26 th to 27 th October 2007 (Friday to Saturday) Wei Hing Theatre, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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1 26 th to 27 th October 2007 (Friday to Saturday) Wei Hing Theatre, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Chief Organizers Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings (AIIB) Building Services Operation and Maintenance Executives Society (BSOMES) Co-organizer Department of Building & Construction, City University of Hong Kong Programme Highlights Culture is one important issue addressed by Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings, in particular, within the Intelligent Building Index. Chinese and western cultures have paid a great attention to the harmony between the human beings and our surrounding environment, the natural environment in ancient time and the built environment in modern time. Modern architecture very much concerns the harmony between the natural & built environments as well, or in other words, the buildings and the landscape. In ancient China, this study was called Feng Shui. In this third event, we have got a main theme. The emphasis is on applications to achieve sustainability and operability. As with last years, we shall have internationally distinguished and renowned environmental scientists, architects and Feng Shui researchers to share with you their knowledge and experiences in these areas, from North and South America, Europe, Australia and Asia. For the guided Feng Shui Tour, our participants were brought up to the Peak last year and we are going to visit heritage villages in the New Territories this year. Once again, you are reminded the main concept of our function. Scientific Feng Shui has two meanings, namely the verification of Feng Shui principles scientifically or studying Feng Shui logically in a scientific way. Let s come together to make full use of our environment to achieve what we can achieve as available from the nature. Supporting Organizations:

2 Programme Rundown 25th October, 2007 (Thursday) 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tea Gathering for Speakers and Invited Guests 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Introductory Workshop by Michael Mak and Howard Choy Basic understanding of the fundamental principles and schools of thoughts in Feng Shui as well as terminology being used in the conference 26th October, 2007 (Friday) Day 1 8:30 a.m. Reception 9:00 a.m. Introduction by Chairman of Organizing Committee 9:05 a.m. Welcome Speech by President of AIIB 9:10 a.m. Welcome Speech by President of BSOMES 9:15 a.m. Welcome Speech by Head of Department of Building and Construction, City University of Hong Kong Morning Session 1 Chairman: Mr. P.C. Lau 9:20 a.m. TRACING RATIONAL ASPECTS OF FENG SHUI Keynote Speech by Prof. Hong-key Yoon (New Zealand) Feng Shui or Chinese geomancy is thought to have originated from the Loess Plateau of North China. The basic principles of finding an auspicious place is closely related to early Chinese loess cave-dwellings and reflect the cave-dwellers learning from the local environment. A number of rational aspects of Feng Shui principles can be traced from the followings: The basic landform requirements in Feng Shui of a background hill and watercourse reflect the early loess cave-dwellers practical consideration of ideal dwelling sites. The geomantic condition of a gentle slope for a house section and the choice of house plants reflects house builders rational thinking. The concept of the environmental energy (qi) cycle seems to have originated from early Chinese Feng Shui principles. Treating mountain ranges as Chinese dragons led to the development of unique geomancy maps. 10:30 a.m. Morning Tea Break Morning Session 2 Chairman: Ir. K.F. Yee 11:00 a.m. THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF FENG SHUI Speaker: Howard Choy (Australia) The increasing corruption of Feng Shui in modern times is partly due to the practitioners moving away or forgetting the basics of the art and science of Feng Shui. By examining what are the core principles, we can work towards establishing a set of guidelines for the sound practice of Feng Shui and to arrest the corruption and the danger of Feng Shui becoming a real superstition. There are many references by modern scholars and experts on the subject, such as Prof. Wang Yude of Huazhong Normal University in Wuhan, who wrote the notes on "the Basic Principles of the Art of Kanyu" and Master Li Ding-Xin's article "How to Tell the True Tings of Yang Jun-Song", in which they sited the Classics for the correct practice of Feng Shui. The paper will attempt to examine some of these citations for a preliminary investigation of what constituted the core principles of Feng Shui.

3 11:30 a.m. VASTU-SHASTRA: CLIMATE-ORIENTED SUSTAINABLE DESIGN SOLUTIONS Speaker: Anubhuti Thakur, and Vanita Bhatia (USA) Vastu-shastra is the ancient Indian science of architecture and design. It may be said to be the Indian equivalent of Feng Shui; sharing beliefs, ideologies, and the ultimate goal to channel positive energies in nature to achieve better and more fulfilling living environments for human beings. In essence, this paper will discuss the concepts of Vastu-shastra and their application in today s climate-oriented sustainable solutions. The location of rooms, as directed by the Vastupurusha mandala, and its logical translation to creating spaces that work in synergy with nature will be explored. 12:00 p.m. AN ASSESSMENT INTO THE BASICS OF EIGHT MANSIONS FENG SHUI THEORY Speaker: Fook Tsan Wong (Malaysia) The paper analyses and reviews the basic principles of Eight Mansions FengShui Theory from various perspectives. The analysis is based on the tabulations of full cycle faith gua calculations and concluded that the distribution of faith gua is not logically represented. Auspicious and inauspicious directions in the Eight Mansions are permanently fixed and not vary with time, instead of Eight Mansions; only six mansions are able to apply. These inconsistencies render the theory questionable. The paper concludes that, it is not advisable to apply this Eight Mansions Theory without modification. This fact should be made known and be a serious discussion among Feng Shui practitioners. 12:30p.m. Lunch Afternoon Session I Chairman: Mr. Ricky Chan 2:00 p.m. OBSERVATIONS LINKING MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS TO THE CHINESE LUOPAN Keynote Speech by Derek Walters (Britain) Remains of stone circles and alignments, the purpose of which remains largely obscure, are found in northern latitudes scattered over an area stretching for more than 10,000 km from Ireland to China, the most familiar of these megalithic monuments and the one most comprehensively investigated being Stonehenge in England. Despite the vast distances between the monuments many share similar distinctive features, one of which is the alignment to the North-East, the direction which in Chinese folklore tradition is known as the Ghost Gate. There are other unexpected parallels between the layout of some of these megaliths, such as Stonehenge in England and Khorats Karer in Armenia, and the shi, the ancestor of the Chinese Geomantic Compass or Luopan. 3:00 p.m. SPATIAL PERCEPTION IN FENG SHUI Speaker: Gyda Anders (Germany) The Chinese thinking underlies a holistic process-related principle, of the Dao, the way of practicability. The principle of Dao and the theory about Qi on a building practise will be examined. In particular, the way of life caused an accordant perception of space will be focused. Space being perceived by its atmosphere and by the movement through this space, and subtle guided in a way of self-so being the way to experience the space. The impact, the effect a building, a garden, a town or a monastery or so have on us is created by the interaction and interchange of emptiness and fullness or solidity; by developing and disappearing forms and varying configurations. The capacity to change presumes that the repletion is never complete. This paper concluded that Feng Shui provides principles, devices and methods to express, realise, manifest to a certain degree for these holistic process-related principles. 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Tea Break

4 Afternoon Session 2 Chairman: Mr. Howard Choy 4:00 p.m. SUSTAINABLE FENGSHUI ECO-HOUSE Speaker: Kok Hoo Loo (Malaysia) The paper compares the basic concepts in Feng Shui and Ecology and attempts to develop a set of principles applying in the design of houses that are open planned, flexible, sustainable, self-help and conforming to the principles of Feng Shui. Western concept of ecology deals with harmonious relationship between man and nature. However, the ancient Chinese culture constantly seeking a harmonious relationship between Heaven, Earth and Man. These principles are manifested in the philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. The Heaven dimension deals with the influence of attractive forces of planets to man renders a more holistic approach to our built environment. Feng Shui is a tool that captures, translates and transforms these principles into physical forms and hence our built environment. This paper evaluates different Feng Shui theories and practices, and condenses the principles into a set of parameters that are able to integrate fengshui with ecology elements applicable in the modern context the Feng Shui House. 4:30 p.m. FUNCTIONS OF THE XUAN KONG DA GUA METHOD Speaker: Marcos S. Murakami and Renata M. Dumont (Brazil) Da Gua reveals the evolutions of heaven s order (represented by Xian Tian Ba Gua Early Heaven sequence) into Di Qi qualities (Earth energy standardized by Luo Shu Magic Square). It is a unique study to accompany the evolution of a country, city, or the impact of urban planning. It is also useful in analyzing the main access or entrances of great areas, such as farms and malls. Great Portal techniques can also be used for constructions (Yang Zhai analysis), although it is important to remember that this school is based on the Heaven on Earth advanced methodology. Therefore, it adopts 64 Hexagrams instead of the 8 Trigrams sectors, all interpretations being far beyond the direct relationship between Hou Tian Ba Gua (Later Heaven sequence) and Luo Shu used in Fei Xing or Ba Zhai systems. 5:00 p.m. Closing Speech of Day 1 by Technical Committee Chairman 6:30 p.m. Gala Dinner (Speakers and invited guests) 27th October, 2007 (Saturday) Day 2 9:00 a.m. Reception 9:30 a.m. Introduction by Chairman of Organizing Committee Morning Session Chairman: Dr. Albert So 9:35 a.m. FENG SHUI DESIGN OF MING AND CHING CITY OF BEIJING Keynote Speech by Michael Chiang (Hong Kong) Michael Chiang is a distinguished scholar in Chinese architecture and garden designs. He is especially accomplished in the ancient science of Feng Shui and its application in architectural designs. Michael has written and practiced widely on this particular subject. 10:30 a.m. Morning Tea Break 11:00 a.m. A STUDY ON THE RYUKYU ISLANDS FENG SHUI VILLAGE LANDSCAPE Speaker: Bixia Chen, Yuei Nakama and Genji Kurima (Japan) In a Ryukyu Feng Shui village, a forest belt, known as village Ho:go, was planted to curve in the front and extend to the east and the west to embrace the village along with preserved forest on the rear hill. Fukugi tree (Garcinia subelliptica) lines were planted to embrace the houses. Compared to the symbolic existence of Feng Shui trees in China and other regions in East Asia, tree planting on a larger scale was used as a practical means to repair defective topography with little protection from the strict natural condition in flat islands. This paper focus the study on the features of village layout and forest composition in the front forest belt, embracing habitat trees and forest on the back hill. The Ryukyu Island pattern Feng Shui landscape is an ideal landscape that embodies a pleasant habitat, as well as functions to conserve biodiversity and environment in island topography.

5 11:30 a.m. DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN FENG SHUI Speaker: Michael Mak (Australia) and Albert So (Hong Kong) Feng Shui is a body of ancient Chinese knowledge that aims at creating a harmony between environment, buildings and people. It has influenced most traditional building design in China for thousands of years. Nowadays, as many advance countries seek to establish a deeper understandings of these relationships between the human and natural environments, architects begin to recognize that Feng Shui as a broad ecologically and architecturally connected paradigm. However, the development of Feng Shui principles and practices are complicated and there is little research into the application of Feng Shui knowledge to the built environment and architectural design. This paper reviews contemporary studies of Feng Shui by both Chinese and westerners, and in particular investigates the past, present and future development of scientific research in Feng Shui. 12:00 p.m. Closing Speech by Chairman of Executive Committee, AIIB 12:10 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. FENG SHUI STUDY TOUR FENG SHUI VILLAGES OF HONG KONG Depart City University of Hong Kong 5:00 p.m. End of Feng Shui Study Tour and return to City University of Hong Kong Language of Presentation The official language of the conference is English Supporting Organizations: Construction Industry Institute, Hong Kong Good Feng Shui Geomantic Research Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Building Services Division IFMA Hong Kong Chapter Interior Design Association Hong Kong The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers-HKB The Hong Kong Institute of Architects The Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management The Hong Kong Institute of Housing The Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administration The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

6 Registration Details Registration To register, please complete the reply slip and return it with your cross cheque or bank draft payable to Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings Limited to Department of Building & Construction, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Attention: Dr. Albert So (Feng Shui Conference) on or before 5 October 2007 Cancellation Policy Full payment will be required to guarantee the booking. Should you be unable to attend, a substitute or replacement may be made at any time. Alternatively, we will make a refund less 10% services charge for cancellation received in writing 30 days before the event. We will refund 50% of the fee and send to you the conference materials for cancellation received in writing 7 days before the event. We regret that no refund will be made for cancellation received less than 7 days before the event. and Payment Conference Registration (includes the conference attendance, proceedings CD, tea breaks & buffet lunches) Student HK$300 Buffet Lunches not included for Student Rate Member or Group of 15 and above HK$1000 Non-member HK$1200 Group fee (15 or more) (includes the conference attendance, proceedings CD, tea breaks & buffet lunches) HK$900 HK$1000 Early Bird - 7 Sept 2007 (includes the conference attendance, proceedings CD, tea breaks & buffet lunches) HK$900 HK$1000 Workshop fee (25 th Oct evening) --- HK$250 HK$300 Feng Shui Study Tour (27 th Oct afternoon) --- HK$250 HK$300 Extra Proceedings CD HK$200 per copy (local), HK$300 per copy (overseas) HK$150 per copy on-site purchasing Member refers to all grades of membership of AIIB, BSOMES, all supporting organizations of the conference and staff/ part-time students of City University of Hong Kong. Only Full Time Students can enjoy the student fee. Proceedings CD of the conference will be distributed at the reception counter of the conference but attendants may order more copies as they wish. For those who cannot attend the conference, order of proceedings CD alone is also welcome. For applications from overseas, you will be advised the procedures to pay the fees later once we have received the application forms from you either by fax or by . The Conference fees may be collected in cash at the day of conference. For further information, please visit or us at scifengshui@gmail.com General Enquiries: Mr. Paul Wong Tel: (852) Mobile: (852) Ms. Jolie Lok Mobile: (852) scifengshui@gmail.com

7 Reply Slip The acceptance will be on a first-come-first-serve basis. Each slip is for one individual. Please send this reply slip to scifengshui@gmail.com for reservation first. Name: (Ir/Dr/Prof/Mr/Ms/Miss) * Organization: Contact #: Fax #: Address: Membership * of: AIIB / BSOMES / Supporting Organizations: Membership Grade / Number: Full-time Student of Institution: Student Number: Participant s Signature: Date: * Delete wherever appropriate s and Payment Conference Registration (includes the conference attendance, proceedings CD, tea breaks & buffet lunches) Early Bird By 7 Sept 2007 Student _ HK$300 (Buffet Lunches not included ) _ HK$300 (Buffet Lunches not included) Member or Group of 15 and above HK$1000@ HK$900@ Non-member HK$1200@ HK$1000@ Sub-Total (in HK$) Workshop fee (25 th October evening) --- HK$250@ HK$300@ Feng Shui Study Tour --- HK$250@ HK$300@ Proceedings CD Total =HK$ Types Copies Sub-Total (HK$) Local purchase HK$200 per copy X copy(ies) Overseas purchase HK$300 per copy X copy(ies) On-site purchasing HK$150 per copy X copy(ies) Total =HK$ Disclaimer: I fully understand that this conference program is confirmed at the date of printing. However, the organizer reserves the right to make any changes to this program at any time as circumstances dictate every effort will be made to provide a program of equivalent standard and value. Insurance Disclaimer: Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that at the time you register for the conference and book your travel you take out an insurance policy of your choice. The policy should include but not limited to (1) loss of fees/ deposit through cancellation of your participation in the conference; (2) loss through cancellation of the conference; (3) loss of international/ domestic air fares through cancellation for any reason including force majeure, medical expenses, loss or damage to person or property, additional expenses; AND (4) repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. The organizers or any parties concerned will NOT be responsible for any participant failing to arrange his or her own insurance.