Issue No. 4 (August 2007) - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

24 AWARDS
Awards
學 者 學 生
成 績 斐 然
Bronze Bauhinia Star
Award for Dr. Andy
Wong
王 金 殿 博 士 獲 頒 銅 紫 荊 星 章
Dr. Wong Kam-din Andy, Associate Professor of the
Department of Building and Real Estate was one of
the 47 candidates awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star
this year. The 2006 Honours List from the HKSAR
Government was published in the Government Gazette
on 1 July 2006. The Chief Executive has accorded awards
to 277 people in this year's Honours List.
Dr. Andy Wong receiving the
Award from the Chief Executive
Donald Tsang Yam-kuen
The award was in recognition of Dr. Wong’s long and
meritorious public and community service, particularly
in Eastern District. In 1991, Dr. Wong was appointed
as Eastern District Appointed Councillor and was the
youngest appointed in the history of Eastern District.
During his service to the Council, he participated in, and
contributing to committees and taskforces involving
district housing, civil education and infrastructure
developments, details of which are given in his personal
web site.
Professor
Andrew Baldwin
congratulating
Dr. Andy Wong at
the presentation
ceremony
Dr. Wong was appointed as a Member of Corruption
Prevention Advisory Committee for Independent
Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in 2000, serving
the Construction Panel, and was further appointed as
the Chairman of the Construction Panel for the period
2003 to December 2006. From 1998 to 2006, Dr.
Wong served the HKSAR Government on a number of
significant legislative committees relating to real estate
and infrastructure development including the Town
Planning Appeal Board, Transport Department Railway
Development Hearing Panel and the Estate Agents
Ordinance Appeal Panel.
Dr. Wong’s research interests are in construction project
management, contract administration and use of
information technology in construction. He is dedicated
to the principle of the University’s motto, “To learn and
to apply, for the benefit of mankind.”