Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Construction is ongoing at the Knightsbridge Residences site in Makati City. Concrete works have begun and are currently focused on basement levels 5 through 2, with the goal of reaching ground floor level by September. Located near the intersection of Kalayaan Avenue and Makati Avenue, workers are preparing the foundation and basement levels of the tower and podium areas.
Field Residences Condominium near AirportMarho Realty
The document describes Field Residences, a luxury residential development located in Sucat, Parañaque City. It consists of 10 buildings with 8-12 floors each and a total of 78,000 square meters of land. The development has superb amenities like swimming pools, gardens, and sports facilities. It is located near SM City Sucat and just a few kilometers from key areas like the airport and Makati. The target residents are young families and professionals looking to upgrade from the nearby cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas.
Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?
Hong Kong's water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong's future access to clean water is far from certain.
In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who's going to pay?
CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.
The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.
Background reading
"Liquid Assets -- Water security and management in the Pearl River Basin and Hong Kong" by Civic Exchange, November 2009 (http://www.civic-exchange.org/eng/upload/files/091204LiquidAssets.pdf). For more information about water in China, visit http://www.asiawaterproject.org/. Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong independent non-profit think tank. See: www.civic-exchange.org
Designing Hong Kong is a not-for-profit organisation focused on sustainable urban planning. See: www.designinghongkong.com
Construction is ongoing at the Knightsbridge Residences site in Makati City. Concrete works have begun and are currently focused on basement levels 5 through 2, with the goal of reaching ground floor level by September. Located near the intersection of Kalayaan Avenue and Makati Avenue, workers are preparing the foundation and basement levels of the tower and podium areas.
Field Residences Condominium near AirportMarho Realty
The document describes Field Residences, a luxury residential development located in Sucat, Parañaque City. It consists of 10 buildings with 8-12 floors each and a total of 78,000 square meters of land. The development has superb amenities like swimming pools, gardens, and sports facilities. It is located near SM City Sucat and just a few kilometers from key areas like the airport and Makati. The target residents are young families and professionals looking to upgrade from the nearby cities of Parañaque and Las Piñas.
1. Master Kong Daily C wanted to increase awareness of its brand and distribute samples to new customers.
2. It partnered with Renren, China's largest social networking site, to launch a promotional campaign targeting 18-29 year olds using social media and location-based check-ins.
3. The campaign offered free drink samples to users who checked in at 39 sampling locations using Renren's mobile app, and encouraged sharing about the event online through statuses and posts.
Yili Daguoli Fruity Chunk Yogurt conducted a marketing campaign on Renren, China's largest social network, to promote brand awareness and sales. The campaign involved launching a viral music video starring Yili's cartoon mascot, holding an online fruit-themed party game that encouraged sharing on newsfeeds, and promoting brand pages to build a fan base. The campaign was highly successful, gaining over 420,000 brand page fans, over 16 million participations, and 4.6 billion brand impressions from user sharing. Product sales increased significantly with 147,992 yogurts sold.
Bud can provide them with more exciting virtual parties and more interesting interactions!
At Renren Party, an SNS game with over 2 million players, a Bud Brand Bar will be set up. The connection between the brand and bar/party will be built to raise brand awareness.
Meanwhile the Renren Like function will be added to the Bud Bar to encourage more users to pay attention to the public page of Bud, eventually leading to a large community of fans.
Their Page: http://page.renren.com/budweiser
DELL gathered its fans in RenRen to join a campaign called DELL PIGGY BANK, to save money for buying a new notebook together with their friends help.By this way, a promotion comes to a huge game between fans and their friends.
At last, DELL gatherd 2.3million Fans join the event, and sold out 953 notebooks in only 9 weeks, and then got a rise of ¥7 million in sale.
1) By 2012, 88% of marketers will use social media as four in five companies will use social media tools in 2011 and even more in 2012.
2) More than 8 in 10 companies plan on increasing their social media spending this year.
3) Marketing and PR departments have further adopted social media than other corporate departments, and companies are realizing the need to integrate social media into their overall marketing planning.
1. Master Kong Daily C wanted to increase awareness of its brand and distribute samples to new customers.
2. It partnered with Renren, China's largest social networking site, to launch a promotional campaign targeting 18-29 year olds using social media and location-based check-ins.
3. The campaign offered free drink samples to users who checked in at 39 sampling locations using Renren's mobile app, and encouraged sharing about the event online through statuses and posts.
Yili Daguoli Fruity Chunk Yogurt conducted a marketing campaign on Renren, China's largest social network, to promote brand awareness and sales. The campaign involved launching a viral music video starring Yili's cartoon mascot, holding an online fruit-themed party game that encouraged sharing on newsfeeds, and promoting brand pages to build a fan base. The campaign was highly successful, gaining over 420,000 brand page fans, over 16 million participations, and 4.6 billion brand impressions from user sharing. Product sales increased significantly with 147,992 yogurts sold.
Bud can provide them with more exciting virtual parties and more interesting interactions!
At Renren Party, an SNS game with over 2 million players, a Bud Brand Bar will be set up. The connection between the brand and bar/party will be built to raise brand awareness.
Meanwhile the Renren Like function will be added to the Bud Bar to encourage more users to pay attention to the public page of Bud, eventually leading to a large community of fans.
Their Page: http://page.renren.com/budweiser
DELL gathered its fans in RenRen to join a campaign called DELL PIGGY BANK, to save money for buying a new notebook together with their friends help.By this way, a promotion comes to a huge game between fans and their friends.
At last, DELL gatherd 2.3million Fans join the event, and sold out 953 notebooks in only 9 weeks, and then got a rise of ¥7 million in sale.
1) By 2012, 88% of marketers will use social media as four in five companies will use social media tools in 2011 and even more in 2012.
2) More than 8 in 10 companies plan on increasing their social media spending this year.
3) Marketing and PR departments have further adopted social media than other corporate departments, and companies are realizing the need to integrate social media into their overall marketing planning.