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Realising Innovations with Design Thinking: Examples from Transport and Beyond
Date: 05 MAY 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room LG.63, LG/F, Central Podium Level, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Dr. Edmund Lee Executive Director, Hong Kong Design Centre Dr Edmund Lee is the Executive Director of Hong Kong Design Centre, a non-profit organisation dedicated to raising Hong Kong’s profile as a…
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Franchised Bus Services: Challenges, Innovation and the Way Forward
Date: 24 MAR 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: KKLG101, LG/F, K.K. Leung Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Mr. Roger Lee Managing Director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited Managing Director of The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, has more than 30 years’ experience in transportation industry. He was the…
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Recent Challenges Faced by the Freight Logistics Industry
Date: 24 FEB 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Room CPD-2.37, 2/F, Central Podium Level, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong Speakers: Abstract:The Freight Logistics Industry in particular the air cargo sector has faced many new challenges recently brought about by E-commerce, the more stringent measures on cargo security and cargo safety. This seminar…
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On Harnessing the New Data Landscape for Transportation-Related Behavioral Analysis
Date: 17 FEB 2017 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This presentation will focus on a new data landscape in which a whole host of equipment can act as sensors — legacy roadway systems, smart phones and GPS systems, and smart cars themselves. The key…
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Flows of Finance and the Flows of a City: How One Corporation Came to Control Australia’s East Coast
Date: 18 NOV 2016 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: CPD-2.14, 2/F, Central Podium Level, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong. Speakers: Abstract:Transurban is one of the world’s largest motorway corporations and the operator of the major tolled motorways in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The seminar examines the reasons for the growth and success of…
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Towards the Next Generation of Integrated Urban Models
Date: 09 DEC 2016 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Kwan Fong Lecture Theatre, Room 223, 2/F Knowles Building, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:Integrated models of urban transportation and land use have evolved from the pioneering models of the 1960’s and 1970’s to operational implementation in many urban regions worldwide. They are not yet,…
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How Many Cars are Too Many?
Date: 14 OCT 2016 (FRI) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong Speaker: Abstract:Drawing on on-going work with A. Loder, the talk will sketch a model system able to give a first answer to this question. The work was inspired by the predicament of Singapore and its transport…
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Challenges and Opportunities of Hong Kong’s Aviation Industry
Date: 20 SEP 2016 (TUE) Time: 19:00-20:00 Venue: Wang Gungwu Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong. Speaker: Abstract:This seminar will discuss the opportunities and challenges for Hong Kong’s aviation industry. Important recent developments include: 1) the 2008 global financial crisis; 2) the growth of Mainland China’s aviation sector and high-speed railway network;…