribute
• To deliver a mechanism for consensus building
  with multi-stakeholder involvement
• To identify fundamental principles, key
  objectives and strategies and options with and
  for general public to act as basis to review and
  revise plans and engineering proposals

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Principles of SR onCentral and Wan Chai
Harbourfront

• Inclusive and participatory consensus building
  process
• Integrated planning for better quality of life
• Fair gain for all
• Single accountability principle
• Precautionary Principle
• Subsidarity Principle

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Methodology Stage 1
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• Participatory Review through Various
  Participation Programmes
• Preliminary Charrettes
• Advanced Charrettes
• One-day Town Meeting (800 participants) (Lower
  Manhattan Development Corporation Model )

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3-D Visualisation
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Public Deliberation in Lower Manhattan after 911

• Creation of Lower Manhattan Development
  Corporation
• to demonstrate the adoption of a deliberative
  process successful in bringing together various
  stakeholders of conflicting interests and views
  to undergo a process of scrutiny and
  modifications to reach agreements
• Listening to the City
• Imagine New York

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Structure of LMDC
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Significance of LMDC

• Well represented organization structure
• Innovative method of deliberation
• Collaborations and coordination with Coalitions
• Establishment of an Extensive Public Outreach
  programme
• Consolidation of Public Participation Experience

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Institutional Arrangement for Sustainability
Review
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Work Programme

• From August 2004 April 2005, 9 months in total
• Preparatory Stage 2.5 months
• Pursuit of support (finance, professional)
• Employment, Steering Committees, Promotion
• Stage 1 Preliminary Sustainability Review - 2.5
  months
• Stage 2 Participatory Programmes for
  Sustainability Review 3 months
• Documentation Stage 1 month
• Completion and dissemination of the Report

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Budget

• A total of 1.5 million
• Manpower 520,000
• Direct Costs (Printing, Photocopying, events
  organization) 505,000
• Technical Expenses (task specific employment)
  475,000

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Conclusion

• Providing an alternative to the conventional
  approach of the Review conducted
• Demonstrating a participatory and sustainable
  approach to planning and designing part the
  Harbour area
• Provision of ample opportunities for inclusive
  multi-stakeholder involvement
• Ensuring accountability by wide information
  dissemination

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Conclusion

• Respect and safeguard public comments that will
  be duly considered by the Government and the
  Commissioned Consultant
• Optimization of financial resources as the
  Project is not-for-profit and will benefit the
  public at large in on a long term basis
• An opportunity for Hong Kong to take a bigger
  step forward with participatory planning practice
  guided by a sustainable development framework