Code : 2022183
Event Name : Discussion Forum on Development (Town Planning, Lands and Works) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2022
CPD Code : Formal Events
Speaker : Ms. Doris Ho, JP
Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands), Development Bureau

Ms. Ho has served in various bureaux and departments, including the former City and New Territories Administration, the former Health and Welfare Branch, the former Civil Service Branch, the former Finance Branch, the former Constitutional Affairs Bureau, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and Chief Secretary for Administration's Office. She was the Head of Policy and Project Co-ordination Unit from April 2013 to June 2017, Deputy Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands) from July 2017 to January 2021, the Head of Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office from January 2021 to June 2022 and the Head, Policy Address Team, Chief Secretary for Administration’s Office, from July 2022 to November 2022.
Event Date : 2022-12-21
Event Time : 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date : 2022-12-20
CPD Hour(s) : 1.5
Venue : 1) Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207, 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong (subject to the prevailing COVID-19 precautionary measures) 2) By online media - ZOOM
Division : PDD
Organizer : Planning and Development Division, Land Policy Panel and Housing Policy Panel
Fee : Free of charge
Priority : Priority will be given to Planning and Development Division, Land Policy Panel and Housing Policy Panel members; First-come-first served.
Language : Cantonese supplemented by English
Details :

Ms. Doris Ho, JP
Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands), Development Bureau

The Development (Town Planning, Lands and Works) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2022 (the Bill), regarding the amendments to various development-related statutory procedures including town planning, land resumption, reclamation, roads and railway works etc, has been published by the Development Bureau on 8 December 2022.

The Bill amends the existing procedures along five directions, which are (1) streamlining and shortening statutory time limits; (2) avoiding repetitive procedures of a similar nature; (3) providing an express mandate in the law for the Government to proceed with different procedures in parallel; (4) improving inconsistent or ambiguous arrangements; and (5) streamlining other miscellaneous processes for more effective use of public resources. It also takes this opportunity to strengthen the enforcement-related provisions under the Town Planning Ordinance.

Rundown

1. Welcoming Note

Sr Paul Wong, President of the HKIS

2. Introduction of the Bill

Ms. Doris Ho, JP

Permanent Secretary for Development (Planning and Lands), Development Bureau

3. Discussion Forum

Moderators

- Sr Francis Lam, Senior    Vice President of the     HKIS and Chairman of   the Housing Policy Panel

- Sr Lau Chun Kong, JP   Chairman of the Land   Policy Panel

- Sr Terence Wai,   Chairman of the   Planning and   Development Division

Remarks :

*For Face-to-Face: Special arrangements under COVID-19 Pandemic*:

  • Prior online registration is required. Walk-in registration will not be entertained.
  • Limited number of seats with social distancing is available at the Surveyors Learning Centre.
  • Participants will be denied entry to the Surveyors Learning Centre if they have been travelling abroad, or have been in direct contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or have any symptoms of COVID-19 (including but not limited to fever, cough, shortness of breath, breathing difficulty, sudden loss of taste or smell and/or sore throat) in the last 14 days, or have been confirmed with COVID-19 or undergoing compulsory quarantine or medical surveillance arrangements of the HKSAR Department of Health.
  • Participants are required to wear a surgical mask at all times at the Surveyors Learning Centre.
  • Eating and drinking is not allowed at the Surveyors Learning Centre.
  • Disinfection service has been arranged at the Surveyors Learning Centre (comprising the Lecture Room, Meeting Room 1, Board Room, Library and Meeting Room 2).

*For ZOOM: The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Upon successful registration, the ZOOM link for joining the CPD event will be available in the CPD/PQSL profile under the "Member Area" of the HKIS website.

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