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| Group photo: (Back row from left to right) Mrs. Alice Kwok, Dr. Edward Yiu, Mr. W S Tang, Mr. Bill Man, Dr. Michael Yam, Prof. Albert Chan, Prof. Francis Wong, Mr. C M Tang, Mr. Alkin Kwong, Mr. Augustine Chow, Ir. Albert Kwok, Ms. Jessie Kong, Mr. Max Chan, Ms. Esther Cheung, Dr. Daniel Chan and Dr. Nicolas Yeung. (Front row from left to right) Prof. Andrew Baldwin, Prof. C K Poon, Prof. J M Ko, Mr. Otto Poon, Mr. Thomas Kwok, Mr. C K Lau and Mr. C W Tsoi |
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The ceremony was also attended by Prof Poon Chung-kwong, President of PolyU and Mr Lau Chi-keung, Chairman of CII-HK Task Force for the project. The agreement was signed by Mr Otto Poon Lok-to, Member of Executive Board of CII-HK, and Prof Ko Jan-ming, Vice President (Research Development) of PolyU. Dr Nicolas Yeung, Convener and Founding Director of CII-HK and Prof Andrew Baldwin, Dean of Faculty of Construction and Land Use of PolyU, witness the signing. The ceremony was well attended by CII-HK members and media representatives.
The research team is led by Prof Albert Chan Ping-chuen, Associate Head of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) of PolyU, and Prof Francis Wong Kwan-wah, Head of BRE. |
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ˇ§Because of urban decay and premature ageing of buildings in Hong Kong, there is an increasing demand for repair and maintenance of existing residential buildings. Falls from height are a major problem in construction projects. Construction safety requires extra attention for repair and maintenance because the workers are usually less skilled. There is an urgent need to address these alarming issues. Therefore, this research is timely and important.ˇ¨ >>more
[Prof Poon Chung-kwong, President of PolyU] |
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ˇ§I very much hope that the findings and recommendations of this research study could form a useful basis for the industry and the Government to map out construction safety strategies for the purpose of taking forward relevant reform initiatives on safety issues in the construction industry.
It is also my hearty aspiration that the CII-HK could propel the level of construction safety to a new frontier.ˇ¨ >>more
[Mr Kwok Ping-kwong, Vice President and Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd] |
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ˇ§By the end of the research project, scheduled to be completed in March 2006, some user-friendly technological solutions and precautionary measures to prevent the occurrence of the problem of fall from height and also a viable regulatory framework to address the legal, economic and social aspects of the problem would be developed.ˇ¨ >>more
[Mr Lau Chi-keung, Chairman of CII-HK Task Force] |
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