Central Policy Unit

Conferences and Seminars

Cultures of World Cities

Date : Tuesday, 31 July 2001
Chairman: Professor Chang Hsin-kang, JP
President of City University of Hong Kong and
Chairman of Culture and Heritage Commission
Speakers:
  1. Whose Culture? Whose City? The Paradoxical Growth of a Culture Capital.
    Professor Sharon Zukin
    Broeklundian Professor of Sociology
    Brooklyn College
    City University of New York
    USA
    - Transcript of Professor Zukin's Speech (RTF)
  2. City Architecture and the Public Realm
    Mr. Fumihiko Maki
    Principal, Maki and Associates
    Japan
    - Transcript of Mr. Maki's Speech (RTF)
  3. 重 新 尋 找 2 1 世 紀 的 城 市 文 化 身 份
    ("Rediscovering the Cultural Identities of 21st Century Cities")
    Professor Yu Qiuyu(余 秋 雨)

    President, Shanghai Writing Society
    - Professor Yu's speech will be released here soon.
  4. London as a Creative City
    Mr. Charles Landry

    Director, Comedia
    - Presentation outline of Mr Landry (RTF)
Question & Answer Session: - Transcript of Q & A Session (RTF)

 

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