IFLA APR Talk & Share 2: Landscape Architecture in Hong Kong
Join Monica Kuo, President of IFLA APR, Iris Hoi, IPP of HKILA and Lenren Lee, Principal and Regional Director of Masterplanning, Asia, AECOM in this session on Landscape Architecture in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has been inhabited for over 30,000 years, since before the Qin dynasty in 221BC. It has experienced many upheavals but the most pronounce recent history would have to be the handover of sovereignty by the British Government to China and the formation of a Special Administrative Region of China in 1997. It is the only city in the world where it swears allegiance to China and the Chinese Communist Party yet has its own rule of law based on the western Common Law. Together with Macau, it is one of two places where One Country Two Systems is being implemented.
Hong Kong’s history has influenced its city development and nature protection. Only 25% of Hong Kong is built upon, and nearly 40% of Hong Kong is completely natural – country parks – and protected by Ordinance. There are 263 islands and together with the Kowloon peninsula, they form a coast line that is 1,178 km long.
There is much for a landscape architect living in Hong Kong to be proud of. In this session, Iris Hoi, IPP of HKILA, will explore the history of urbanisation in Hong Kong, its challenges due to climate change, and other outlooks to the future. Lenren Lee, Principal and Regional Director of Masterplanning, Asia, AECOM will join us as another panelist for a more lively discussion.
