Past ACCFs

Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum (ACCF)

Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum 2007

Date: 24 July 2007, Tuesday and 25 July 2007, Wednesday
Venue: Drama Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Simultaneous interpretation in English, Putonghua and Cantonese will be provided for all the sessions.

Tuesday 24 July 2007, Tuesday 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Session 1: Living Urban Heritage

Co-organisers

The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
The Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects
Hong Kong Institute of Planners
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Heritage forms an essential part of urban life; however, because of the unique history, culture and people, each city formulates and sustains its heritage in a different way. In Hong Kong, where heritage features prominently as a public issue, there is an extraordinary opportunity to think about what heritage means. Is it a system of signs which signifies tradition but which is ultimately a creation of the consumer market? Is it a collection of documents and artifacts in archives and museums? Is it a list of buildings which enjoys legislated protection? Is it an accumulation of expertise of restoring and maintaining old buildings?

This year, the second session of the Open Forum of the ACCF will focus on the issue of "living urban heritage", providing a forum to discuss the idea of shared values and history within urban communities as a "living heritage". This living heritage will become the foundation of identifying, classifying and conserving physical artifacts; more importantly, it will also serve as thoughtful platform to forge a new future. Critical assessment of past experiences and achievements has always been one of the foundations of vibrant and innovative cultural communities. Building a living urban heritage is essential for Hong Kong to look beyond the short-term strategy of "buying culture" from elsewhere, and to sustain a creativity that is rooted in the community – its people, culture, location, and traditions. During the session, prominent international scholars and architects will draw from experiences from Melbourne (Leon van Schaik), Singapore (William Lim), China (Liu Xiaodu), Malaysia (Laurence Loh), United Kingdom (Stephen Boniface), and Hong Kong (Lee Chack Fan) in an attempt to enlighten the issue of heritage and chart a possible future course.

Moderator:		Dr LI Shiqiao Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Presentation


Speakers:		Prof Leon van SCHAIK AO Professor of Architecture, The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia Transcrip


		Prof William S W LIM Independent Theorist and Writer Presentation \| Transcript


		Mr MENG Yan Partner of URBANUS, China Presentation \| Transcript


Moderator:		Mr Andrew LAM Member, Antiquities Advisory Board, Hong Kong Presentation


Speakers:		Mr Stephen BONIFACE Chairman, The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Building Surveying Faculty, United Kingdom Presentation \| Transcript


		Mr Laurence LOH Deputy President of Badan Warisan, Malaysia Presentation \| Transcript


		Prof LEE Chack Fan Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Chair Professor in Geotechnical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong Presentation \| Transcript

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Past ACCFs

Session 2: Living Urban Heritage

Asia Cultural Co-operation Forum (ACCF)