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"VibrantStreets"PressCoverageThe Standard reported on the “Plea to Produce NewArrangements for Buskers”, while RTHK News focusedon Civic Exchange's recommenda�on to “Create aCommissioner to Manage HK Streets.” ResearcherCarine Lai was also interviewed on RTHK's "Hong KongToday” show. In Chinese, there were ar�cles in MingPao, Oriental Daily News, Apple Daily, Hong KongCommercial Daily, am730 and HK01.

NEWSLETTER 2018.04.13

NEWREPORT–STREETMANAGEMENT

AFullHouseforLaunchof“ManagingVibrantStreets”

More than 70 a�endees, including a dozen members ofthe news media, filled a packed room on 11April forthe launch of “Managing Vibrant Streets.” Co-authorsCarine Lai and Antonio Da Roza presented theirfindings, which called for the Government to improveits management of crowded pavements to controlproblems such as noise and overcrowding, whilepromo�ng the city’s famously vibrant street life. Civic Exchange Programme Director Michele Weldonmoderated a lively discussion between the audienceand a panel of experts, including Jennifer WalkerFrisinger (Walk DVRC CEO), Christopher Law (Architectand Civic Exchange Walkability Expert) and Ada Wong(Make a Difference Ins�tute Founder and Director).Civic Exchange's Chairman Evan Auyang and CEOWinnie Cheung also delivered remarks on theimportance of walkability in the city.

The full report, plus addi�onal bilingual materials, areavailable on the Civic Exchange website.

UPCOMINGEVENT–GREENFINANCE

"CatchingtheWave"Can Hong Kong become a green finance hub? An eventby Civic Exchange, HKUST ENVR and the HKUSTBusiness School on 17April will feature Civic ExchangeCEO Winnie Cheung and Visi�ng Fellow Paula DiPerna,Under Secretary for Financial Services and the TreasuryJoseph H. L. Chan, Alex Ng of BNP Paribas, plus DrNorman Cheung and Prof Entela Benz, both of HKUST.Henny Sender of the Financial Times will moderate. Weregret that the event is already oversubscribed. A videowill be published soon.

UPCOMINGPROGRAMME–EXHIBITION

HongKongin"Transi�on"WMA, a WYNG Founda�on ini�a�ve, is holding a seriesof programmes and side events alongside their WMAMasters and WMA Film exhibi�on, which runs 14-24April at the Exhibi�on Gallery, Hong Kong CentralLibrary, Causeway Bay. There will be talks, tours andseminars about the photo and video works, under thisyear’s theme, which is “Transi�on.” Photo: The "Wish"series by Gong He / courtesy WMA.

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UPCOMINGEVENT–GREENFINANCE

NaturalCapitalProtocol“Connec�ng Finance and Natural Capital: Supplementto the Natural Capital Protocol,” a free event on 23April at the Hong Kong Ins�tute of Cer�fied PublicAccountants, will provide financial ins�tu�ons withstandardised guidance on how to incorporateenvironmental risks and opportuni�es into lending,investment and insurance decision-making. A plenaryintroduc�on will be followed by a workshop-typesession. It is convened by the Natural Capital Coali�onand the Natural Capital Finance Alliance, andsupported by Civic Exchange and CDP.

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MEDIA&EVENTS–VISITINGFELLOW

Lectures&LunchesinAprilPaula DiPerna wrote in a Harbour Times column aboutthe possibili�es of green finance. A Chinese version ofthe ar�cle appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Times.She will speak at a number of events this month:

16April: “Green Jobs Ma�er: How and Why” at theBusiness Environment Council

19April: “Culture and Climate Change – The InevitableThread” at the Asia Society

25April: “From Coral Reefs to Carbon Markets: AWriter’s Adventure,” at the Foreign Correspondents’Club.

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UPCOMINGEVENT–NATURE

CityNatureChallenge2018Hong Kong will join more than 60 other ci�es tocompete in the City Nature Challenge from 27-30April.The event calls for ci�zen scien�sts to submit photos ofplants, animals and fungi using the iNaturalist app.Civic Exchange is a suppor�ng organisa�on of the CityNature Challenge, a US-based ini�a�ve which is goinginterna�onal for the first �me this year.

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MEDIACOVERAGE–URBAN

ConcernsoverZhuhaiBridgeCivic Exchange Fellow Alok Jain weighed in on thedebate over the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge.Speaking in a group discussion on RTHK’s “Backchat”programme, he said that more informa�on should beprovided to the Hong Kong public, in terms of cartraffic and other issues, especially if the bridge is set toopen this summer.

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