(20-22/12/05)
Following the success of last year’s Geographical Forum of China Regional
Development, The International Centre for China Development Studies (ICCDS),
Department of Geography and HKU China Strategic Research Program will jointly organize an Urban Development Forum entitled as
Public Forum on China’s Urban
Development in the State 11th Five-Year Plan , with Urban Geography Commission,
Chinese Geographic Society, PRC. Professor Zhou Yixing, Prof. Gu Chaolin, and
Chen Tian, the Commission Heads, will lead a group of China’s current most renowned urban scholars to visit our HKU and present keynotes speeches. The Date of the Forum is set at 20-22 Dec 2005, totaling 3 days with 1.5 day meeting and 1.5 day in tour and leisure. All professors in this email list (see below list) are cordially invited as the
Forum Keynote Speakers and expected to present a keynote speeches.
Three parties of HKU will sponsor this event and jointly share the cost: ICCDS (Simon
Zhao); Dept of Geography (Geogre Lin); and HKU China Strategic Research Program
(Roger Chan). Except for a few keynote and senior speakers (Prof. Hu Xuwei, Prof. Hu
Zhaoliang, Prof. Xu Xueqiang, Prof. CUI Gonghao, and Prof Lawrence Ma etc.), all invited guests/speakers will be responsible for their international flights. HKU will be responsible for all expenses in HK (accommodation, food and organized transport).
Prof. Laurence J.C. MA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron
Prof. ZHOU Yixing
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Peking University
Prof. HU Zhao Liang
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Peking University
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Prof. LU Bin
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Peking University
Prof. HU Xuwei
Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources Research
Prof. CHEN Tian
Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources Research
Prof. LIU Shenghe and Prof. GAO Xiaolu
Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources Research
Prof. GU Chaolin
Department of Urban and Resource Sciences, Nanjing University
Prof. CUI Gonghao
Department of Urban and Resource Sciences, Nanjing University
Prof. YAO Shimou, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology
Prof. NING Yuemin
Institute of Urban and Regional Development Studies, East China Normal University
Prof. ZENG Gang
Dean School of Resources and Environmental Science, East China Normal University
Prof. DU Debin
Department of Urban and Regional Economics, East China Normal University
Prof. XU Xueqiang
Director of Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Zhongshan University
Prof. BAO Jigang
Dean School of Geoscience, ZhongShan University
Prof. ZHOU Chunshan
Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, Zhongshan University
Prof. XUE Desheng
Department of Geography, Zhongshan University
Prof. SHI Nan
Urban Planning in China Academy of Urban Planning and Design
Prof. WU WeipingDepartment of Urban Studies and Geography,
Virginia Commonwealth University
Prof. Anthony YEH,
Dean of Graduate School, HKU
Prof. YUENG Yuman
Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
Prof. LI Siming
Centre for China’s Urban and Regional Studies, HKBU
Prof. SHEN Jianfa
Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
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Dr. Li Zhang
Department of Geography and Resource Management, CUHK
Prof. Carolyn CARTIER
Department of Geography, University of Southern California and Visiting Fulbright
Scholar at Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University
Prof. Christopher SMITH
Department of Geography, New York State University at Albany
Each institution/University will have at least 2 paper presentations, decided by the staff of the institutions. The topics are decided by the speakers themselves but should be in their specialized areas. All talks are expected to be “topical” and related to current urban development in general, and to China’s state 11 th
Five-Year Plan in particular.
All paper presenters are keynote speakers of the Forum.
Please kindly return this email ASAP with the completed Reply Slip attachment (see below) to me or to Miss Josie ( js0906@netvigator.com
), or send back to the
Department of Geography by fax (852-2559-8994). Thank you very much for your support and we look forward to meeting you all soon!!!
A Special Issue of Papers will be published by journals of urban planning or geography in Mainland China. Three main sponsors and Chinese
Association of Geographers, Urban Division will feature in this publication.
(Mainland colleagues may help to finalize this arrangement)
Organizers:
HKU:
Dr. Simon Xiaobin Zhao
Director, International Center for China Development Studies
Dr. George Lin
Department of Geography
Dr. Roger Chan
HKU Strategic Research Area on China Studies Program
Mainland China:
Prof. Zhou Yixing
Prof. Gu Chaolin
Prof. Chen Tian
Heads of Urban Geography Commission, Chinese Geographic Society, PRC
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jointly organized by
International Centre for China Development Studies
Department of Geography, HKU
HKU Strategic Research Area on China Studies Program
Urban Geography Commission, Chinese Geographic Society, PRC
Venue: Senate Room, 10 th Floor, Knowles Building, HKU
8:45-9:15
9:15-9:30
9:30-11:00
9:30-10:00
10:00-10:30
20 th December 2005
Registration and Coffee Reception
Chair: Dr. Simon Zhao, Director, ICCDS, HKU
Opening Addresses by:
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Prof. Paul Tam, PVC, HKU

Prof. Kam Louie, Dean of Arts Faculty, HKU

Prof. ZHOU Yixing, Chair, Urban Geography
Commission, Chinese Geographic Society, PRC

Prof. Victor Sit, Department of Geography, HKU
Keynote Speech I:
Chair: Dr. Simon ZHAO
Speakers:
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Prof. XU Xueqiang, Former Minister of Higher Education,
Guangdong Province, PRC
Topic: Spatial variation of China's urbanization at the provincial level: Retrospect and Prospect
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Prof. ZHOU Yixing
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10:30-11:00
11:00-11:20
11:20-11:30
11:30-12:30
11:30-11:50
11:50-12:10
12:10-12:30
12:30-14:00
14:15-16:15
14:15-14:45
14:45-15:15
Topic: 關於中國城鎮化速度的思考

Prof. HU Xuwei, Former Head, Economic Geography
Branch, Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural
Resources Research, Beijing
Topic: 新時期區域規劃的特點與趨勢
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Dr. Simon Zhao: ICCDS introduction and HQ economy and financial centre development
Coffee Break
Paper Session I:
Chair: ZHOU Yixing
Presenters:

Prof. LU Bin, Head, Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, Peking University
Topic: Study on regional spatial planning and regulation policy for healthy urbanization in China
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Prof. XUE Desheng, Head, Department of Geography,
Zhongshan University
Topic: 中國“十一五”期間的城市社區發展、規劃與建
設
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Dr. Li Zhang, Department of Geography and Resource
Management, CUHK and Prof. XUE Desheng
Topic: Housing the Working Poor at China's "World
Factories" in the Pear River Delta
Lunch at Joseph’s at the Graduate Restaurant
Venue: Level P3, Graduate House, No.3 University Drive, HKU
(Contact person: Mr. Ching at tel: 2547 8999)
Keynote Session II:
Chair: Dr. Roger C K Chan, Centre of Urban Planning and
Environmental Management, HKU
Speakers:

Prof. YEUNG Yueman, Director, Hong Kong Institute of
Asia-Pacific Studies, CUHK
Topic: 珠三角城市群在“十一五”的定位和展望
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Prof. CUI Gonghao, Department of Urban and Resource
Sciences, Nanjing University
Topic: New Trends of Urban Development in Yangtze River
Delta
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15:15-15:45
15:45-16:15
16:15-16:30
16:30-17:30
16:30-16:50
16:50-17:10
17:10-17:30
18:00-20:30
8:45-10:15
8:45-9:15
9:15-9:45
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Prof. NING Yemin Director, Institute of Urban and Regional
Development Studies, East China Normal University
Topic: The Restructuring of Shanghai's Urban System

Prof. Anthony YEH, Dean of Graduate School, HKU
Topic: Fourth Wave of Urbanization in China
Coffee break
Paper Session II:
Chair: Prof. LI Siming, Chair Professor and Director, Centre for
China’s Urban and Regional Studies, HKBU
Presenters:

Prof. LI Siming
Topic: Pan Pearl River Delta: Regionalization within a single country?
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Prof. DU Debin, Head, Department of Urban and Regional
Economics, East China Normal University
Topic:
Strategic thinking for Shanghai’s making an international manufacturing R&D hub
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Prof. ZHOU Chunshan, Director, Centre for Urban and
Regional Studies, Zhongshan University
Topic: The Pearl River Delta development orientation in the state 11 th
five-year plan from the view point as compared with the Yangtze River Delta
Cocktail reception/buffet dinner in Rm 1102, Swire Hall
(hosted by ICCDS Centre)
Welcome address by Professor C. Y. Jim, Chair Professor of
Geography and Former Dean of Arts Faculty, HKU
21 st December 2005
Keynote Session III:
Chair: Dr. George LIN, Department of Geography, HKU
Speakers:
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Prof. LJC Ma, Professor Emeritus, Department of
Geography and Planning The University of Akron, USA
Topic: 西方学者对中国城市研究的回顾

Prof. HU Zhaoliang, Department of Urban and Regional
Planning, Peking University
Topic: The expansion of urban space in China
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9:45-10:15
10:15-10:25
10:25-12:00
10:25-10:45
10:45-11:05
11:05-11:25
11:25-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-13:00
13:00
13:00-14:30
15:00-17:30
17:30-22:00

Prof. CHEN Tian
Topic: 快速城市化地區的社會割裂研究 - 以東莞為例
Coffee Break
Paper Session III:
Chair: Prof. CHEN Tian, Deputy Head, Economic Geography
Branch, Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources
Research, Beijing
Speakers:

Dr. Roger C K CHAN
Topic: 中國城市群的發展與挑戰

Prof. YAO Shimou, Nanjing Institute of Geography and
Limnology
Topic: 中國城市化健康發展的關鍵性策略

Prof. WU Weiping, Department of Urban Studies and
Geography, Virginia Commonwealth University
Topic: Universities as drivers of urban economies

Prof. SHEN Jianfa, Department of Geography and Resource
Management, CUHK
Topic: Differential urbanization, migration and policy implications

Prof. LIU Shenghe/GAO Xiaolu, Institute of Geographic
Sciences & Natural Resources Research
Topic: 日本城市土地利用研究及對中國的啟示
Round Table Discussion
Chair: Prof. Zhou Yixing, Prof. Chen Tian, George Lin,
Roger Chan, and Simon Zhao
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Concluding Remark

Institutionalizing Urban China Forum
Meeting End
Lunch at Senior Common Room
Venue: Room A and B, 15/F, Senior Common Room, K. K.
Leung Building, HKU (Contact person: Ms. Tsang at tel. 2859
2127)
Site Visit: Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure
Exhibition Gallery 香港規劃及基建展覽館 at G/F, 3 Edingburgh Place in Central next to the Lower Block of
City Hall
Departmental Dinner at New World Renaissance Hotel (22
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Salisbury Road, Kowloon) and Victoria Harbor Laser Night
Show -
｢ 幻 彩 詠 香 江 ｣
22 nd December 2005
Free time and Hotel check-out at 12 o’clock
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8:40am, 20 th Dec: Conference pick-up: Hotel – Knowles
Building
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8:30am, 21 st Dec: Conference pick-up: Hotel – Knowles
Building
For further information, please visit:
http://web.hku.hk/~iccds/ICCDS_Event.htm
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International Centre for China Development Studies
Department of Geography
HKU Strategic Research Area on China Studies Program
Urban Geography Commission, Chinese Geographic Society, PRC
Reply Slip
To: Miss Josie at Fax (852) 2559-8994 or email: js0906@netvigator.com
Please mark (
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I would participate and present a keynote in the Public Forum held on
20 th
–21 st
Dec 2005. My keynote speech topic is:
(For invited persons only)
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I would attend the Public Forum and the Buffet Dinner (free for replier).
I would not participate in the Forum and the Buffet Dinner held on 20 th
Dec
2005.
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Date :________________________________________
Please kindly send back ASAP the completed slip to the Department of Geography by fax (852-2559-8994) or by E-mail Attachment to Miss Josie
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