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Professor Wong Kam Sing

Professor Wong Kam Sing, GBS, JP, was a Principal Official of the fourth-term and fifth-term Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government from July 2012 to June 2022.  He served as the Secretary for the Environment in two consecutive terms.  During his 10-year tenure as the Secretary for the Environment, Wong launched a number of sustainability policy blueprints on climate actions, energy saving, clean air, popularisation of electric vehicles, waste reduction and recycling, and biodiversity, leading Hong Kong towards carbon neutrality before 2050.
Wong is an architect, and currently Distinguished Department of Architecture Fellow at The University of Hong Kong, Honorary Professor at Hong Kong Chu Hai College, and Chairman of Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation.  He graduated from The University of Hong Kong, and further conducted postgraduate study on sustainable built environment at UBC, Canada.  Since the 1990s, he has become a registered architect and developed expertise on sustainable architecture and research.

Publications

  • Wong Kam Sing (2024) Hong Kong Stories in the Journey towards Carbon Neutrality, Chung Hwa Book Co.
  • Environment Bureau (2022) Hong Kong Environmental Report 2012-2022. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2021) Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2021) Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularization of Electric Vehicles. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2021) Waste Blueprint for Hong Kong 2035. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau, Transport and Housing Bureau, Food and Health Bureau, and Development Bureau (2021) Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong 2035. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau (2020) Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong 2.0. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2017) Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2030+. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2017) Hong Kong’s Path to Becoming a Sustainable City: Environmental Report 2012-2017. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau (2016) Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2016-2021. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau, Development Bureau, and Transport and Housing Bureau (2015) Energy Saving Plan for Hong Kong’s Built Environment 2015~2025+. Hong Kong SAR Government.
  • Environment Bureau, Development Bureau, Transport and Housing Bureau, Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, Food and Health Bureau, and Security Bureau (2015) Hong Kong Climate Change Report 2015. Hong Kong SAR Government.