EVENTS
Project Chambers hosts a monthly lunch event for members and their guests, at which a guest speaker addresses matters of importance in the context of the future direction of Hong Kong from an economic, social and sustainable development perspective.
While the meetings are held under “Chatham House Rules”, some speakers are happy to share their presentations. We consider that the work presented should be of interest to a broader audience and, with the permission of the speakers, provide them here:
Energy & Climate: A Power Utility Perspective
Date: Mar 2020
Speaker: Dr Jeanne Ng, Director, CLP Research Institute
No presentation
Biophilic Landscape Design
Date: Jan 2020
Speaker: Sandy Duggie, Managing Director, Urbis Ltd.
No presentation
Here and Not Now
Date: Dec 2019
Speaker: Mr Colin Jesse, Managing Director, Lappord Limited
No presentation
We don't have a HOUSING problem
and we do have enough land
Date: Nov 2019
Speaker: Mr Ian Brownlee, Managing Director, Masterplan Ltd
Topic to be advised
Date: Sep 2019
Speaker: David Dodwell
No presentation
New Vision for Deep Bay Wetlands
Date: May 2019
Speaker: Mr Michael Lau
No presentation
West Kowloon Cultural Centre
Date: Oct 2019
Speaker: Mr Jeremy Stowe
No presentation
The Twenty Minute City
Date: Jun 2019
Speaker: Mr Andrew Ness
No presentation
Key Priorities and challenges that face the Administration in land supply
Date: Apr 2019
Speaker: Mr Bernard Charnwut Chan
No presentation
Uses and Abuses of Judicial Review
Date: Mar 2019
Speaker: Mr Philip J Dykes QC
No presentation
Construction 2.0 - A new Dawn or more of the same?
Date: Jan 2019
Speaker: Mr Steve Root
No presentation
How Smart is Your City?
Date: Nov 2017
Speaker: Dr Anne F Kerr, Global Head, Cities, Mott MacDonald
Task Force on Land Supply
Date: Feb 2019
Speaker: Mr Stanley Wong
No presentation
Understanding LGBTI Rights: The Need for Business to Embrace Diversity
Date: Jan 2018
Speaker: Mr Michael Vidler, Principal, Vidler & Co. Solicitors
Overcoming Urban Renewal Challenges
Date: Feb 2017
Speaker: Mr Wai Chi Sing GBS JP FHKEng, Managing Director, Urban Renewal Authority
Taikoo Place Redevelopment
Date: Nov 2016
Speaker: Mr Tim Blackburn, General Manager, Development & Valuations, Swire Properties
Innovation - Disruptors & Enablers
Date: May 2016
Speaker: Mr Edge Zarrella, Clients and Innovation Partner, KPMG China
Central Police Station Revitalisation
Date: Mar 2016
Speaker: Mr Euan Upston, Director, Central Police Station
Strategic Developments in Transport
Date: Jun 2016
Speaker: Prof Anthony Cheung, Secretary for Transport and Housing
Land Supply in Hong Kong
Date: Apr 2016
Speaker: Mr Paul Chan Mo-po MH JP, Secretary for Development
West Kowloon - Powering Ahead
Date: Feb 2016
Speaker: Mr Duncan Pescod, Chief Executive Officer, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Policy Address - Environment Bureau
Date: Jan 2016
Speaker: Mr KS Wong, JP, Secretary for the Environment
Post-Hand over Hong Kong: funny, dodgy and deadly stories I have covered since 1997
Date: Dec 2014
Speaker: Mr Alex Lo
No presentation
Asian Cities : The Conflicts and Co-ordinates
Date: Oct 2014
Speaker: Mr Peter Cookson Smith
No presentation
Rethinking Buses for the Public and the Environment
Date: Jan 2015
Speaker: Mr Evan Auyang
No presentation
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum
Date: Nov 2014
Speaker: Ms Caroline Leung
No presentation
Proposal to Pedestrianise Des Voeux Road Central
Date: Sep 2014
Speaker: Mr Ian Brownlee & Mr Zhi Ning & Mr Chapman Lam
No presentation
Economic and Community Development – the case for Lantau
Date: Jun 2014
Speaker: Allan Ha
No presentation
The Convention on Biological Diversity and how it can improve governance and decision making in HK.
Date: Apr 2014
Speaker: Mr Ruy Barretto
No presentation
The Greening of Asia: A Business Case for Optimism
Date: Feb 2014
Speaker: Mr Mark Clifford
No presentation
Tales from a Tigress: Planning Hong Kong's Transport Infrastructure
Date: May 2014
Speaker: Ms Rachel Cartland
No presentation
Poverty in the Midst of Affluence: How Hong Kong Mismanaged its Prosperity
Date: Mar 2014
Speaker: Mr Leo Goodstadt
No presentation
Ocean Park – The Journey; The Destination; The Future
Date: Jan 2014
Speaker: Mr Tom Mehrmann
No presentation
Asia's Infrastructure Challenges
Date: Nov 2013
Speaker: Mr Anthony Nightingale
No presentation
The Future of PPPs
Date: May 2010
Speaker: Mr Sam Farrands
Railway Development between Hong Kong & PRD
Date: Jun 2009
Speaker: Mr Russell Black
Transforming our Built Environment
Date: Jan 2013
Speaker: Ir Conrad Wong
Electric Cars in Hong Kong
Date: Jul 2009
Speaker: Mr Geoffrey Chen and Mr Robert Footman
Hong Kong - Zuhai - Macao Bridge
and Related Infrastructure Projects within Hong Kong
Date: Nov 2008
Speaker: Mr Albert Cheng
Sustaining Macao's Heritage
Date: Feb 2007
Speaker: Ms Marie Imelda MacLeod
No presentation
Property Market in China
Date: Jan 2007
Speaker: Mr Mike Wong