Miss Liu Yumeng (left) and her Dissertation Supervisor, Dr Daniel Chan (right)
In the dissertation/thesis awards for postgraduate students 2013 organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), one alumni of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) was rewarded for her final year dissertation announced on 11 October 2013. In the Master of Science (MSc)'s degree category, a full-time MSc in Construction and Real Estate 2013 graduate with distinction, Miss Liu Yumeng (劉雨濛), Helen received the Grand Prize Award for her empirical study of the relationship between safety climate and safety performance of new construction projects in Mainland China, with particular reference to the city of Shanghai. She was supervised by her programme leader, Dr Daniel W.M. Chan, Associate Professor of BRE.
The purpose of the awards aims to promote research and to reward the efforts of the students. The awards were based on merits in the research contribution to the industry, innovation and application to the surveying profession. Each winner received an award certificate and a prize cheque of HK$1,000 at the HKIS Dissertation/Thesis Awards Presentation Ceremony and Cocktail Reception on 17 March 2014.
