This seminar, "Inadequate and Informal Housing in New Zealand, Taiwan and Hong Kong" examines how New Zealand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong address inadequate housing through urban regeneration, housing policies, and the regulation of informal housing. It explores policy strategies, regulatory frameworks, and approaches to safeguarding housing rights, drawing on experiences and practices across the three jurisdictions. The online webinar features three talks by the following speakers and followed by a roundtable discussion: Ping-Yi Lu, Executive Director of the OURS Foundation, Taiwan, will present "From Inadequate Housing to Housing Rights: Challenges and Civil Society Practices in Taiwan." Tsz Yan Leung, a member of the Concerning Subdivided Units Alliance and an organiser of the Hong Kong Women Workers’ Association, will present "The Impact of the Basic Housing Units Ordinance on Subdivided Unit Tenants in Hong Kong." Edward Yiu, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, will present "Comparing Regulatory Approaches to Informal Housing in New Zealand and Hong Kong: Policies and Initial Results." The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Kin-kwok LAI, Senior Lecturer, Felizberta Lo Padilla Tong School of Social Sciences, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong.
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University of Auckland Business School
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Event City and Country
Auckland, New Zealand
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POINT (174.76318 -36.852095)