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Professor K W Chau 鄒廣榮

Title:
Professor (Non-Clinical)
Professor: Chair of Real Estate and Construction
Director, The Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research

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Professor K W Chau 鄒廣榮

Title:
Professor (Non-Clinical)
Professor: Chair of Real Estate and Construction
Director, The Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research

Also Cited As:
K . W. Chau
Chau Kwong Wing
Chau, Kwong-wing
Kwong-wing Chau

Biography

Dr K. W. Chau is currently Chair Professor of Real Estate and Construction and Director of the Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research at The University of Hong Kong. His main areas of research include real estate finance and economics, real estate price index and urban analysis. Most of his works are empirical studies with implications for policy makers and practitioners. He has published over 100 journal papers including the Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Urban Studies, Energy Policy, Building and Environment, Environment and Planning B and Habitat International. He received the International Real Estate Society Achievement Award in 1999. In 1996, Dr Chau became the founding president of the Asian Real Estate Society. He was elected president of the International Real Estate Society in 2000. He is now serving on the editorial boards of more than 10 peer-reviewed journals.

 
Honours, Awards & Prizes
AwardeesAward DateHonours / Awards / PrizesCategory
Cheung, AKC
2008-05-012009 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture): University Research Committee, The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2004-12-012004 Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award: The University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
Yau, Y
2005-11-01A Comparative Study of Building Performance Assessment Schemes in Hong Kong and Mainland China: Proceedings of the 5th China Urban Housing Conference, Centre for Housing Innovations, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Research Achievement
2003-01-01Recipient: 2003 Literati Club Award for Excellence
Research Achievement
1999-01-011999 International Real Estate Society Achievement Award: International Real Estate Society Achievement Award
Research Achievement
2005-05-012006 Research Output Prize (Faculty of Architecture) - for a published paper titled Improving the Environment with an Initial Government Subsidy: The University of Hong Kong (for a paper published in Habitat International)
Research Achievement
Yau, Y
Cheung, AKC
Wang, S
2005-11-01Best Paper Award - for a paper titled "A comparative study of building performance assessment schemes in Hong Kong and Mainland China": Ministry of Construction, PRC
Research Achievement
Cheung, CW
2012-04-01Best Paper Award 2012, Review of Urban Development Studies: Review of Urban Development Studies
Research Achievement
Yau, Y
Cheung, AKC
Ng, HF
2007-01-01Best Papers Award: A survey of sick building syndrome (SBS) in private apartment buildings in Hong Kong: preliminary results: Proceedings of the Sixth China Urban Housing Conference, Beijing
Research Achievement
2007-03-01Best Papers Award: An empirical study of unathorized appendages in multi-storey residential buildings in Hong Kong: Proceedings of the Sixth China Urban Housing Conference, Beijing
Research Achievement
2007-03-01Best Papaer Award - for a paper titled "An empirical study of unauthorized appendages in multi-storey residential buildings in Hong Kong": Ministry of Construction, PRC
Research Achievement
Yau, Y
Cheung, AKC
Ng, HF
2007-03-01Best Paper Award - for a paper titled "A survey of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) in private apartment buildings in Hong Kong: preliminary results": Ministry of Construction, PRC
Research Achievement
Wang, DR
2019-08-01Shortlisted For The Academic Category Of The Royal Town Planning Institute Awards For Research Excellence 2019: Royal Town Planning Institute
Research Achievement
Professional Societies
Term PeriodPositionProfessional Societies
since 2006AdvisorHong Kong Association for the Advancement of Real Estate and Construction Technology
1996-1997PresidentAsian Real Estate Society
since 1997President DirectorAsian Real Estate Society
since 2002Senior AdvisorShenzhen Cost Engineer Association
1997-1999President-ElectInternational Real Estate Society
1999-2000PresidentInternational Real Estate Society
2005-2006Chairman of Research CommitteeThe Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors
2006[Unspecified]
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Area of Expertise:
Area of Expertise (EN)Area of Expertise (ZH)
Real estate and construction economics
Property price indices
Property investment
Institutional arrangements in the construction industry
Housing policy
Construction productivity
Building performance assessment
Spoken Languages:
Spoken Language(s) (EN)Spoken Language(s) (ZH)
English, Cantonese英語、粵語
Written Languages:
Written Language(s) (EN)Written Language(s) (ZH)
English, Chinese英文、中文
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