Para Site

Shifting Waters: Hong Kong’s Man-made Hydrogeography

Date
Jan 31, 2026
Time
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Venue

10B, Wing Wah Industrial Building
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

Sat 31 Jan, 3–6pm
Para Site 10/F and North Point promenade
Registration open in January 2026

 

In coastal Pakistan, as captured through the lens of artist Shahana Rajani, water sustains livelihoods and sacred geographies while enduring heavy extraction by infrastructure.
Through a parallel lens, this programme turns to Hong Kong to examine how water has been preserved and redirected—at times drastically—to sustain the city’s rapid development.
The two‑part event opens with a talk on a critical reflection of Hong Kong’s reservoirs and drainage networks, followed by a walking tour from Para Site to the harbourfront, where we will explore how the northern island coastline walking path is detoured in North Point.

Schedule of events (participants are free to join either one or both sessions):
3–4:30pm
Talk, Para Site 10/F
In English
Carine Lai, urbanist and researcher

5–6pm
Walking tour, Para Site to North Point harbourfront
In English, led by Carine Lai
In Cantonese, led by Phoebe Tsui

about

Carine Lai
Carine Lai is an urbanist and researcher focusing on urban design, public open space, and walkability. Formerly a public policy researcher at Civic Exchange, she is now a senior project manager at the WYNG Foundation and the initiator of City Unseen, an educational initiative that uncovers hidden stories about Hong Kong’s built environment.

 

Phoebe Tsui
Phoebe Tsui is a creative professional from Hong Kong. She currently works with City Unseen, an educational initiative that stimulates curiosity about the city’s built environment through overlooked urban corners. She manages the initiative’s social media and creates experiences that connect research, creativity, and public engagement.