Construction+ HK Issue 7 and 8

Singapore’s similarity to Hong Kong makes
it a great benchmark for what can be
accomplished when government, academia
and business collaborate for the long-term
benefit of society.
Singapore’s similarity to Hong Kong makes it a
great benchmark for what can be accomplished
when government, academia and business
collaborate for the long-term benefit of society.
Singapore’s conversion was effectively planned
and methodically executed over the years
and the process was led by the government.
Singapore realised that on-site processing at
projects with restricted or congested space
was unsafe, inefficient and environmentally
irresponsible. With these pillars, they set out on
a robust conversion journey that focused on
safety, efficiency and cost competitiveness while
adopting automation.
Hong Kong lags behind developed geographies
in the use of automation for construction steel
processing. Hong Kong’s drive toward environmental
responsibility and growing awareness of sustainable
waste management should add relevance to the use
of automation in the construction sector. However,
a robust move toward much needed automation
will require the Hong Kong government’s action
on long-term land availability (pier side), testing
legislation and reasonable supply chain control that
is not cost-prohibitive to potential investors.
Off-site, automated rebar processing is proven
on a global scale. It is time Hong Kong catch
up to its peers and work to move away from
unsafe, environmentally irresponsible and
labour-intensive processes.
It is time Hong Kong catch up to its peers
and work to move away from unsafe,
environmentally irresponsible and labourintensive
processes.
AMBROSE LINN
Chief Executive
Hong Kong Construction Materials
Association
Ambrose Linn is officially appointed as the
Chief Executive of Hong Kong Construction
Materials Association Limited (HKCMA). He acts
as a spokesman for the construction materials
industry and liaison with relevant Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Government
(HKSARG) departments.
Linn is a veteran in the logistics industry, with over
20 years of experience in integrated demand,
supply, value chain management and air/ocean/
road/multimodal freight forwarding transport
services as well as technology-based and
customer-oriented IT infrastructure, whilst adding
value to the strategic logistics development and
entrepreneurial management of the multinational
LSP companies he has once run.
Automated reinforcement steel processing at TVSC Construction Steel Solutions Ltd
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Linn is currently an honorary program advisor
for the Hong Kong Vocational Training Council
(VTC) and a member of their Logistics/Supply
Chain Advisory Board. He has also volunteered
to teach at VTC as a part-time senior lecturer in
the related Supply Chain Management (SCM)
discipline. Most recently, he has been invited
to sit on the recruiting board for VTC. Since
2008, Linn has been officially appointed as
a member of the HKSAR Government’s
Logistics Development Council, with the aim
to promote Hong Kong’s logistics industry
and Asia-Pacific air transport hub status. As
recognition of his professionalism, he was
bestowed Fellowship of Chartered Institute of
Logistics & Transport (CILT). Since the start
of 2017, Linn has also been appointed as a
member of the Hong Kong Council for Testing
and Certification services for materials trade
under the Innovation Technology Bureau.
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