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| UN forum on sustainable development opens in HK |
| 日期:2004-02-27 15:43 编辑: system 来源： |
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More than 300 overseas, mainland and local participants gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to discuss how to take forward commitments made at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
The two-day United Nations Asia-Pacific Leadership Forum, "Sustainability for Cities," which started today, will provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss practical ways of achieving sustainable development goals, with particular emphasis on the development of sustainable infrastructure, economic opportunities and improving basic services in the cities of the Asia-Pacific region.
Forum participants will also consider issues related to integrating sustainable development into city and regional planning and discuss mechanisms for implementing sustainable development measures. In line with the conclusions of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, participants will look at how appropriate public-private partnerships could help in this process.
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Tung Chee Hwa and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Jose Antonio Ocampo addressed the opening of the forum.
Keynote addresses will focus on the questions of "Leadership for Sustainable Development" and "Sustainable Cities of the Future." The topic-related sessions will focus on the following areas: economic growth and job creation; infrastructure for a better quality of life; planning for a better environment for urban housing and land use; meeting basic social needs; improving mobility; and tourism and cultural heritage.
The forum is jointly convened by the Chinese government and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and hosted by the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
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