Download or read book The Application of Barrier Free Facilities in Shopping Centres in Hong Kong written by Chun-Chun Chan and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Application of Barrier-free Facilities in Shopping Centres in Hong Kong" by Chun-chun, Chan, 陳真真, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: This discussion studies the application of barrier-free facilities in shopping centres in Hong Kong. Through literature review of "barrier-free" concept and the oversea examples, the meaning of "barrier-free" is discussed. This study targets three categories of shopping centres namely shopping centers owned by The Hong Kong Housing Authority (the Housing Authority), shopping centres owned and managed by the Link and shopping centres privately owned by single developer. Via literature review, a questionnaire survey on disabled people about their general comments to different shopping centres and a site survey conducted to the six shopping centres from the perspective of property manager, the application of barrier-free facilities in two shopping centres of each category are examined. Research questions are raised and answered: what are facility users' comments to each category of shopping centres when they were interviewed? Is there a relationship between the performance on facility categories and different shopping centres? Do the users' comments differ from those of a property manager? Is there any difference between shopping centres managed by the same authority and why? What are major reason behind accessibility problems observed generally and how and who to improve the status quo? Sub chapter 3.5.1 reviews the questionnaire result that shopping centres owned and managed by the Link has the best performance in the application of different barrier-free facilities while the worst comments were given to shopping centers owned by the Housing Authority. Based on the questionnaire results, sub chapter 3.5.2 discusses the influence of business position of different shopping centres on the resources allocation, general policy and practice of barrier-free facilities based on questionnaire results reviewed in sub chapter 3.5.1. Sub chapter 4.4.1 discusses observation of uneven efforts on accessibility practices and facility application in different shopping centres under the same management authority after site survey in two shopping centres in each of three categories was conducted. Sub chapter 4.4.2 reviews the similarity in result of site survey and questionnaire survey conducted on the shopping centres owned and managed by The Link while the shopping centres owned by single developers are found to have worse performance on entrance accessibility as compared to questionnaire results. Observation of irresponsive attitude to overcome accessibility insufficiency is discussed in sub chapter 4.4.3. As the site survey exposes the lack of barrier free facilities and non-compliance with standards requirements in different shopping centres due to lack of advisory resources from the government, insufficient knowledge and skills of the management staff and lack of quality assurance in manufacturing and installation of barrier-free facilities, three suggestions are discussed in sub chapter 5.2.1, 5.3.1 and 5.4.1 including panel for registration and certification of quality contractors and service providers, vocational training and exchange of ideas, review on existing regulations for obligatory provision of barrier free facilities to improve the accessibility performance in different shopping centres. Subjects: Shopping centers - Barrier-free design - China - Hong Kong

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Download or read book The Role of Property Managers in Providing Barrier Free Environment in the Shopping Centres of Hong Kong written by 梁芷菱 and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Role of Property Managers in Providing Barrier Free Environment in the Shopping Centres of Hong Kong written by Tsz-Ling Leung and published by Open Dissertation Press. This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "The Role of Property Managers in Providing Barrier Free Environment in the Shopping Centres of Hong Kong" by Tsz-ling, Leung, 梁芷菱, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: The concept of barrier free environment was first developed in Scandinavian countries encouraging the interaction amongst all walks of people in society. It was further extended to other countries and resulted in the popularization of the use of universal design in built premises. In Hong Kong, legislations against disability discrimination and code of practice on barrier free accessibility are established for the landlords, designers, engineers and property managers to follow with. Along with the raising concerns on barrier free environment, various stakeholders have placed great emphasis on such provision. Shopping centres are publicly accessible premises and can be commonly found in Hong Kong. Other than the developers, property managers are the major stakeholder of the shopping centres in respect of the provision of barrier free environment. Newly built shopping centres are equipped with barrier free facilities according to the legislative requirements. However, there is a lack of such facilities in older shopping centres. Property managers, thus, play an important role in providing add-on barrier free facilities together with barrier free services in the shopping centres. This paper aimed to study the impacts of various external and internal factors on the role of property managers in the provision of barrier free environment, and make recommendations for property managers to provide and promote barrier free environment in Hong Kong shopping centres. External factors include government legislation and government agencies, advocacy groups for persons with disabilities, mass media and professional associations of property management industry. For internal factor, company concern and participation will be used to study the impact on the role of property managers. To study the roles of property managers, questionnaire survey on shopping centre management practitioners and case studies on two shopping centres with different property managers were conducted. It was found that property managers perform different roles in response to the different factors during the provision of barrier free environment. Through the analysis on the role of property managers, the study wishes to raise the awareness of the property management industry in regards of the provision of barrier free environment. It is hoped that the industry could further contribute in the achievement of equal opportunities and social inclusion through the promotion and provision of barrier free environment in shopping centres. Subjects: Real estate management - China - Hong Kong Shopping centers - Barrier-free design - China - Hong Kong

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Download or read book A Study on Prevailing Factors for the Success of Small Scale Shopping Centre in Hong Kong written by Cheuk-Man Li and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "A Study on Prevailing Factors for the Success of Small-scale Shopping Centre in Hong Kong" by Cheuk-man, Li, 李卓文, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: According to unofficial statistics information (i.e. Wikipedia and Editorial ... etc.), the proportionality for small-scale shopping centres in Hong Kong is around three times of the same for large-scale. This indicates the market of small-scale shopping centres is significant and cannot be ignored. In fact, many studies were done by scholars regarding the successful management of large-scale shopping centres, yet detailed study related to such kind of small-scale shopping centres is found absent or pretty rare. Under observation, the management of stand-alone large-scale shopping centres is too perfect to criticize, whereas the same of small-scale shopping centres is unsystematic or can be called messy. Obstruction, security loophole, poor management and cleaning problem found in these shopping centres not only produce great nuisance to the owners/ occupiers, but also transform to be a social problem. The major scope in this study will be around the facilities and management services provided in small-scale shopping centres underneath composite building (residential ] retail) or commercial building (office + retail). Meanwhile, pros and cons of these shopping centres will be noted and referred. By consolidating the data of difficulties in managing overseas Mixed-use developments. 7Ps marketing mix, management theories and practical examples, a framework for analyzing the prevailing factors for small-scale shopping centre is explored. Empirical research will indicate practical solutions to the drawbacks of small-scale shopping centres in stratified ownerships as well as the prevailing measures for the improvement of shopping centre environment. The results of this study are meaningful for prospective retailers to find shopping centres with good business environments and for other centre managers or practitioners to improve the environment/ strengthen the user-friendliness and competiveness of this kind of shopping centres. DOI: 10.5353/th_b4834260 Subjects: Shopping centers - China - Hong Kong

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