CURRICULUM VITAE: LEE HO YIN

1.0 PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Dr. LEE Ho Yin

Assistant Professor

Director, Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) (http://acp.arch.hku.hk)

Department of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Tel: (852) 2859 7952; Mobile: (852) 9180 7341

Fax: (852) 2559 6484; E-mail: hoyin@hku.hk

1.1 Academic Qualifications

1998 PhD, The University of Hong Kong

1989 BArch, National University of Singapore

1986 BA(AS), National University of Singapore

1.2 Professional Affiliations

2010-current Founding Vice-President, The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON)

2010-current Founding Member, Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design (HKIUP)

2007-current Associate Member, Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA)

2005-current Corporate Member, International Council on Monuments and Sites, China (ICOMOS China)

2000-current Core Member, UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management

1.3 Work Experience – Academic (HKU)

1.3.1 HKU Academic Appointments

2006-current Director, Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), Department of Architecture

2003-current Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture

2003-2005 Programme Coordinator, ACP, Department of Architecture

2000-2003 Post-doctoral Fellow (carrying the title of Honorary Assistant Professor), ACP, Department of Architecture

1.3.2 HKU Administration Service

(i) University-level

2011-current Member, University Museum and Art Gallery Management Committee (A Committee of the Vice-Chancellor), HKU

2005-2009 Faculty Representative, Board of Academic Awards, HKU

2005-2009 Member, Selection Boards, Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarships and Fellowships, HKU

2008-2009 Chairman, Faculty Teaching Learning Quality Committee, Faculty of Architecture, HKU

2007-2009 Member, Selection Committee, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships, HKU

(ii) HKU Faculty of Architecture Acting Appointments

2012 Acting Head (short-term appointments)

2007-2009 Acting Dean (short-term appointments)

2007-2010 Acting Faculty Board Chairman (short-term appointments)

(iii) Faculty-level

2013-current Faculty Review Committee for BA(Conservation), Faculty of Architecture

2011-current Member, Appeals Panel, Performance Review and Development (PRD), Faculty of Architecture

2011-current Member, Faculty Curriculum Development Committee (FCDC), Faculty of Architecture

2011-current Member, Community Project Workshop (CPW) / Faculty Knowledge Exchange Unit Supervisory Board, Faculty of Architecture

2007-current Member, Appeals Panel, Performance Review and Staff Development (PRSD), Faculty of Architecture

2006-current Member, Faculty Executive Committee (FEC), Faculty of Architecture

2006-current Member, Faculty Review Committee for MSc(Conservation)/PDip(Conservation), Faculty of Architecture

2011 Member (representing the Faculty of Architecture), Committee on Discontinuation

(iv) Department-level

2009-current Fire Warden, Department of Architecture

2006-current Member, Departmental Postgraduate Research Committee (DPRC), Department of Architecture

2009-2010 Member, Advisory Panel for the Department of Architecture Headship Exercise, Department of Architecture

(v) HKU-SPACE

2007-current Member, Academic Committee, Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management programme, HKU-SPACE

1.3.3 HKU Teaching Responsibilities

2012-current BSc(Surveying) Year-2 Surveying Studio 3 and 4, Department of Real Estates and Construction

2012-current MSc(Interdisciplinary Design and Management), Department of Real Estates and Construction

2004-current PDip(Cultural Heritage Management), Department of Architecture, HKU-SPACE

2003-current PhD/MPhil Thesis Supervision, Faculty of Architecture

2000-current MSc(Conservation) and PDip(Conservation), Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP)

2003-2010 MArch Year-2 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2005-2008 BA(AS) Year-3 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2004-2005 BA(AS) Year-2 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2003-2004 BA(AS) Year-1 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

1.3.4 HKU Examiner

2012-current Chairman of Oral Exams, PhD/MPhil, Faculty of Architecture

2012-current Internal Examiner, BSc(Surveying) Year-2 Surveying Studio, Department of Real Estate and Construction

2004-current Internal Examiner, PhD/MPhil, Faculty of Architecture

2000-current Internal Examiner, MSc(Conservation) and PDip(Conservation), Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP)

2003-2010 Internal Examiner, MArch Year-2 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2005-2008 Internal Examiner, BA(AS) Year-3 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2004-2005 Internal Examiner, BA(AS) Year-2 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

2003-2004 Internal Examiner, BA(AS) Year-1 Design Studio, Department of Architecture

1.4 Work Experience – Professional

2000-current Founding Director, Architectural Conservation Office, Hong Kong

1997-1999 Associate Director, Vincent Lai & Partners Ltd., Hong Kong

1991-1992 Senior Design and Project Architect, ADDP Architects, Singapore

1989-1991 Design and Project Architect, Design Design Architects, Hong Kong

1980-1983 Team Leader (Sergeant), Combat Tracker Team, Singapore Army

1.5 Public Service Appointments

2011-current Member, Technical Committee on Building Safety and Health Requirements for Historic Buildings under the Buildings Ordinance, Buildings Department, HKSAR Government

2010-current Founding Vice-President, The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON)

2010-current Member, Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning), Planning Department, HKSAR Government

2009-2012 Member, Antiquities Advisory Board, HKSAR Government

2011 Member, Central Oasis Tender Review Panel, Urban Renewal Authority

2010 Editorial Advisor of Teaching Kit on Heritage Conservation, HKSAR Government

2009 Examiner, Civil Service Recruitment Written Examination Committee of the Cultural Heritage Department, Macau SAR Government

1.6 Awards

2013 Faculty of Architecture Teaching Award 2012, awarded for teaching excellence at the faculty level.

2005 Hong Kong Heritage Awards (2004)—Award of Honour for the Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) in the School Category of the Heritage Education and Publicity Awards.

1994 Li Po Chun Postgraduate Scholarship Awards.

1988 6th Royal Institute of British Architects International Competition for Architecture Students; entry selected for exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

2.0 RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

2.1 Scholarly Books, Book Chapters and Monographs

(1) Lee Ho Yin, The Magic Code of the Malay Kampong House: Lost Vernacular Architecture Traditions (working title) (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, TBA).

§ Academic book, currently under external peer review (2012).

(2) Lynne DiStefano, Katie Cummer and Lee Ho Yin, Heritage Revealed: Revitalizing a Hong Kong Landmark (Hong Kong University Press and Asia Society, TBA)

§ Monograph, currently under external peer review (2012).

(3) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Small God, Big City: Earth God Shrines in Urban Hong Kong,” in Small God Big City featuring photographs by Michael Wolf (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, March 2013), 5-19, 105-119. [124 pages; ISBN 978-988-8139-93-4]

§ Monograph, externally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: see item (5) below.

(4) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Corner Delight: Hong Kong Composite Buildings of the 1950s and 1960s,” in Hong Kong Corner Houses featuring photographs by Michael Wolf (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, December 2011), 8-20. [136 pages; ISBN 978-988-8028-72-6]

§ Monograph, internally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: see item (5) below.

(5) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Behind the 100,” in Hong Kong Inside featuring photographs by Michael Wolf (Berlin: Peperoni Books, September 2009), 206-211. [352 pages; ISBN 978-3-941825-06-2]

§ Monograph, internally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: This on-going series of publications is a collaborative effort with the internationally renowned and multiple award-winning German photographer Michael Wolf (by invitation of Michael Wolf). The series aims to promote Hong Kong’s cultural heritage to an international readership and the popularity of the first two publications is evidenced by the additional printings (the third publication will be published in the first quarter of 2013). The first publication has been included for distribution by the Aperture Gallery of the internationally significant art organization, Aperture Foundation in New York City (see: http://www.aperture.org/shop/michael-wolf-nine-rooms-limited-edition-photograph#.UPeS5idJ7e5). The second publication is being distributed in the US by the University of Washington Press in Seattle (see: http://www.worldwide-artbooks.com/wwb_search.php?artist=Wolf%2C%20Michael).

(6) David Lung, Lynne DiStefano, Lee Ho Yin and Debbie Wong, “Interpreting the Significance of Heritage Sites,” in Asia Conserved: Lessons Learned from the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation (2000-2004), edited by Richard A. Engelhardt and Montira Horayangura Unakul (Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok, August 2007), 21-27. [440 pages; ISBN 92-9223-117-0]

§ Chapter in an edited book, externally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: this is a UNESCO publication.

(7) Lee Ho Yin, “The Singapore Shophouse: An Anglo-Chinese Urban Vernacular,” in Asia’s Old Dwellings: Tradition, Resilience, and Change, edited by Ronald G. Knapp (New York: Oxford University Press, July 2003), 115-134. [500 pages; ISBN 0-19-592858-X]

§ Chapter in an academic book, externally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: The author is honoured to be the only academic invited to contribute two chapters to a compendium comprising of 21 essays by 18 established academics from universities across Asia. The book contributed to the winning of the 2007 Henry Glassie Award for the editor Prof. Ronald Knapp for “significant contributions to the study of vernacular architecture and cultural landscapes outside North America” (see: See: the Henry Glassie Award webpage at http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/awards/glassie.html.)

§ 5 citations according to Google Scholar (as of 30 December 2012).

(8) Lee Ho Yin, “The Kampong House: An Evolutionary History of Peninsular Malaysia’s Vernacular Houseform,” in Asia’s Old Dwellings: Tradition, Resilience, and Change, edited by Ronald G. Knapp (New York: Oxford University Press, July 2003), 235-258. [500 pages; ISBN 0-19-592858-X]

§ Chapter in an academic book, externally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: as above.

(9) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, A Tale of Two Villages: The Story of Changing Village Life in the New Territories (New York: Oxford University Press, February 2003). [144 page, ISBN 0-19-592859-8]

§ Academic book, externally peer reviewed.

§ IMPACT: This is the first book in English that provides a comprehensive socio-historical understanding of the development of Hong Kong’s New Territories through the contributions of the Tang Clan (one of the historic Five Clans who shaped the territories). Still in print today, it is considered an essential English-language reference on the subject as evidenced by its listing in the collection of almost all of Hong Kong’s public and university libraries as well as some of the world’s major public and university libraries, including the British Library (UK), Oxford University Library (UK), Harvard University Library (USA), Library of Congress (USA), Princeton University Library (USA) and National University of China (China).

§ 7 citations according to Google Scholar (as of 30 December 2012).

(10) David Lung, Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “Hong Kong,” in Living Heritage: Vernacular Environment in China, edited by Kai-Yin Lo and Puay-Peng Ho (Hong Kong: First Asia Resources, March 2001), 204-231. [253 page, ISBN 962-8555-41-3]

§ Chapter in an edited book, internally peer reviewed.

(11) Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, The Ontario Cottage: Perfect of Its Kind (London, Ontario: Museum London, September 2000). [6 pages; ISBN: 1-895800-82-X]

§ Monograph, peer reviewed; co-author.

2.2 Journal Papers

(1) Lee Ho Yin, Lynne DiStefano and Katie Cummer, “Hong Kong’s Urban Earth God Shrines: An Evolving Intangible Tradition in a Modern Urban Setting,” in International Journal of Heritage Studies, special issue on “Intangible Heritage in Contemporary China: Policies and Practices,” published by Talyor & Francis, Routledge Journals, TBA.

§ Refereed international journal, currently under external peer-review (2012).

(2) Lee Ho Yin, “Chinese Eyes on British Tanks: Historical Verification of a War Heritage,” in Surveying & Built Environment, Vol. 21, Issue 2 (Dec. 2011), 12-20. [Published by The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, ISSN 1816-9554]

§ Refereed local journal, externally peer-reviewed.

(3) Sharif S Imon, Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management Initiative to Establish Interpretation And Presentation Standards at World Heritage Sites in Asia,” in Journal of Heritage Tourism, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Aug. 2011), 245-254. [Published by Routledge (London), ISSN 1743-873X]

§ Refereed international journal, externally peer-reviewed.

(4) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Urbanism and Conservation on the Victoria Harbour-front,” in SPACE, no. 447 (August 2007): 75-77. [Published by VMspace (Seoul), ISSN 1228-2472]

§ Non-refereed regional professional journal.

(5) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Chinese-Built Western Towers: The Hyper-Tradition of the Overseas Chinese’s Fortified Towers in the Cantonese Counties of Kaiping and Taishan,” published in the IASTE Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series, edited by Nezar AlSayyad, Vol. 193 (2006), 1207-1228. [Published by International Association for the Study of Traditional Environment (UC Berkeley)]

§ Refereed international journal, externally peer-reviewed.

§ IMPACT: This paper was one of the first published academic journal papers in English on the subject of Kaiping Diaolou, a heritage architectural typology that was little known outside its locality at the time. The paper anticipated the inscription of “Kaiping Diaolou and Villages” on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2007. It contributes to an understanding of the subject by international readers and it has stirred knowledge-exchange interest in Hong Kong by being the basis of a series of public lectures and reportage in the media. Pedagogically, it provides a reference for three courses in ACP’s postgraduate curriculum: ARCH 8102 Architectural Heritage and the Built Environment; ARCH 8201 Research Methods in Conservation; and ARCH 8023 Field Study III: World Heritage Sites in Asia.

2.3 Refereed Conference Papers

(1) Lynne DiStefano, Katie Cummer and Lee Ho Yin, “Disparity in the Interpretation of Urban Conservation in Hong Kong,” for the 2010 International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE) Conference: Utopian Ideals versus Traditional Physical Realities, organized by IASTE, UC Berkley, held in Beirut, 15-18 December 2011.

§ Externally refereed conference paper.

(2) Lynne DiStefano, Lee Ho Yin and Katie Cummer, “Heritage: A Driver of Development – Hong Kong Style Conservation,” presented at the ICOMOS 17th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, held at the UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 27 November to 2 December 2011.

§ Externally refereed conference paper, published in the proceedings, accessible on-line at:

http://www.icomos.org/Paris2011/Symposium_proceedings/PartI_session1.pdf.

§ IMPACT: This paper is significant for being accepted for presentation at the most important tri-annual event of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO-affiliated organization responsible for the evaluation of sites submitted for World Heritage Listing. Written with the support of the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government, the purpose of the paper was twofold:

(1) internationally, to raise awareness of Hong Kong’s conservation policy and its implementation since 2007; and

(2) domestically, to advance the integration of conservation with development (a conservation approach actively promoted by ACP and adopted by the Development Bureau) under the current HKSAR Government.

(3) Sharif S Imon, Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “Preserving the Spirit of the Historic City of Macao: Complexity and Contradiction(s),” presented at the ICOMOS 16th General Assembly and International Scientific Symposium, Finding the Spirit of the Place, held at Quebec City, Canada, 29 September to 4 October 2008.

§ Externally refereed conference paper, published on-line at:

http://openarchive.icomos.org/142/1/77-X5iu-182.pdf

§ 2 citations in Google Scholar (as of 30 December 2012).

(4) Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “From Theory to Practice: Transforming Values-centered Management from a Theoretical Platform to a Practical Method of Protecting Cultural Heritage Values through the Protection of Character-defining Elements,” presented at the Forum on the Protection of Traditional Architecture of World Heritage Properties, organized by Chinese National Commission for UNESCO and co-organized by UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research-Asia and Pacific (Suzhou), held in Suzhou, 5 December 2007.

§ Externally refereed conference paper; joint author.

(5) Sharif S Imon, Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “Can Public Participation Fill the Gap of Inadequate Measures for Protection and Management of Heritage Places and Their Settings in Developing Countries?: Case Studies from Old Dhaka,” presented at the Research Conference on Asian Approaches to Conservation organized by the UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management and the Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, held at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 3-5 October 2006.

§ Externally refereed conference paper, published in Research Conference Proceedings on Asian Approaches to Conservation 2006, edited by Siriwan Silapacharanan and Jeffrey Withaya Campbell (Bangkok: Faculty of Architecture, Chulalongkorn University, 2006), 56-58. [ISBN 978-974-9990-88-9]

(6) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Chinese-Built Western Towers: Overseas Chinese’s Fortified Towers in the Cantonese Counties of Kaiping and Taishan,” presented at the 2006 International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE) Conference, Hyper-Traditions, organized by IASTE, University of California, Berkeley, held in Bangkok, 15-18 December 2006.

§ Externally refereed conference paper, abstract published in Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review: Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, edited by Nezar AlSayyad, Vol. XVIII, No. 1 (Fall 2006): 27-28. [ISSB 1050-1092]

(7) Lee Ho Yin, David Lung and Euphemia Chow, “The Changing ‘Rural’ Setting of Hong Kong’s New Territories in the 20th Century,” presented at the ICOMOS 15th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Monuments and Sites in their Setting: Conserving Cultural Heritage in Changing Townscapes and Landscapes, held in Xi’an, China, 17 to 21 October 2005.

§ Externally refereed conference paper, published on-line at

§ http://www.international.icomos.org/xian2005/papers/1-23.pdf

(8) Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “The Adoption of the British Cottage Roof Form in the Far East: Accidental Architectural Imperialism?,” presented at the 8th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, (Un)Bounding Tradition, held in Hong Kong, China, 12 to 15 December 2002.)

§ Externally refereed conference paper, abstract published in Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review: Journal of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, edited by Nezar Alsayyad, vol. XIV, no. 1 (Fall 2002): 31-32. [ISSN 1050-2092]

2.4 Government Reports

(1) Lee Ho Yin, Lynne DiStefano and Curry Tse, “Architectural Appraisal of Ho Tung Gardens,” a consultancy report commissioned by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in preparation for the declaration of Ho Tung Gardens as a Monument, submitted on 11 October 2011.

§ Report accessible at: http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/briefing/htgaa_report.pdf

§ IMPACT: This is the report for supporting the government’s consideration to declare the property as a statutorily protected Monument. This report is the first of its kind prepared by a government-commissioned consultant. In the event, the government decided not to proceed with the declaration for legal and financial reasons.

(2) Lee Ho Yin, Curry Tse and Lynne DiStefano, “Resource Kit for the Cattle Depot,” commissioned by the Architectural Services Department, completed on 6 September 2011.

§ Report will be uploaded onto the website of the Commissioner for Heritage’s Office.

(3) Lynne DiStefano, Richard Engelhardt and Lee Ho Yin, “World Heritage Feasibility Study for Singapore,” a feasibility study commissioned by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore Government, study submitted November 2010.

§ IMPACT: This study is nationally significant for the Republic of Singapore, as it is the document that identifies sites for that nation that may qualify for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The outcome of this study is a ministerial-level report for the Singapore Government.

(4) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, a series of three resource papers for the Antiquities and Monuments Office and the Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, completed in March and June 2010:

(i) “Conservation Guidelines for the Adaptive Re-use of the Blue House and its Immediate Surrounding Area”;

(ii) “Tong Lau: A Hong Kong Shophouse Typology”;

(iii) “Wan Chai Market: Rediscovering Streamline Moderne Architecture.

§ IMPACT: These resource papers were prepared at a time when the government was commissioning more consultancy reports, and these resource papers were meant to set a baseline standard and provide a reference template for architectural conservation research and the appraisal of historic buildings.

(5) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, with AGC Design Ltd., “Heritage Assessment Report for Conservation Approach to a Shophouse Cluster,” commissioned by the Urban Renewal Authority, Hong Kong, completed in May 2008.

(6) Curry Tse, Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Heritage Impact Assessment Report: the Site of Yaumatei Theatre at the Junction of Waterloo Road and Reclamation Street and the Site of Red Brick Building at Shanghai Street, Yaumatei, Kowloon, Hong Kong,” commissioned by the Architectural Services Department, completed in October 2008.

§ Report accessible at: http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/YMTT_RBB_HIA%20Report.pdf

§ IMPACT: This is one of the first two Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) reports prepared in Hong Kong as required by the government as part of the heritage conservation policy announced in 2007. One of the objectives of this report was to set a baseline standard and a reference format for future HIA reports.

(7) Curry Tse, Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Heritage Impact Assessment Report for Upper Levels Police Station,” 1F High Street, Sai Ying Pun, commissioned by the MTR Corporation, completed October 2008.

§ Report accessible at: http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/Police_station.pdf

§ IMPACT: This is the very first Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) reports prepared in Hong Kong as required by the government as part of the heritage conservation policy announced in 2007. A key purpose of the government in commissioning this report (by direct appointment) was to establish the format and set a baseline standard for future HIA reports.

(8) Tony Lam, Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Heritage Assessment Report for URA Project H19,” commissioned by the Urban Renewal Authority, completed in February 2008.

§ IMPACT: This report provided the basis for the conservation of two buildings that were originally slated for demolition: a row of 14 shophouses on Wing Lee Street and Bridges Street Market. The former building has undergone partial revitalization and the latter building will be revitalized under Batch III of the government’s Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme.

(9) Agnes Ng, Lynne DiStefano, Lee Ho Yin and others, “Benchmark Study on Building Controls to Facilitate Adaptive Re-use of Historic Buildings in Hong Kong,” commissioned by the Development Bureau, completed in April 2009.

§ IMPACT: This is a pilot study that laid the ground work for the 2012 adaptive re-use guidelines that are considered a breakthrough in conservation in Hong Kong: http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/documents/guideline/heritage.pdf

(10) Curry Tse, Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Resource Kits for Revitalizing Historic Buildings through Partnership Scheme,” commissioned by the Development Bureau, HKSAR Government, released for public access in February 2008.

§ Report accessible at: http://www.heritage.gov.hk/en/rhbtp/application_arrangements.htm

§ IMPACT: This is the first ever set of comprehensive information package to serve as the standard reference used by tenderers of the first batch of the government’s Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme. It sets the format and baseline standard for future resource kits.

(11) Lynne DiStefano, Ivan Ho, Lee Ho Yin and David Lung, “Conservation Guidelines for Shaoxing: Section 5.6, Historic Building—Shaoxing City-Centre Redevelopment and Conservation Project,” a report commissioned by the World Bank, the Zhejiang Provincial Government, and the Shaoxing Municipal Government, People’s Republic of China, as part of the Zhejiang Urban Environment Project, completed in November 2002.

(12) Lynne DiStefano and Lee Ho Yin, “Focus Study on Aberdeen Harbour,” a planning study commissioned by the Planning Department to assess tourism and recreational development opportunities in the Aberdeen Harbour area, completed in April 2003.

(13) Lee Ho Yin and Lynne DiStefano, “Conservation Guidelines for the Adaptive Re-use of the ‘Blue House’ and its Immediate Surrounding Area,” a report by request of the Architectural Services Department to facilitate the feasibility study of conserving a historical building in Wanchai, completed in July 2002.

§ IMPACT: This report became the “prototype” for future heritage architecture appraisals.

(14) Lynne DiStefano, Lee Ho Yin, David Lung and Lawrence Mak, “Specialist Conservation Study: Government House,” a report commissioned by the Architectural Services Department, completed in May 2000.

§ IMPACT: This is the first conservation study on the Government House; it became the main argument against converting the building into a museum, and the justification for continual use of the building as a residence.

2.5 Plenary and Keynote Speaker

(1) Panel Speaker (by invitation), Business & Policy: Hong Kong and the New Climate Dice, a half-day forum is part of the Asia-Europe Forum on Methods and Perspectives of Risk Analysis initiated by the Hong Kong Advanced Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Studies at City University of Hong Kong, organized by Asia Society at the Asia Society Hong Kong Center, 10 November 2012.

§ IMPACT: This s is a high-level forum involving Asian and European scholars from a range of disciplines to discuss methods and perspectives on risk analysis (which include heritage conservation); other panelists are:

· Peter Brimblecombe, Professor, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia; Senior Editor, "Atmospheric Environment”; Visiting Professor, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong

· Johnny Chan, Dean, School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong

· Robert Gibson Adjunct Professor, School of Energy and Environment & Sustainability Facilitator, City University of Hong Kong

· Sarah Kenderdine, Director, Centre for Innovation in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (iGLAM) & Director of Research, Applied Laboratory for Interactive Visualization and Embodiment (ALiVE), City University of Hong Kong

· Su Liu, Manager, Greater China & Policy Researcher, Civic Exchange

· Simon Ng, Head, Transport and Sustainability Research, Civic Exchange

· Markus Taube, Professor, Mercator School of Management; Co-Director, Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr, University of Duisburg Essen

(2) Panel Judge (by invitation), Perspective Awards 2012, August-September 2012. See: http://www.perspectiveglobal.com/perspective-awards.

§ IMPACT: This is a prestigious annual award for Hong Kong’s design professionals in architecture, interior and product. It has significant impact on Hong Kong’s creative industries.

(3) Review Panel Member (by appointment), Central Oasis Tender Review Panel, Urban Renewal Authority, 2011.

§ IMPACT: This is a panel for determining the winner of the four short-listed designs submitted for the revitalization of the Central Market (the Central Oasis project), a keynote conservation project announced in the 2009-10 Policy Address (paragraph 55) by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR Government. See:

http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/heritage-preservation-and-revitalisation/central/central-market.aspx and

http://www.ura.org.hk/en/projects/heritage-preservation-and-revitalisation/central/central-market.aspx.

(4) Panel Speaker (by invitation), Community Engagement Forum for the Study on the Enhancement of the Sha Tau Kok Rural Township and Surrounding Areas, organized by the Planning Department, 31 October 2009.

§ IMPACT: This high-level public forum was part of a two-stage community engagement exercise organized by the Planning Department and Ove Arup and Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd. It is significant for being the first step in the process that led to the Northeast New Territories Development Plan announced in 2012.

(5) Panel Speaker (by invitation), Urban Design Symposium II: Redesigning Cities & Cultural Continuity, organized by the HK-Shenzhen Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, 9 March 2008.

(6) Panel Speaker (by invitation), Challenges in Heritage Conservation—A Global Experience, a symposium organized by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and supported by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), with architects Pierre de Meuron (of Herzog and de Meuron) and Stephen Pimbley (of SMC Alsop) as keynote speakers, 10 December 2007.

§ IMPACT: This is significant for being the event that launched the project to revitalize the Central Police Station Compound – an important conservation project announced by the Chief Executive of the HKSAR in his 2007-08 Policy Address (paragraph 53(1)).

(7) Keynote Lecture (by invitation), “Houseform and the Culture of the Chinese Diaspora: Transmigration of Architectural Ideas of Overseas Chinese,” at the International Conference on Chinese Architectural History IV: Architectural Heritage of China within Global Vision, organized by and held at Tongji University, Shanghai, 16-18 June 2007.

(8) Keynote Lecture (by invitation), “Wan Chai: Urban Conservation of a Living City,” at the Chu Hai College of Higher Education Architectural Symposium 2006, Vanishing Landscape, jointly organized by Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Antiquities and Monuments Office and Hong Kong Architecture Centre, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, Hong Kong, 28 August 2006.

(9) Panel Speaker (by invitation), 2005 Yunnan Conservation Workshop (二零零五年雲南省文物保護維修研討班), organized by the Yunnan Province Cultural Relics Bureau, and attended by about 150 officials from provincial, municipal, county and town level government cultural heritage conservation units, 24-25 October 2005 (the entire workshop lasted until 6 November 2005). (With David Lung and Lynne DiStefano.)

(10) Panel Speaker and Moderator (by invitation), Wan Chai District Community Revitalization Workshop, organized by the Urban Renewal Authority, supported by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and Centre for Urban Planning and Environmental Management, held at HKU, 21 June 2003.

3.0 KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE

3.1 UNESCO World Heritage Expert Advisory Appointments

(1) Advisory Expert and Presenter for Workshop on Sustainable Development in Wolong Nature Reserve, HKSAR's Post-quake Reconstruction Support Work in Sichuan, invited by the HKSAR Government, organized by the Sichuan Forestry Department and the HKSAR Development Bureau; held in Chengdu on 24 June 2011. (With Lynne DiStefano)

§ IMPACT: This is significant as part of HKSAR's $1.386 billion post-earthquake reconstruction of infrastructure and facilities for the giant panda sanctuary at the Wolong National Nature Reserve (a World Heritage Site). The workshop introduced improved management methodologies and procedures to one of the most important natural World Heritage Sites in China.

(2) Expert Consultant for “World Heritage Tentative List for Singapore,” a consultancy service for a World Heritage feasibility study, commissioned by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore Government, May-December 2010. (With Lynne DiStefano and Richard Engelhardt)

§ IMPACT: This study is nationally significant for the Republic of Singapore, as it is the document that identifies sites for that nation that may qualify for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The outcome of this study is a ministerial-level report for the Singapore Government.

(3) Advisory Expert for World Heritage Expert Advisory Mission to Hangzhou, to advise on the application of “West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou” as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, invited by the Hangzhou Municipal Government through the Hangzhou West-Lake Administration and Management Committee, Hangzhou Landscape and Cultural Heritage Bureau and Hangzhou West-Lake World Heritage Application Office; held in Hangzhou, 11-14 June 2009. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant for directly contributing to the successful inscription of “West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou” on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011.

(4) Exhibition Advisor and Organizer, Heritage Alive: Hong Kong Winning Projects of UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation, jointly organized with the Antiquities and Monuments Office and Commissioner for Heritage's held at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, from 21 November 2009 to 17 February 2010, extended to 5 May 2010. (With Lynne DiStefano and Katie Cummer.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant for being the first exhibition that showcased UNESCO-standard conservation projects in Hong Kong, all of which involved the participation of ACP staff or graduates. Over 30,000 people visited the exhibition in the first two months.

(5) Joint-organizers and Lead Lecturer for UNESCO-ICCROM Asian Academy for Heritage Management Field School, a two-week training workshop on heritage conservation management for professionals in Asia, organized by UNESCO, ICCROM and HKU-ACP, and hosted by Macau SAR Government’s Cultural Affairs Bureau and Institute for Tourism Studies, held in Macau, 22 November to 5 December 2003. (With David Lung and Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is the first joint initiative involving ACP, UNESCO, ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, a UNESCO-affiliate organization) and the Macau SAR Government.

(6) UNESCO-appointed Expert Advisor, UNESCO Advisory Mission to Philippines’ World Heritage Site of Vigan, invited by the Office of the UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in Asia and the Pacific to advise the Mayor’s Office at the World Heritage Site of Vigan in the Philippines on the city’s conservation and tourism development master-plan, 9-14 September 2001. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is the time that HKU academic staff members were officially engaged in a UNESCO advisory mission.

3.2 Organizing, Coordinating and Moderating Conferences, Symposiums, Workshops and Community Events

(1) Joint-organizer and Moderator, Conference on Materials, Techniques and Construction Management of Heritage Architecture in Mainland China and Hong Kong, jointly organized by the Construction Industry Council (CIC), HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and HKSAR Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO), supported by the HKSAR Development Bureau and professional institutes for architectural conservation, architecture, engineering, project management and surveying, held on 2 December 2012.

§ IMPACT: It is significant for being a pilot conference for an annual series of conferences on the technical aspect of heritage conservation. A possible spinoff from this pilot conference is a joint CIC-ACP-AMO programme to train and certify craftsmen of conservation techniques, which would be the first of its kind in Hong Kong. (This initiative is currently in negotiation.)

(2) Coordinator, Heritage Fiesta 2012, a month-long heritage-promotion event held in December organized by the Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, involved as the coordinator for organizing alumni and current students of ACP as docents to conduct guided tours at three heritage sites (Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Tai O Heritage Hotel and Yeung Hau Temple at Tai O) and as interviewers to carry out visitor evaluation survey of eight heritage sites (Bridges Street Market, Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences, Jao Tsung-I Academy, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Lui Seng Chun, Man Mo Temple, SCAD Hong Kong and Tai O Heritage Hotel). The event was successfully completed at the end of December 2012.

(3) Joint-organizer, URA-ACP Conservationists in Residence Programme, a three-party collaboration by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA, represented by Mr. Michael Ma), the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP, represented by Dr. Lee Ho Yin) and the HKU General Education Unit (GEU, represented by Dr. Albert Chau) to provide housing quarters for HKU students and young researchers in conservation in a revitalized tong lau (Chinese Shophouse) on No. 9 Wing Lee Street. In return for the privileged, residents will conduct community-based, conservation-related knowledge exchange activities for the community. The programme was launched in May 2012 and on-going.

§ IMPACT: It is significant for being the first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative between the URA and HKU that involves embedding postgraduate students and young researchers as residence in a historic community.

(4) Co-organizer, Main Supporter and Facilitator, International Heritage Conservation Conference: Conserving Heritage and Development – Partners or Rivals?, organized by the Development Bureau and supported by HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 12-13 December 2011.

§ IMPACT: This is significant as the first international conference in architectural conservation held in Hong Kong that involved UNESCO, ICOMOS, China’s State Administration of Cultural Heritage, and major conservation government agencies and NGOs from overseas. The two-day conference was attended by about 800 people, and has made impact in putting Hong Kong on the international map of architectural conservation.

(5) Co-organizer and Coordinator, ACP Docents for King Yin Lei Tours, a programme for 24 students and alumni of the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) to volunteer as docents to conduct guided tours during the 15 open days at King Yin Lei from 2 April to 8 May 2011, organized by the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) and the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP).

§ IMPACT: The impact of this joint initiative between the government (through the AMO) and HKU (through ACP) is evident in the number of visitors drawn to the guided tours – over 27,000 people through the 15 days.

(6) Joint-organizer and Official Training Consultant for Half-day Workshop on the Principles of Urban Conservation for Revitalization, a series of three lectures delivered to 60 architects, engineers, planners and project managers of the Hong Kong Housing, organized by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP); held at the Training & Development Centre of the Hong Kong Housing Authority on 15 February 2011. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant for being the first official conservation workshop for professional staff of the Hong Kong Housing Authority. Participants included the Assistant Director for Housing.

(7) Joint-organizer and Facilitator for People and Places: Symposium on the Conservation of Heritage Places for Communities and Tourism, organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, and Antiquities and Monuments Office, with the support of the speakers from Australia (Deakin University), Malaysia (Penang Heritage Trust), Macau (Institute for Tourism Studies), the United States (Savannah College of Art and Design) and UNESCO; held at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, 4 December 2010.

§ IMPACT: This is significant as the first international symposium on heritage conservation and tourism held in Hong Kong since 1999, and ACP was instrumental in the organizing.

(8) Co-organizer, public exhibition for Adaptive Reuse: A Provocative Proposition, organized by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) and the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP); held at the Oasis Gallery, 2/F, Central Market, from August to September 2010.

§ IMPACT: This is significant in introducing to the URA and promoting to the public the concept of integrating innovative new architecture with the conservation of a heritage building. This approach was eventually adopted for the project to revitalize Central Market (the Central Oasis project).

(9) Joint-organizer and Facilitator for Symposium on the Revitalisation of Urban Heritage Buildings and Sites: Private Sector Experience in Three Cities (Hong Kong, Toronto and Vancouver), organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, and Antiquities and Monuments Office, held at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, 21 November 2009. (With Lynne DiStefano, representing the HKU Architectural Conservation Programme.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant as the first international symposium held in Hong Kong on the theme of urban heritage buildings and sites. Participants included local and overseas professionals in private practice and the civil service. Supporting government agencies included the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of the BC Government (Canada).

(10) Joint-organizer and Training Consultant for Training Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment, commissioned by the Architectural Services Department, a two-day training workshop for architects, engineers and project managers of the Architectural Services Department (class size = 22 people), 24-25 November 2008, 29-30 April 2009 and 22-23 September 2009. (With Lynne DiStefano, Hal Kalman, Curry Tse and Ben Ngai.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant for being the first training workshop for government professionals on Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) in response to the requirement for HIA in conservation projects starting from January 2008.

(11) Joint-organizer and Facilitator for Joint Symposium on Adaptive Re-Use of Heritage Buildings and Sites: Hong Kong and Overseas Experience, organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and AusHeritage, supported by the HKSAR Government (Development Bureau, Commissioner for Heritage’s Office, Heritage Unit of the Buildings Department, Antiquities and Monuments Office), the Australian Government (Heritage Group of the NSW Government Architect’s Office); with additional support from the Australian Consul-General, Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and Hong Kong Institute of Project Management; held at The University of Hong Kong, 17 November 2008. (With Lynne DiStefano as the moderator.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant for being the first international symposium organized by a HKU academic unit on the theme of adaptive reuse of heritage properties, held in support of the government’s Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme initiated in the same year.

(12) Joint-organizer and Official Training Consultant for Public Seminar Series I: Heritage Conservation, commissioned by the Development Bureau. The first series involved three public seminars held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, 22 and 29 February, and 7 March 2008. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is significant as first knowledge exchange event between ACP and the then newly established HKSAR Development Bureau.

(13) Joint-organizer and Trainer for Conservation Workshop Series II: Training Workshop on Urban Conservation, jointly organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and the HKSAR Architectural Services Department (ArchSD). Workshop Series II involved seven half-day conservation workshop sessions for architects, engineers and project managers of the Architectural Services Department (average class size = 36 people), 22 November and 14 December, 2007; 21 and 25 February, 9 May, 5 and 17 September, 2008. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This workshop series built on the success of the Series I workshop organized in 2003 (see item 15 below) and expanded to include more participants.

(14) Joint-organizer and Presenter for International Conference on Urban Sustainability (ICONUS) 2008, jointly organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and the Hong Kong College of Technology, held at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, 14 January 2008.

§ IMPACT: This conference is significant for being the first ACP-organized conference/symposium with government funding – it was funded by the HKSAR Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.

(15) Co-organizer and Key Trainer for Tourism at Cultural Heritage Sites in Asia: Cultural Heritage Guide Training and Certification Program for UNESCO World Heritage Sites, organized by UNESCO and Macau’s Institute for Tourism Studies, 24-26 November 2005. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is a pilot “train-the-trainers” programme attended by 30 teaching staff members and students of Macau’s Institute for Tourism Studies as well as staff of Macau SAR Government’s Tourism Office.

(16) Joint-organizer and Trainer for Conservation Workshop Series I: Conservation Workshop on the Evaluation of Cultural Heritage Resources, jointly organized by the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP) and the HKSAR Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO), involving two half-day workshop sessions for 50 full-time AMO staff, 28 January 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is the first training workshop for AMO staff in the area of architectural conservation. Its success led to the Series II workshop for the Architectural Services Department in 2007 (see item 12 above).

(17) Coordinator and Moderator for The Conservation of Urban Heritage: Macau Conference, organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macau SAR Government and facilitated by staff and students of the HKU Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), held at the Macau Cultural Centre, Macau, China, 10-12 September 2002. (With David Lung and Lynne DiStefano.)

§ IMPACT: This is collaboration between ACP and the Macau SAR Government.

(18) Coordinator for 8th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments, jointly organized by UC-Berkeley’s International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE, at UC Berkeley) and HKU’s Architectural Conservation Programmes (ACP), held at the Regal Kowloon Hotel, Hong Kong, China, 12-15 December 2002.

§ IMPACT: ACP was instrumental in bringing the biennial IASTE Conference to Hong Kong.

3.3 Public Lectures, Invited Lectures and Workshops

3.3.1 Invited by Universities and Government Agencies Overseas and in Mainland China

(1) "New Design in Old Buildings" and "Science and Sci-fi in Architecture: GS-01 GroundShipOne," double-lecture by invitation of the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 6 December 2012.

(2) "New Design in Old Buildings" and "Science and Sci-fi in Architecture: GS-01 GroundShipOne," double-lecture by invitation of the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuyi University, Jiangmen, 20 May 2012.

(3) 《香港與新加坡的騎樓建築》 [Shophouse Architecture of Hong Kong and Singapore] (in Putonghua), public lecture invited by the Haikou Municipal Government, held at Hainan University, 29 November 2010.

(4) “Hong Kong: Cultural Heritage Conservation in a City of Change,” public lecture for The City Program, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada; invited by the Heritage Branch, Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts, Government of British Columbia, Canada, held at SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver, on 19 February 2009. The video of the lecture has been uploaded on the SFU City Program website: http://www.sfu.ca/continuing-studies/about/program-units/city-program/resources/videos/hong-kong-cultural-heritage-conservation-in-a-city-of-change.html. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

(5) “The Concurrent Development of Conservation Perception and Conservation Education in a City of Change,” public lecture invited by the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, 6 December 2008.

(6) “Urban Conservation in Hong Kong,” invited lecture for the Joint Seminar/Studio in Conservation Practice for postgraduate students from Tongji University’s Master Degree Program in History and Theory, University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, and HKU’s Master of Science programme of the Architectural Conservation Programmes; held at the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, 3-9 March 2007 (lecture on 6 March 2007). (With Lynne DiStefano)

(7) “Hong Kong: Urban Conservation of a Living City,” public lecture invited by the Department of Architecture, College of Urban Planning and Architecture, Tongji University, Shanghai, 11 December 2006.

(8) “Tai O Stilt Houses: Hong Kong’s Funaya,” public lecture invited by the Ine Town Chamber of Commerce, Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, 17 April 2006. (With Lynne DiStefano and Scott Howe.)

(9) “Urban Conservation: The Hong Kong Experience,” public lecture invited by the Hanoi Architectural University, 28-31 October 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

3.3.2 Invited by the HKSAR Government Agencies

(1) “From Moderne to Modern: Architectural Trends from the 1930s to the 1960s” (從「摩登」到「現代」：1930年代至1960年代的建築潮流, in Cantonese), open lecture organized by the Education Bureau and The Hong Kong Institute of Architects for secondary school teachers of liberal studies under the Special Series of Train-the-trainer Workshop for the “Architecture in Hong Kong: Teaching Kit for the Appreciation of Architecture in Secondary School Curriculum” Project, held at the Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre, 14 March 2013.

(2) “舊建加新：前瞻性活化再用的國際例子 + 「地上飛行船一號：建築的科學+科幻 」〔一個上海世博展覽館設計比賽的經歷〕” , a double-lecture on the design aspect of the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings for 22 gifted secondary school students, as part of the Gifted Education Course “鑑古知今 - 從香港歷史建築認識建築、歷史及文化承傳” organized by the Gifted Education Section of the Education Bureau, HKSAR Government, held at The University of Hong Kong, 3 March 2013.

(3) “Architectural Conservation: Heritage without a Price; Memory without an Experience” (建築文物保護：沒有價錢的價值、不是記憶的回憶, in Cantonese), open lecture organized by the Education Bureau and The Hong Kong Institute of Architects for secondary school teachers of liberal studies under the Special Series of Train-the-trainer Workshop for the “Architecture in Hong Kong: Teaching Kit for the Appreciation of Architecture in Secondary School Curriculum” Project, held at the Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 8 November 2012.

(4) “From Silent Film to Blue Movies: The Rise and Fall of Yau Ma Tei Theatre” (由默片到鹹片：油麻地戲院的興衰史, in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Antiquities and Monuments Office, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, 18 August 2012.

(5) “Heritage Mysteries of Yau Ma Tei Theatre” (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for the Seminar on Building and Heritage Conservation of Yau Ma Tei Theatre (油麻地戲院的建築與文物保育座談會), organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, held at the Yau Ma Tei Theatre, 21 July 2012.

(6) “Hong Kong's Architectural Heritage: Pre-war Tong Lau and Post-war Composite Buildings of Hong Kong” (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Antiquities and Monuments Office, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, 7 January 2012.

(7) “Presentations on the History and Architecture of Ho Tung Gardens,” public lecture organized by the Development Bureau, held at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, 15 October 2011. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(8) “Adaptive Reuse for Revitalization” (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Development Bureau for the Public Forum on the King Yin Lei Revitalization Project, organized by the Commissioner for Heritage Office and the Antiquities and Monument Office; held on 26 May 2011.

(9) “Concrete for War, Heritage in Peace: Hong Kong’s Heritage of War Architecture,” public lecture invited by the Urban Renewal Authority for the International Forum on Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Reinforced Concrete Building, organized by the Central Oasis Community Advisory Committee and the Urban Renewal Authority, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 22 January 2011.

(10) “Genesis of Modernism: From Streamline Moderne to Bauhaus Architecture” (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Antiquities and Monuments Office, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, 6 March 2010.

(11) “Cultural Heritage Values: The Basis of Architectural Conservation” (in Cantonese), public lecture for the seminar《國民教育專家講座系列：從建築看文化承傳與現代生活》 [Civic Education Expert Seminar Series: Looking at Cultural Heritage and Modern Way of Life through Architecture], invited by the Education Bureau, 9 December 2009.

(12) “Pillbox: Architectural Heritage of War of the 20th Century” (碉堡: 二十世紀的戰爭建築遺產) (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Antiquities and Monument Office, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, 11 July 2009.

(13) “Fortified Tower Houses: The Architecture of Overseas Chinese in Kaiping and Taishan” (碉樓: 華僑在開平與台山的防衛性建築) (in Cantonese), public lecture invited by the Antiquities and Monument Office, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, 10 June 2006.

(14) “Hong Kong’s Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage and Its Cultural Significance,” public lecture for the seminar New Secondary School Curriculum: Understanding and Interpreting the History Curriculum, invited by the Educational and Manpower Bureau and the Antiquities and Monuments Office, 1 April 2006. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

(15) “Hong Kong’s Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage and Its Cultural Significance,” public lecture for 200 secondary school teachers at the Teacher Seminar on Heritage Education, invited by the Antiquities and Monuments Office and the Education and Manpower Bureau, 23 April 2005. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

(16) “Conservation: More Than Buildings,” public lecture invited by the Planning Department, 7 November 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano.)

3.3.3 Invited by Universities in Hong Kong

(1) "In Search of Hong Kong’s Cultural Identity," lecture invited by the Department of Public and Social Administration for students, City University of Hong Kong, for undergraduate courses SA3942 Environmental Policy and Ethics (37 students) and SA3206 Environmental Issues, Policy and Ethics (65 students), 9 April 2013.

(2) “Hong Kong Tong Lau: Architectural Heritage of Central and Western Districts,” public lecture invited by the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, 25 October 2012 (held at the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage) and 31 February 2013 (held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University).

(3) "Conservation Principles, Assessing Cultural Heritage Values” and “Innovative Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings," lectures invited by the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong ; the former lecture for undergraduate public administration students and the latter for undergraduate science students, 1 March 2012.

(4) "The Aesthetics of Science and Sci-fi in Architecture" and "New Design in Old Buildings," double-lecture for undergraduate design students, by invitation of the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 24 October, 2011.

(5) "Sci-fi and the Real World: How Science Fiction Shapes the Environment In which We Live," lecture and field trips to the HSBC Building, CityU's Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre and the young multi-disciplinary design practice ADO Design, for 30 of Hong Kong's top secondary school students in the Academy for the Talented initiative organized by the Academic Liaison Section of the Registry, HKU; 26 November 2011.

(6) "New Design in Old Buildings: International Examples of Super Innovative Adaptive Reuse Projects," lecture for 200 local, Mainland Chinese and international students participating in the Crimson Summer Exchange 2011, Co-organized by the HKU Academic Liaison Section of the Registry and Crimson China Cultural Exchange Foundation, held at HKU on 5 August 2011.

(7) “Museum & Society: Social Ideologies of Museum Architecture,” invited lecture for the course "Museum and Archives Studies" in the Master of Arts in Cultural Management, offered by the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 11 April 2011.

(8) “Architecture and Society: Decoding the Societal Meaning behind the Design of Architecture,” coordinator and key lecturer for a series of four lectures for the HKU General Education Unit, 25 January 2010, 2, 8 and 22 February 2010.

(9) “Singapore Shophouses and Hong Kong Tong Lau,” lecture for the Joint CPD Lecture Series on Building Typology for the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Architectural Conservation Programme, 6 November 2008.

(10) “China’s Gotham City: A Cinematic Adventure through the Living City of Hong Kong,” lecture for 100 international exchange students for the International and Mainland Students and Programs Office, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 28 August 2008.

(11) “Diaolou Architecture of Kaiping and Taishan,” lecture for the Hong Kong Architectural Centre, held at the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, 18 August 2008.

(12) “Outside the Box: On Creative Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Architecture,” lecture by invitation of the Department of Architecture, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, 26 June 2008.

(13) “Wan Chai: Urban Conservation of a Living City,” keynote speech for Chu Hai College of Higher Education Architectural Symposium 2006: Vanishing Landscape, jointly organized by Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Antiquities and Monuments Office and Hong Kong Architecture Centre, held at the Heritage Discovery Centre, Hong Kong, 28 August 2006.

(14) “Conservation Guidelines,” guest lecture for the Conservation Module of the BSc(Hon) Facilities Management Programme, Hong Kong College of Technology, 15 March 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(15) “Vernacular Heritage of Hong Kong,” guest lecture for the undergraduate course The Arts of China, Division of Humanities, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 4 December 2002.

(16) “Cultural Heritage and the Built Environment: Introduction to the Meaning and Value of Cultural Heritage,” guest lecture for the Conservation Module of the BSc(Hon) Facilities Management Programme, Hong Kong College of Technology, 1 June 2002. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(17) “Conservation Planning,” guest lecture for Built Expo 2002 Seminar: Sustainable Built Environment—Conservation Planning, City University of Hong Kong, 15 April. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(18) “The Kampong House: The Cultural Origins of the Malay Houseform,” guest lecture for the BA and MA Elective Course Museum and Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 25 March 2000. (With Lynne DiStefano)

3.3.4 Invited by Museums, NGOs and Professional Institutes in Hong Kong (heritage-related topics)

(1) “Green Building Design in Heritage Buildings of the Wan Chai Blue House Cluster,” a field workshop for 30+ secondary school students and accompanying teachers as part of the Green Building Workshop for Primary and Secondary School Students organized by the Hong Kong Green Building Council and co-organized by St. James Settlement, 2 February 2013.

(2) “Fun with Living Heritage 老香港「新」活遊 ,” an exhibition with field lectures and guide tours, on the conservation of Wing Lee Street tong lau, jointly organized by ACP, HKU General Education Unit, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and Urban Renewal Authority, held at the exhibition space of the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Group at No. 7 Wing Lee Street, 1-28 February 2013.

(3) “Heritage Conservation Workshop,” a two-day-long, half-day Internal Workshop for Materials Skill Network Training by Arup Materials HK, organized by Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd., attended by materials engineers, project managers and planners, 8-9 October 2012. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(4) “Asia Society Hong Kong Centre: The Former Explosives Magazine Compound,” a Continuing Professional Development field lecture-cum-guided tour of the titled site for The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON), 28 January 2012.

(5) "Museum and Society: Social Ideologies of Museum Architecture," lecture by invitation of the HKU Museum Society, held at the HKU University Museum and Art Gallery, 10 January 2012.

(6) “Pillbox: Architectural Heritage of War of the 20th Century,” a Continuing Professional Development lecture for The Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists (HKICON), 3 December 2011.

(7) "Adaptive Reuse Design in Hong Kong," invited lecture for the Professional Roundtable Seminar, organized by the Hong Kong Interior Design Association, HKU Community Project Workshop and the Hong Kong Institute of Architectural Conservationists, held at Poggenphol Flagship Store on 29 July 2011.

(8) “A Future of Steel and Glass in the Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings,” special lecture (by invitation) at the One-day Workshop on Management Approach in Fire & Structural Safety Design of Heritage Buildings, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Steel Construction and the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 17 February 2011.

(9) “Adaptive Reuse: A Provocative Proposition,” lecture presented at a public forum organized by the Western and Central District Council, held at the Former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters, 8 January 2011.

(10) “Architecture and Heritage at The University of Hong Kong” (in Cantonese), public lecture at the Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage, followed by a guided tour to the HKU Main Campus, jointly organized by the HKU Friends of Centennial Campus and Conservancy Association, 8 May 2010.

(11) “Singapore Shophouses vs. Hong Kong Tong Lau,” invited lecture for The University of Hong Kong Museum Society, held at the University Museum and Art Gallery, HKU, 12 May 2009.

(12) “Architecture of War: Bunkers and Other Military Structures of World War II in Hong Kong” (in Cantonese), public lecture at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 28 December 2008.

(13) “Diaolou Architecture of Kaiping and Taishan,” invited lecture for The Friends of the Art Museum CUHK, held at the Helena May, 12 November 2008.

(14) “From Art Deco to Early Modernism: Hong Kong’s Streamline Moderne and Bauhaus Architecture,” lecture for the Joint CPD Lecture Series on Building Typology for the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, jointly organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and the Architectural Conservation Programme, 31 July 2008.

(15) “Art Deco vs Bauhaus: Streamline Moderne and Early Modern Architecture,” invited lecture for The University of Hong Kong Museum Society, held at Club Lusitano, 15 May 2008.

(16) “Kaiping and Taishan Diaolou: Architecture and Culture of the Chinese Diaspora,” invited lecture for the Helena May, 5 March 2008. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(17) “On Kaiping Diaolou, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,” lecture and seminar by invitation of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, 11 January 2008.

(18) “Identity of Place/Significance of Place: Heritage Values and Character-defining Elements (CDEs),” a presentation for Urban Design for a High Density City, symposium organized by the Hong Kong Urban Design Alliance, held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 17 November 2007. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(19) “Urban Conservation of Hong Kong: Issues and Challenges,” lecture for the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers / Institute of Structural Engineers Joint Structural Division Annual Seminar, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 16 May 2007.

(20) “Diaolou: Fortified Tower Houses of Taishan and Kaiping,” invited lecture for Asia Society, 17 August 2006.

(21) “Sustainable Urban Conservation in Wan Chai: Managing the Pace of Change,” presentation for 3rd EnviroSeries Conference: Urban Regeneration—A Key to Hong Kong’s Sustainable Future, organized by the Business Environment Council, held at the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, 21 September 2005.

(22) “Cultural Heritage of the New Territories,” public lecture at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 2 July 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(23) “Cultural Heritage of Kam Tin,” field trip-cum-lecture for Asia Society, 14 June 2003. (With Lynne DiStefano)

(24) “Hong Kong’s Heritage Buildings: More than Bricks and Mortar,” lecture for the Hong Kong Society of Accountants, 11 December 2001. (With Lynne DiStefano)

3.3.5 Invited by the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence (on military topics)

(1) “Design for War, Heritage in Peace: The Heritage of War Architecture” (戰爭與和平: 戰爭建築文化遺產, in Cantonese), public lecture at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 16 February 2013.

(2) "Special Forces: Operations, Weapons and Tactics" (特種部隊： 行動、武器、戰術, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 22 October 2011.

(3) “Tactical Communications: Conveying Messages in Combat Situations” (戰術通訊：作戰情況下的訊息傳達, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 6 November 2010.

(4) “Combat at the Last Resort: A Comparison of Bayonet Fighting and Hand-to-hand Combat Techniques” (背水之戰：白刃戰與徒手博擊術示範, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 18 January 2009.

(5) “Classic Assault Rifles of the Cold War: M-16 vs. AK-47” (M-16 對 AK-47 步槍, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 25 February 2007.

(6) “British Tanks and the Chinese Connection” (英國坦克的中華牽緣, in Cantonese), public lecture at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 20 May 2006.

(7) “Armour at the Beginning of the Pacific War” (太平洋戰爭初的戰車, in Cantonese), public lecture at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 13 November 2005.

(8) “Assault Rifles: M-16 vs. AK-47” (M-16 對 AK-47 步槍, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 20 February 2005.

(9) “Combat Trackers: Counter Insurgency Warfare in the Jungle” (追踪突擊隊：森林反恐作戰, in Cantonese), public lecture at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 28 November 2004.

(10) “Jungle Warfare Training in Brunei” (文萊叢林戰訓練, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 6 July 2002.

(11) “Story of the M-16 Rifle” (M-16 步槍的故事, in Cantonese), public lecture and firearm demonstration at the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence, 20 May 2002.

Update: 2013-04-15