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The Planning Department and the City Gallery organised the First Summer Planning School - "Be a Town Planner" during this summer holiday. The curriculum comprised a general introduction to town planning and specific planning topics by professionals, field trips and workshops to enrich the young generation's knowledge of town planning in Hong Kong including the considerations of various aspects in the planning process.
Speaking at the programme's graduation and prize presentation ceremony today (August 9), the Director of Planning, Mr Ling Kar-kan, said, "We hope to arouse students' interest in town planning through this programme, encourage them to be more proactive in participating in planning activities and take part in future planning with us."
"Be a Town Planner" targets two groups, namely the Teen Planners Group (for senior secondary school students) and the Little Planners Group (for senior primary school students). The objective of the scheme is to arouse students' interest in participating in town planning and enrich their understanding of the future development of Hong Kong so as to nurture young planning talent. Participants' works will be exhibited at the City Gallery.
Located at 3 Edinburgh Place, Central, the City Gallery is the first permanent planning and infrastructure gallery in Hong Kong and was officially opened on August 20, 2012. Occupying five storeys with a floor area of more than 3 200 square metres, the gallery offers a host of interactive exhibits to showcase the uniqueness of Hong Kong's past and future, as well as to share with the public the vision for city planning and infrastructure projects.
Ends/Saturday, August 9, 2014
Issued at HKT 12:15
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