Professor Lai, Lawrence Wai Chung 黎偉聰
Professor Lai, Lawrence Wai Chung 黎偉聰
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| BSocSc HK | ||
| MSocSc | ||
| 1994 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
| LLB Lond | ||
| MTCP Syd | ||
| CMILT | ||
| FPFM | ||
| FRICS | ||
| MRAPI | ||
| MHKIP | ||
| MCIT | ||
| MIAAEM | ||
| MWSE | ||
| RPP |
Professor Lawrence Lai is a town planner with degrees in economics, planning and law. He has developed an internationally recognized profile in the Coasian analysis and neo-institutional economic & planning research. Professor Lai’s research interest also covers the conservation of local military heritage. He and his research team has spent over a decade to identify and locate the military constructions and war-time relics situated in various locations with great historical and cultural values.
Professor Lai is a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and The Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management (HKIFM), as well as Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). He served on various government committees and panels including the Board of Review (IRO), Appeal Board (TPO), Building Appeal Tribunal and Transport Tribunal.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 | Alumni Award for International Achievement, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney, 2009 | Research Achievement | |
| 1994-01-01 | “The Economics of Land Use Zoning - A Literature Review and Analysis of the Work of Coase,”: Town Planning Review ISSN: 0041-0020 ; eISSN: 1478-341X | Research Achievement | |
| 2004-12-01 | 2004 Outstanding Young Researcher Award: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
Yau, Y Cheung, AKC Ng, HF | 2007-01-01 | Best Papers Award: A survey of sick building syndrome (SBS) in private apartment buildings in Hong Kong: preliminary results: Proceedings of the Sixth China Urban Housing Conference, Beijing | Research Achievement |
| 2011-08-01 | Schumpeterian Innovation for Regulated Natural Monopoly as a Corporate Strategy, Excellent Paper Award: International Sympsium on Management Engineering 2011, 26 - 28 August 2011, Taipei | Research Achievement | |
Cheung, CW | 2012-04-01 | Best Paper Award 2012, Review of Urban Development Studies: Review of Urban Development Studies | Research Achievement |
| 2009-10-01 | 2010 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture): University Research Committee, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-02-01 | 2011 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture): The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
Yau, Y Cheung, AKC Ng, HF | 2007-03-01 | Best Paper Award - for a paper titled "A survey of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) in private apartment buildings in Hong Kong: preliminary results": Ministry of Construction, PRC | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 - present | Member | Royal Australian Planning Institute |
| 07/2006 - present | Fellow | Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors |
| 1986 - present | Member | Hong Kong Institute of Planners |
| 07/2005 - present | Fellow | Chartered Institution of Surveyors |
| 1989 - present | Member | The Chartered Institute of Transport (The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong since 2001) |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Strategic and regional planning | |
| Planning applications and appeals | |
| Planning and development - change in use of land | |
| Land and housing market - institutional and property rights issues | |
| Heritage planning | |
| Environmental planning and sustainable development | |
| Aquaculture and seafood trading |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese | 英語、粵語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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