The Central District of Hong Kong is home to three key historic structures: Tai Kwun, PMQ and Central Market. Each is currently being adaptively reused with limited commercial success. The Business Improvement District (BID) is a model that has proven successful in organizing and funding projects that create localized improvements. The project goal was to assess the feasibility of a BID for the promotion of business, culture and community in Central as part of the Smart Cultural Precinct (SCP). By gathering the opinions of stakeholders and urban design experts, as well as reviewing literature on similar initiatives, the team concluded that to create a successful BID in Central, further efforts are necessary to gain support from local businesses, government and the SCP anchor points.

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Creator

• Fils-Aime, Lenny
• Delizo, Ilyssa
• Greally, Alexander
• Kwee, Darren

Subject

• Community
• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031023-120047
• 92016

Keyword

• Business Improvement District
• Urban Planning

Advisor

• Sturm, Stephan
• Boucher-Yip, Esther

Year

• 2023

Center

• Hong Kong, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Architecture
• Institute for Sustainable Urbanisation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Date created

• 2023-03-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-031023-120047

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-08-18