Profiles of BRE recipients

A chartered construction manager, engineer, project manager and surveyor by profession, Ir Prof. Albert Chan Ping-chuen is devoted to a myriad of research subjects as varied as project management and project success, construction procurement and relational contracting, public-private partnerships, and construction health and safety. This has been manifested by his prolific research output of over 1,000 refereed journal papers, international refereed conference papers, consultancy reports and publications. Besides being an expert member of the Engineering Panel of the Research Grants Council, HKSAR, from 2015 to 2021, Prof. Chan also served as an expert member in the Built Environment Panel of FORMAS, Swedish Research Grants Council, and the Faculty of Architectural and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. According to Stanford University, Prof. Chan ranked among the Top 2% of Scientists in the World for three years in a row from 2020 to 2022. Among all scholars in the Subject Field of Building and Construction in the world, he also ranked 23rd in 2022.

Sr Dr Cheung Tin-cheung, is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, as well as an Adjunct Professor of the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. After he acquired a Higher Diploma in Surveying from PolyU, he went on to earn his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the U.K., and his PhD degree in Hong Kong. With his professional qualifications in building surveying, property management and facility management, he is a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, a Registered Professional Surveyor (BS), and an Honorary Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management. Previously the Director of Buildings of the HKSAR Government, Dr Cheung was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2019 for his dedicated and meritorious service to the Government, particularly in promoting building safety and a sustainable built environment in Hong Kong.

Upon graduation from PolyU with a bachelor’s degree in Building Engineering and Management in 2012, Ms Michele Lui Wing-chi joined Hip Hing Construction Group as a Management Trainee. She participated in the Group’s hallmark projects, such as electrical power substations, Xiqu Centre at West Kowloon Cultural District, as well as Grade A office towers and luxurious residential property. Her experiences in Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) are also remarkable, including her role as the project-in-charge in the InnoCell project at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks, and temporary quarantine facilities at Pat Heung and Penny’s Bay. Once the Chairperson and Council Member of The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB HK) Novus, Ms Lui is currently the Council Member of PolyU Building and Real Estate Alumni Association, Officer of Hong Kong Construction Association Young Members’ Society (HKCA YMS), as well as a Member of Construction Industry Council (CIC) Young Affairs Committee, STEAM Alliance, Greater Bay Area Working Group, and Promotion, Sports & Voluntary Works Group under the Council. In recognition of her contributions to the construction industry, she was honoured with Chief Executive’s Commendation in 2022, and was named MiC Champion by CIC. On top of that, numerous accolades were bestowed upon Ms Lui, including Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS HK) Young Achiever of the Year 2021, and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB HK) Construction Manager of the Year 2020. She also garnered CIC Outstanding Construction Manager Sustainability Award in 2020.