Prof. WONG Kam-sing, GBS, JP
Distinguished Department of Architecture Fellow,
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Politics & Public Administration,
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Wong is currently Distinguished Department of Architecture Fellow and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Politics & Public Administration 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 was appointed as the Secretary for the Environment, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, between 2012 and 2022.  During his ten-year tenure as the “environment minister”, Wong initiated a series of sustainability policy blueprints, from climate actions, energy saving, clean air, popularisation of electric vehicles, waste management and circular economy, to biodiversity, leading Hong Kong towards carbon neutrality before 2050.  

Wong as an architect has developed expertise on sustainable architecture since the early 1990s.  He contributed to various award-winning projects and research in sustainable built environment, from pioneering high-density public housing estate Verbena Heights in the early 1990s to CIC-Zero Carbon Park in the early 2010s. In the professional sector, he served as the Founder Chairman of the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA, 1998-2002), Chairman of the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC, 2009-2010) and Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC, 2012).