Housing Society Signed a MOU with PolyU - Create Sustainable Intergenerational Play Spaces

The Housing Society has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the PolyU-NAMI 3D Concrete Robotic Printing Research Centre (RCC3D) to collaborate on the research of utilising innovative 3D concrete printing technology and upcycled concrete materials to construct intergenerational play spaces in Jat Ming Chuen. Through this collaboration, we aim to produce concrete products that are both aesthetically pleasing and low in carbon emissions, creating a unique landmark in Jat Ming Chuen by building more intergenerational play spaces, so as to foster interactions and communications among tenants of different ages, as well as to promote social and environmental sustainable development.

As early as 2021, the Housing Society piloted an Intergenerational Programme in Jat Ming Chuen, transforming some available public spaces into play areas. This included laying a 250-meter long Nordic-style walking path in the estate's open space, establishing a 54-square-meter area for emerging sports activities, and setting up a toy bank in void spaces to encourage participation from the elderly, middle-aged, and young people, promoting intergenerational solidarity. The Housing Society collaborated with the Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation (DISI) in 2022, to deepen the development of intergenerational play spaces in Jat Ming Chuen. After a year of design, the conceptual design of the play spaces was finalised at the end of last year. Based on the success of Jat Ming Chuen, we envisioned to expand the programme to other rental estates of the Housing Society in the future, promoting interactions between the elderly and young people to achieve intergenerational harmony, and fostering the development of sustainable intergenerational communities.