RILS scholars clinch “Research Team of the Year” at 2022 RICS Awards Hong Kong

A research team led by Prof. Geoffrey SHEN Qiping, Member of the Research Institute for Land and Space (RILS), won the “Research Team of the Year” award at the 2022 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Hong Kong Awards.

Since 2019, the research team has been working closely with the Qianhai Authority to enhance collaboration between the construction sectors in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and to put forward solutions to problems encountered by the two regions’ construction industries in cross-border cooperation. The team successfully drafted two sets of measures: “Administrative Measures for the Registration of Hong Kong Construction Organisations in the Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone” and “Administrative Measures for the Registration of Hong Kong Construction Professionals in the Qianhai Shenzhen–Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone”.

These measures have been adopted by the Qianhai Authority for enforcement, and their implementation has helped to dismantle barriers to qualification recognition in the Shenzhen and Hong Kong construction sectors. The research team’s promotion of collaboration in the construction industry in the GBA has been recognised highly by the Society. The prestigious award not only represents the team’s outstanding achievements in the built environment, but also motivates the team to continue contributing to infrastructural development in the Greater Bay Area.