[sustran] Regional Workshop on Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities, Hong Kong, 16-18 December

[Glynda Bathan]

Dear friends from SUSTRAN,

Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities invites you to the BAQ 2002 
Workshop.

Glynda Bathan
CAI-Asia

Dec. 16-18, 2002 
Regional Workshop on Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities 
(BAQ 2002)
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai District, Hong Kong
For more information, visit the Web site -
http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/~activi/BAQ2002/Index.htm

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           Better Air Quality 2002
    Regional Workshop on Better Air Quality
        in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities

            16-18 December 2002
                 Hong Kong

                Organized by
Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department, 
      Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
    Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities,
         California Air Resources Board,
   Air Pollution in the Megacities of Asia

                Supported by
           Asian Development Bank,
 Clean Cities Program, U.S. Department of Energy
              Energy Foundation,
              Environment Canada, 
                      GTZ,
       Ministry of Environment Korea,
                   Sida, 
     U.S.-Asia Environmental Partnership,
     U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
               The World Bank

                Sponsored by
              Diamond Sponsors
   Dah Chong Hong (Motor Service Centre) Ltd.,
     The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd.
             Platinum Sponsors
   The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd.,
                 Cummins,
               Crown Toyota
               Gold Sponsors
        The Hongkong Electric Group,
          CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd.,
       AAE Technologies International


Planned as the largest regional event on air
quality management in Asia, the Regional Workshop
on Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim
Cities (BAQ) 2002 promises to be one of the most
comprehensive learning and networking experiences
to take place in the field. Held on December 16-18
at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center,
BAQ 2002 targets approximately 500 participants from
city and national governments, private companies,
and civil society groups in Asia and other regions.

The three-day event is designed to promote active
participation and encourage discussions that build on
experiences and recommendations from earlier workshops
on air management and control in the region. There
will be a number of associated events during the
workshop, including the General Assembly of the Clean
Air Initiative for Asian Cities, Regional Policy Dialogue of
the Air Pollution in the Megacities of Asia (APMA)
Project, and the second meeting of the
Clean Air Training Network for Asia (CATNet-Asia).

Objectives

Better Air Quality (BAQ 2002) will:
  (i) Review and discuss the current status of
      Air Quality Management and control techniques
      in Asia;
 (ii) Expose workshop participants to new
      technological developments in ambient air
      quality monitoring and air pollution controls
      (for mobile and stationary sources) which have
      proven to be successful in the region or other
      parts of the world;
(iii) Expose workshop participants to innovative and
      effective examples of air quality management
      relevant for Asia;
 (iv) Discuss and formulate recommendations on
      appropriate technical solutions for air quality
      problems.

Participants

BAQ 2002 will have approximately 500 participants
from across Asia and around the world. Senior
decision-makers, opinion leaders and technical
experts are expected to participate representing
governments, private sector, civil society,
academia and development community.

Program

BAQ 2002 will include plenary sessions, six
sub-workshops, city-focus presentations, poster
paper presentation, exhibitions, technical visits, 
and a number of associated events.

Opening session and keynote address will be
presented by the Secretary for Environment,
Transport, and Works (Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region) and the Vice President of the World Bank,
respectively, on the current status of air pollution
and air quality management in Asia and lessons for
Asia. A substantial part of BAQ 2002 are six sub-
workshops on 
1) Strategic Air Quality Management,
2) Management, Operation and Data Dissemination for
Air Quality Monitoring, 
3) Control of Stationary Sources of Pollution, 
4) Control of Motor Vehicle Emissions, 
5) Institutional Arrangements for Air
Quality Management, and 
6) Climate Change. 

Lead experts include Dieter Schwela (World Health
Organization), Supat Wangwongwatana (Pollution
Control Department of Thailand), Frank Murray
(Murdoch University), Raymund Leung (Hong Kong
Environmental Protection Department), Dilip Biswas
(Central Pollution Control Board of India), 
Fu Lixin (Tsinghua University), Jian Xie (World Bank), 
Alan Lloyd (California Air Resources Board), and 
Chan Lo-yin (Hong Kong Polytechnic University).
The sub-workshops will provide the participants
with an environment for small-scale interaction
and a space for freedom of exchange and sharing 
of interests.

The city-focus presentations is a half-day session
devoted to presentations and discussions that focus
specifically on cities. Here participants' 
contributions will provide a more defined perspective 
in the recommendations proposed by the individual 
sub-workshops. Poster sessions will allow participants 
to view papers/projects presented to them in poster 
format and to also ask questions to the presenters. 
While these activities are taking place, participants 
will also have the option to visit an exhibit 
showcasing clean technologies, products, and services 
to control air pollution held throughout the duration 
of the workshop. In addition to all of these events, 
technical visits to a range of organizations in 
Hong Kong are scheduled in the afternoon of the last 
day of the workshop.


Associated Events

Finally, a number of side events, including the 
General Assembly of the Clean Air Initiative for 
Asian Cities, Regional Policy Dialogue of Air 
Pollution in the Magacities of Asia (APMA) project, 
and the second meeting of the Clean Air Training Network 
for Asia (CATNet-Asia) will follow the three-day 
workshop activities on December 19-20 and conclude 
BAQ 2002.


Information and Registration

Hong Kong & PRC Participants
Dr. Wing-Tat Hung, Chair, Organizing Committee
Fax: (852) 2334-6389
Email: cewthung at polyu.edu.hk

Other Participants
Ms. Gylnda Bathan, CAI-Asia Secretariat
Fax: (632) 636 2198
Email: gbathan at adb.org

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