Kwun Tong is undergoing rapid transformation as urban renewal projects move to completion and new recreational spaces are open to the public. While public agencies have played an active role throughout the process, how might businesses and community stakeholders harness the synergy brought by these opportunities to create a vibrant district for all?
觀塘社區正經歷一場翻天覆地的轉變。隨著市區更新工作即將完成,新的康樂空間亦向公眾開放。在公營機構發揮了推手的角色的同時,企業和當區持份者又能怎樣善用機遇,創造協同效應,共建一個充滿生機的社區?
Learnings 學習要點
Post-event Actions 後續行動
Moderator
Florence Cheng 鄭樂雯
Chief Impact Strategy Officer 創效策略主管
Social Ventures Hong Kong
Social Ventures Hong Kong
Chief Impact Strategy Officer 創效策略主管
Florence Cheng is the Head of Impact Strategy at Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk) and Co-Founder of COSMOS, its corporate impact consultancy arm. She is an experienced social leader dedicated to driving business and community partnerships, including the Community Resilience Fund (award-winning bridging loan facility for social enterprises) and Business with Purpose (an impact movement to advance businesses as a force for good).
April Kun 靳嘉燕
Head
Energizing Kowloon East Office
Energizing Kowloon East Office
Head
April Kun (靳嘉燕)
BA (Geography) HKU 1989
MSC (Urban Planning) HKU 1994
MHKIP, MRTPI
Ms Kun currently is serving as Head of the Energizing Kowloon East Office (EKEO) under the Development Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government. Her major works are associated with the transformation of Kowloon East into a vibrant and attractive second core business district of Hong Kong, through enhancing and facilitating the development potential; improving connectivity /branding /design /diversity; and promoting place making in the area.
Prior to the appointment as Head of EKEO, Ms Kun served in the Planning Department for more than 30 years. Her experience covered strategic planning and major planning studies in relation to the Northern Metropolis and the Kau Yi Chau Artificial Islands. In particular, she had involved heavily in formulating the development plan for San Tin Technopole, as well as planning and engineering studies for new development areas including Kwu Tung North/Fanling North, Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen and Yuen Long South. Ms Kun had also spent some years in supporting the Secretariat of Town Planning Board and participated in formulating/reviewing some of the town planning guidelines and procedures in Hong Kong.
靳嘉燕女士現任香港特別行政區政府發展局起動九龍東專員。她的主要職務是透過提升和促進九龍東的發展潛力、加強行人及交通連繫、塑造九龍東品牌、推動創造精神、提倡多元化發展、以及促進環境營造,將九龍東轉變為香港有活力且具吸引力的第二個核心商業區。
在擔任起動九龍東專員之前,靳女士在規劃署擁有三十多年的工作經驗。她的經驗涵蓋策略規劃和重大規劃研究,包括北部都會區和交椅洲人工島相關的項目。她曾參與制定新田科技城的發展計劃,以及參與古洞北/粉嶺北、洪水橋/廈村和元朗南等新發展區域的規劃和工程研究。靳女士亦在城市規劃委員會秘書處服務多年,協助制定和檢討香港一些城市規劃的指引和程序。
Founded in 2007, Social Ventures Hong Kong (SVhk) is an Impact Purpose Organisation that innovates social change by re-imagining the city. We focus on inventing and incubating pioneering sustainable business solutions to urban social and environmental challenges, and partners with communities and businesses alike to design and build cross-sector partnerships towards realising our dreams for New Urban 2030 in Hong Kong.
Our sustainability goals for 2023:
Our initiative in accelerating sustainable development in Hong Kong:
SVhk is dedicated to innovating social change through impact capital, impact strategy, impact community and impact storytelling. Key initiatives in 2023 includes: