What Is the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) Website?

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hkip.org.hk is the official website of The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) / 香港規劃師學會, the professional body for planners in Hong Kong. The site is a bilingual (English and Chinese) information hub for the institute's news, awards, events, and publications, aimed at planning professionals and others following the institute's work. It is an informational and professional-body site, not a service portal for applications or payments.

What the site covers

The homepage is organized around current institute activity. Based on the site's own listings, the main content areas are:

Area What appears on the site
Awards HKIP GBA Planning Awards 2026 (大灣區規劃大獎2026), including a list of awardees; registration for HKIP Awards events; HKIP Awards results announcements
Events and symposia The Hong Kong x New York Urban Planning Symposium 2025; HKIP International Planning Conference 2025; The Hong Kong x London Urban Planning Symposium 2024
Institute messages The President's Message (會長獻辭)
Publications HKIP Journal (香港規劃師學會期刊), with a 2023 issue listed
Community and district projects Healthy City Proposals for Yau Mong District (油旺區健康城市建議); a community photography competition in Shek Mei Fai Road (策展士美菲路「社區尋寶」月曆攝影比賽) with results published

Who it is for

The content is written for a professional planning audience and for anyone tracking Hong Kong planning practice: institute members, planners interested in awards and conferences, and readers looking for the institute's journal or position statements. The mix of English and Chinese headings means both language audiences are served on the same pages.

What to expect, and what not to

  • Use it to follow HKIP awards cycles, event registration announcements, symposium and conference notices, the President's Message, and journal releases.
  • Expect detail to sit behind links. The homepage presents headlines and short teasers ("Details 詳情 >"), with fuller information on linked pages.
  • Do not assume services. The site materials describe awards, events, and publications; they do not indicate online payment, membership application, or login-based services on the homepage. Check the relevant linked page before relying on any such function.

If your goal is to understand what HKIP is currently doing — award rounds, conferences, or publications — the homepage's "What's New" section is the fastest starting point, with each item linking to its detail page.