Congratulations to Prof. Kwok-Fai Chung, Director of CNERC, whose project, titled “Basic Theory, Key Technology and International Application of Chinese High Strength 690MPa Steel Structures”, has received a Grand Award of the Chinese Steel Construction Society (CSCS) Science and Technology Awards 2022. The prize was presented during the Opening Ceremony of the Annual Conference of CSCS on 10 February 2023 in Guangzhou. The Grand Award is the highest honour among the CSCS Science and Technology Awards and PolyU is the only Hong Kong institution being awarded.
The Project was successfully completed with academics from Tsinghua University and Imperial College London, and experts from famous consulting and construction companies in Hong Kong, which provided a comprehensive solution to innovative applications of high quality Chinese 690MPa steel in construction.
