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AUICK 2000 Seminar
(The Fifth Study Course on Specific Fields of Urban Policy 2000)

THEME

Public Utilities in Asian Cities.


BACKGROUND

The Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK) was established in 1989 through the support of the City of Kobe and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with the purpose of contributing to the resolution of urban problems confronting Asian cities, caused by population increase in urban areas. Since 1996, AUICK has implemented the "Study Course on Specific Fields of Urban Policy" for administrative officials of medium-sized Asian cities. The course is designed to meet the needs of local government administrators seeking to manage urban population and development issues more effectively.


AIM

This seminar is the fifxth study course on specific field of urban policy. The  seminar is designed for the senior officials of the departments of selected Asian medium-sized cities related to public utilities.


PARTICIPANTS

The course consisted of participants from 8 target cities: Chittagong (Bangladesh), Tianjin (China), Surabaya (Indonesia), Ipoh (Philippines), Khon Kaen (Thailand), and Haiphong (Vietnam).

Sayed Hasan Mahmood Chowdhury
Assistant Private Secretary to Mayor, Secretariat, Chittagong City Corporation, BANGLADESH

Zhao Lejun
Engineer, Water Supply & Drainage Design Institute, Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute, Tianjin, CHINA.

Wang Xiuduo
Deputy Chief Engineer, Water Supply & Drainage Design Institute, Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute,Tianjin, CHINA.

Sankaran Vijayakumar
Deputy Commissioner, Education, Parks & Play Fields, Corporation of Chennai, INDIA.

Mohd Alias Bin Kamaruddin
Assistant Superintendent, City Urban Services Division, Health Department, Ipoh City Council, MALAYSIA

Dante Paule Ramos
City Government Department Head 3, Environmental Sanitation and Management Office, Olongapo City Government, PHILIPPINES.

Pasit Chanaboon
Chief, Wastewater Control and Treatment Section, Sanitary Works Division, Khon Kaen Municipality, THAILAND.

Wittaya Sirichativapee
Director, Bureau of Public Works, Khon Kaen Municipality, THAILAND.

Do Trong Dat
Deputy Director, Haiphong Sewerage and Drainage Company, Transportation and Urban Public Works Services, Haiphong City, VIETNAM.


PERIOD

Sunday 3 September to Sunday 10 September 2000


PROGRAM

1st Day: Sunday 3 September 2000
All the day Participants arrived in Kobe.

2nd Day: Monday, 4 September 2000
9:30-16:30 “Presentation of Reports and Case Studies, and Exchange of Opinions on Urban Infrastructure in the Participating Cities.
18:00-20:30 Welcome Party.

3rd Day: Tuesday, 5 September 2000
9:30-10:00 Courtesy Call on Mayor of Kobe.
10:30-12:30 Presentation of Reports and Case Studies, and Exchange of Opinions on Urban Infrastructure in the Participating Cities.
13:30-16:30 Presentation: “Sewage System in Kobe City”
by Sewage Works and River Management Department, Public Construction Projects Bureau, Kobe City.

4th Day: Wednesday, 6 September 2000
9:30-12:30 Presentation: “Waste Disposal System in Kobe City”
by Environmental Policy Division, Environment Bureau, Kobe City.
13:30-16:30 Site Visit: Seibu Sewage Treatment and Water Environment Control Center; and Karumojima Clean Center (Garbage Incineration Plant).

5th Day: Thursday, 7 September 2000
9:30-12:30 Site Visit: Central Open Area in Port Island; Higashi Clean Center (Garbage Incineration Plant); Tobu Sewage Treatment and Water Environment Control Center; and Tobu Sludge Center..
13:30-16:30 Site Visit: Fusehata Landfill Center; and Facilities for Rural Sewerage Project..

6th Day: Friday, 8 September 2000
9:30-11:30 Discussion with officials from Public Construction Projects Bureau of Kobe City.
11:30-12:00 Closing Ceremony.
12:30-14:00 Farewell Party.

7th Day: Saturday, 9 September 2000
9:00-17:00 Visit to Kyoto.

8th Day: Sunday, 10 September 2000
All the Day Participants left Kobe.


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AUICK 2000 Seminar

THEME

BACKGROUND

AIM

PARTICIPANTS

PERIOD

PROGRAM


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