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PRESS RELEASE - - - [29 June 2005]
People's Panel on West Kowloon
Submits Proposal on "Redefining West
Kowloon"--Version 2
to
Chief Secretary for Administration's Office,
HKSAR
With the deadline of public consultation for Development of
West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) on 30 June 2005, the People's
Panel on West Kowloon (PPWK) has submitted its Proposal of "Redefining
West Kowloon" -- Version 2 to the Chief Secretary for Administration,
the WKCD Team and Dr Patrick Ho, Secretary for Home Affairs
on 29 June 2005 by special delivery.
The Proposal of "Re-defining West Kowloon" is
a collection of opinions and comments from the art and cultural
community, professionals and the general public. We have launched
four public forums, several docent tours to the exhibition
and focus group meetings since November 2004. Much feedback
and suggestions were received. After incorporating all the
relevant comments and suggestions from all walks of life,
the Chinese and English versions of the Proposal have been
finished in May and June respectively.
Recently, PPWK has learned that the Government may be going
to give a halt to the single development approach. However,
there are a lot more for discussion. In our Proposal, among
other things, we suggest establishing a "Metropolitan
Cultural Think Tank" (MCTT), which is the mechanism of
"tripartite cooperation" with participation of representatives
from the Government, the business sector and the civil society.
We set up a timetable and schedule for the development of
WKCD. We hope that the Proposal could serve as a blueprint
for the Government to develop WKCD and in formulating long-term
cultural and urban planning policies for Hong Kong as a whole.
In our letter (together with our Proposal) to the Government,
we have expressed the wish to have a meeting with the new
Chief Secretary in the near future to discuss the development
of WKCD in depth. Moreover, PPWK will continue to communicate
with its members and the community on related issues by holding
more forums in the future.
For complete version, please visit our website at Statement
Best regards,
PPWK
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