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Mr Ling Kar-kan, SBS

Mr Ling Kar-kan, SBS

Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation

Biography

Mr K. K. Ling is the Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 

He also serves the community as the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society, Director of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited, and the Chairman of the Country and Marine Parks Board. He is also the Adjunct Professor of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Professor of Practice (Planning) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Associate Fellow of the University College of Estate Management, UK.

He was the Director of Planning of HKSAR Government and President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners. He recently received the InnoStar Award 2021 from Our Hong Kong Foundation.

Education and Academic Qualifications

  • BScSo (Hon, First Class), CUHK
  • MSc (Urban Planning), HKU

Professional Qualifications

  • FHKIP, RPP, MHKIUD
  • PRC Registered Urban Planner Qualification

Research Interests

  • Urban Planning and Development
  • Urban Design
  • Sustainable and Green Development
  • Housing
  • Double Aging
  • Social Innovation

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