Repair, Maintenance and Sustainability of the Ageing Residential Building Stock in Hong Kong

The research task force chaired by Mr Chan Ka-kui of KKC Consultants Ltd accepted the proposal submitted by the research team led by Prof Andrew Baldwin of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) of PolyU. The project was formally launched on 17 January 2005 and it will take 18 months for completion. Backed by a total contract sum of HK$1.3 million, researchers of the PolyU are embarking on this multi-disciplinary project on the ageing residential buildings in Hong Kong. For the detail of the Research Synopsis, please click here.

To mark the commitment of both sides to this project, the two parties entered into a research agreement at an official signing ceremony held at PolyU on 24 February 2005.

“The signing of the research agreement today takes us another step forward in promoting adequate maintenance of ageing buildings. It is timely that the industry and academics join hands in conducting a comprehensive research into the different and difficult issues associated with ageing buildings including legal, social, economic, technological and building management aspects.”
------ [Mr Leung Chin-man, Permanent Secretary for Housing, Planning and Lands (Housing)]

“This study will provide important data and knowledge, and consolidated understandings of the scale of the technological faults with possible remedies, and the influence of the social, environment, legal and economic factors, which are fundamental to the decisions to be made on the future rehabilitation for these buildings.”
------ [Prof Ko Jan-Ming, Vice President (Research Development) of PolyU]