12oct2019
Absorbent Landscapes Design - Seminar-cum-Workshop 1 - Knowledge Exchange Programme for Enhancing Urban Horticulture Industry: Expediting Technologies and Sustainability Mindset Series
Forums, Workshops & Seminars
- Date2019-10-12 (Saturday)
- TimeSeminar: 10:00 - 12:30, Outdoor visit: 14:00 - 17:00
- VenueSeminar: Lecture Theatre S211, THEi (Chai Wan Campus), 133 Shing Tai Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong; Outdoor Visit: Kai Tak Cruise Terminal, Kowloon City No. 1 Sewage Pumping Station
The seminar-cum-workshop " Absorbent Landscapes Design" is the first of the series “Knowledge Exchange Programme for Enhancing Urban Horticulture Industry: Expediting Technologies and Sustainability Mindset Series”.
The whole series cover the three topics “Absorbent Landscapes Design”, “Native Ornamental Plants Utilization in Urban Landscape” and “Sustainable Practices in Parks and Botanic Garden”.
For the seminar session in the morning, overseas experts will share their expertise on the topic. In the afternoon, either an indoor workshop or an outdoor visit will be held. Local experts will demonstrate to the participants the practical application of the related topic in Hong Kong. It is hoped that the series can help exchange urban horticulture technology between overseas and local professionals, advocate current urban horticultural practice with sustainable measures, and explore Hong Kong urban horticulture market in term of international level.
All are welcome (Seats are on a first-come-first-serve basis).
Seminar: Free of charge
Outdoor Visit: HKD 65 per person (Coach fee)
RSVP is required. Online registration: http://bit.do/e76eH
Language: Putonguha for seminar, Cantonese for Outdoor Visit
Poster and Program rundown: Link
Speaker Biography (To be released in early Oct): Link
E-certificate will be issued to attendee.
Coffee and tea will be provided during the break.
Collaborating organizations:
Hong Kong Greening Contractors Association
Hong Kong Institute of Horticultural Science
For enquiry, please contact Ms. Jade HUI (Tel.: 3890 8490 / Email: jade.hui@vtc.edu.hk).
This event is funded by the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Project No.: PS183005).
Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material/any event organised under this project do not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Vetting Committee of the Professional Services Advancement Support Scheme.