Ir Dr James Lau Chi-wang, BBS, JP

PhD(London); MSc(Manchester); MSc (Economic, London); MBA(CUHK); LLM(HKU); LLB(London); FHKIE; FIStructE; MICE; FCIArb; FHKIArb; Barrister, Gray’s Inn; Arbitrator; Adjudicator and Accredited Mediator

James Lau is an Authorised Person, a Registered Structural Engineer and a Registered Geotechnical Engineer. He is the Chairman and Executive Director of Ri Ying Holdings Limited, a company which specialises in ground investigation, foundation, site formation and building construction. He is an adjunct professor of PolyU (2002 – 2017), the University of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the City University of Hong Kong and the Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong. He was a past Vice-President of the Institution of Structural Engineers, United Kingdom; Past Chairman of the Engineer’s Registration Board, HK; and Past Chairman of the Structural Division of HKIE as well as an Outstanding Alumni and a University Fellow of PolyU. He served on many government committees and boards, including the Town Planning Board, District Council, Disciplinary Boards of the Buildings Department, and Appeal Tribunal under the Buildings Ordinance.