Mr Au is a professional building surveyor.  He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors of U.K. and Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers of USA.  After completing his education in the Hong Kong Polytechnic, he joined the Hong Kong Government in 1974.  He has held a number of positions in the then Buildings Ordinance Office, Building Development Department, Buildings and Lands Department and Buildings Department.  He is now the Director of the Buildings Department.  He has over thirty years of experience in building control, especially in the review and formulation of statutory standards in the design and construction of buildings.  He was the chief drafter of a number of Codes of Practice including the Codes of Practice for “Means of Escape 1996”, “Fire Resisting Construction 1996”, “Means of Access for Fire Fighting and Rescue 2004”, “Overall Thermal Transfer Value in Buildings 1995” and “Building Works for Lifts and Escalators 1993”.

Prof. CHAU Kwong Wing is currently Chair Professor of Real Estate and Construction and Director of Centre for Real Estate and Urban Economics at The University of Hong Kong.  He also served as Dean of Faculty of Architecture during 2002-2005.  He was president of Asian Real Estate Society (1996-7), and International Real Estate Society (2000-1) and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (2009-10).

Prof. Chau has published more than 300 technical and academic papers.  In 1999, he received the International Real Estate Society Achievement Award.  He is now serving on the editorial boards of more than 10 peer-reviewed journals.

Prof. Chau has many years of experience in real estate research and consultancy.   He has done many consultancy works for private organizations, NGOs and government bodies.  Professor Chau is currently a member of the Home Purchase Allowance Appeals Committee Panel and the Estate Agent Authority.  In the past, he served as a member of the Town Planning Appeal Panel, Appeals (Building) Tribunal and assessor of the Lands Tribunal.

Dr. Cheng is the Managing Director of Urban Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in Estate Management, a Master's degree in Business Administration, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business and Management. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Housing, the Chartered Institute of Housing, the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors. He is also a Registered Professional Housing Manager, a Registered Professional Surveyor (General Practice) and (Property and Facility Management), a Certified Facility Manager and a Licensed Estate Agent.

Currently, Dr. Cheng is the Vice-Chairman of the Property and Facility Management Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Director of Professional Development of the Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management.  He is also a member of the Surveyors Registration Board and the Housing Managers Registration Board and various governmental advisory committees including the Property Management Industry Training Advisory Committee under the Education Bureau, the Youth Square Management Advisory Committee under the Home Affairs Bureau and the Labour Advisory Board, Committee on Occupational Safety and Health of the Labour Department, reflecting his contributions to the society.

Dr. Cheng was the President of the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies (2009-2011). He has been the Chairman of the Housing Managers Registration Board (2006-2008); President of the Hong Kong Institute of Housing (2000-2002), a member of the Real Estate Services Training Board of the Vocational Training Council, a member of the Contractors Registration Committee of the Buildings Department and a member of the Review Committee of the Urban Renewal Authority between 2000 and 2003.

Sr Stephen Lai is the Managing Director of Rider Levett Bucknall Ltd. He has extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of quantity surveying and project management for a wide variety of projects in many countries.

Stephen is the Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, Fellow Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Member of the Registered Professional Surveyors (Quantity Surveying Division), Member of the China Registered Cost Engineer.

He is currently the President and the Chairman of the CEPA Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.

Stephen's other appointments for professional institutions includes Director of the China Engineering Cost Association (CECA) and Consultant of the Shenzhen Construction Costs Management Department (SZCECMD).

Stephen's other community and public services contributions includes Board Member of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Member of the Advisory Committee of the Building and Real Estate Department of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Member of the Start-up Loan for Post-secondary Education Providers Vetting Committee and Member of the Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). He was the President of the Rotary Club of City Northwest Hong Kong in the year 2007-2008.

Stephen's other academic contributions includes part-time Assistant Professor of The University of Hong Kong lecturing in Professional Practice for students in the Architectural Department in the year 1995-2009 and lecturer conducting China Property Building Project Management Programme Course organized by the City University and Hong Kong Economic Times since 2001.

Mr. Albert K W Lee is a professional quantity surveyor and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, he was appointed Justice of the Peace in 2009. After joining the Hong Kong Government in 1980, Mr. Lee has held a number of key positions in the Housing Department in different areas of works, including construction, business development, management of commercial properties and housing subsidies etc.  He is now the Deputy Director (Estate Management) of the Housing Department, and is responsible for the management and maintenance services of the Hong Kong Housing Authority’s portfolio of public rental housing and non-domestic premises.

Mr. Andrew Lee Chun Lai, currently the Managing Director of Sunbase International Properties Management Ltd., is the Vice President of The Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies for the Year of 2011-2013. He was awarded by the University of HK the Diploma in Housing Management and obtained the Diploma in Surveying and Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Facilities Management awarded by college and university respectively in UK.

After had been serving in the Government for over 10 years, he joined the private sector and worked in the subsidiary company of Cheung Kong Holdings, First Pacific Davies and was the Director of the joint venture between FPD & Bermuda Trust (HK) Limited before joining the present company.

His professional qualifications include the Corporate Member of Chartered Institute of Housing UK (MCIH); Hong Kong Institute of Housing (MHKIH); Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (MHKIS); and the fellow member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). He is also a Registered Professional Surveyor (RPS) and Registered Professional Housing Manager (RPHM).

Mr. Lee has been serving on various public bodies and institutions, such as the Panel Member of Disciplinary Tribunal Panel - Electrical & Mechanical Services Department; Board Member - Security Services Training Board of Vocational Training Council; Senior Consultant of Shenzhen Property Management Association; Chairman of Residential Professional Group Committee of RICS HK Board; former President of Hong Kong Institute of Housing; and former Chairman of Registration Committee of Housing Managers Registration Board.

Prof. Leung taught in HKU and Manchester U and is associating with City University as Chair of Sustainable Construction.  He is honorary/guest professor of 14 universities internationally.  He represents Hong Kong in International Organizations such as International Association for Computational Mechanics, International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Asian Institute of Intelligent Buildings, International Chinese Association of Computational Mechanics, Chinese Green Building Council and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. He published more than 1050 pieces of work in Built Environment including 12 monographs and 500 journal papers of which 380 are cited in SCI. He is a member of the Hong Kong Quality Building Assessment Panel-Hong Kong Housing Society, The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors HK Board, the Join Structural Division Committee  HKIE & IStructE, the Review Committee on the Building Management Ordinance, Bureau of Home Affairs, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) – Disciplinary Tribunal Panel under the Builders’ Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance, Cap 470 and HK Green Building Council Industry Standards & Professional Practices Standing Committee Member/Group Leader on Green Building Policies.

The Hon. Tony Tse is a registered professional surveyor, fellow member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1976, Tony then joined the Civil Services and worked in various offices until he resigned in 1988 when he was Senior Estate Surveyor of the Lands Department. After leaving Hong Kong Government Civil Services, Tony have been working in the private sector and holding senior position in Hongkong Land Property Co. Ltd., Chesterton Petty Ltd., Emperor International Holdings Ltd., Urban Renewal Authority, Henderson Land Development Company Limited, Henderson Sunlight Asset Management Limited and SEA Group. The Hon. Tse is now Director of Brand Star Limited (property consultant).

The Hon. Tse has over 36 years’ experience in real estate business. Apart from the daily business, Mr. Tse is also keen in community services. He was appointed Member of the Town Planning Board, the Land and Building Advisory Committee, the Municipal Services Appeal Panel, the Disciplinary Board Panel (Land Survey), the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Infrastructure Development Advisory Committee, and the Chairman of the Real Estate Services Training Board of Vocational Training Council.

The Hon. Tse is now Member of the Legislative Council (Architectural, Surveying and Planning FC), Member of Steering Committee on the Provision of Legal Advice for Litigants in Person (LIPs), Member of the Disciplinary Panel A of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Subject Specialists of the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation and the President of Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association.

Ir Prof. Wong is a Professor in the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) as well as the Director of the Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics (RCCREE) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He was the Head of BRE from academic year 2005/6 to 2007/08, and is currently the Award Coordinator for the BSc (Hons) in Property Management. He has 30 years of academic and practical experiences, and has published more than a hundred and sixty papers including journal articles, conference papers, professional journals, research monographs, and consultancy reports. His main research interests include affordable housing development, and construction safety.

Ir Prof. Wong obtained his BSc (Hons) in Building from the then Brighton Polytechnic, MSc in Architecture from the London University, and his PhD from the South Bank University. He is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (FCIOB), a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (FHKICM), and a Fellow Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (FHKIE). Francis is currently the Chairman of the International CIOB Health and Safety Advisory Sub Group (Hong Kong and Southern China). Also, he is the Chairman of the Student Chapter Committee and a Board Member of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB).  

Mr. XU is one of the first National Registered Property Managers in the People’s Republic of China and a senior economist with an MBA degree. Currently he is the CEO of Overseas Chinese Property Development Company Limited based in Guangdong. He also actively involves in enhancing the standards of his profession and holds a number of posts, including: Member of the 11th Guangdong Provincial Committee of CPPCC, the Executive Vice President at Federation of NGOs of Guangdong Province, the Vice President of the Chinese Property Management Association, the President of Property Management Association of Guangdong Province, President of Guangdong Province Certified Property Manager Association, and the Honorary Chairman of Associação de Administração de Propriedades de Macau.

Being an expert in the industry, he is the Director of Property Management Research Institute of Guangdong Social Science Academy. Besides, he gives talks and seminars at universities from time to time, and has been a visiting professor at the Guangzhou University and the Kaifeng University in Henan.