On this special occasion, the Programme of Master of Science in Environmental Management (ENVM), the University of Hong Kong would like to honour our distinguished alumni in various sectors and salute their achievements and contributions to the society.

All graduates of our Programme are cordially invited to nominate distinguished ENVM alumni who have one or more of the following achievements:

Mr. Freeman Cheung is currently the Regional Managing Director looking after AECOM’s environmental business in the Asia Pacific region.  He has more than 20 years of experience in environmental management and acted as project director/manager and environmental specialist for more than 250 projects related to a vast diversity of disciplines in the field of environmental management.  Mr. Cheung is one of the very well-known air quality experts in Asia and has led two large scale air quality programmes in the PRD Region investigating the smog and major emissions sources. Mr. Cheung’s past achievement also included: leading the first Green House Gas Emission Control Study; pioneering the development of the Territory-wide Air Quality Modelling System; and directing the first noise mapping exercise in Hong Kong.  Other key experience of Mr. Cheung also included: participation in the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Freight Transport Study, Third Comprehensive Transport Study, Second Railway Development Study, Hong Kong Port 2020 Master Plan Study and North East New Territory Development.  He was the lead trainer for the EPD’s EIAO Training and Capacity Building Programme.

Apart from his professional engagement, Mr. Cheung also participates actively in the civil society contributing his professional knowledge to serving the society. He was elected twice the Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Environmental Impact Assessment and was the Chairman of Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) Hong Kong Section.  He was appointed to the Air Technical Panel of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Principal Area Leader for the upcoming AWMA Annual Conference.  Mr. Cheung has been keen in providing training to the young environmental managers. He has been a Guest Lecturer for a MSc Programme of the University of Hong Kong since 2006. He is also a member of Advisory Committee on Environmental Science for the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Mr. C. Y. Fong has served as a Director since 1983 in the Board of the Analogue Group of Companies and is now the Managing Director of ATAL Engineering Limited with its core business in environmental engineering.  Mr. Fong manages more than ten companies and six regional offices located in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Macau.  He has developed his team which consists of over 1,000 professional and associate engineers.  His company now holds patented treatment process technology like ABBAF (Biological Aerated Filters) and ACROSS (High Rate Clarification) in China. The first full secondary sewage treatment plant in Hong Lok Yuen back in 1979 was built under Mr. Fong’s directorship.  He has participated in the construction of various municipal water treatment and sewage treatment plants which jointly cover almost 70% of the whole Hong Kong’s sewage treatment facilities.  In 2000, one of his water treatment works won the award of “Superior Achievement for Excellence in Environmental Engineer” given by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.  Under the leadership of Mr. Fong, ATAL Engineering Limited built the Low Level Radiological Waste Storage Facility at Siu A Chau and recently won a design-build-operate (DBO) contract by the Drainage Services Department for the Pillar Point Sewage Treatment Works.  It is the first DBO contract awarded to the private sector.  Mr. Fong is now the Project Director of two construction projects for the Harbour Area Treatment Scheme Stage 2A which focus on deodorization and sludge treatment facilities at Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works.

Mr. Fong was a Committee Member of the Hong Kong Waste Management Association during 2004 ~ 2009.  He is also active in training young environmental engineers and now serves as Deputy Chairman of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) Environmental Discipline Advisory Panel and Member of the Regional Committee of International Water Association.

Dr. Billy C. H. Hau was born and brought up in a remote and rural village in the New Territories of Hong Kong.  His childhood memories were full of wildlife.  He started as a conservationist in the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong (WWF HK) in 1991 focusing on the impact of urban development on Hong Kong's natural environment.  He then worked in the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden between 1998 and 2001 when he planned for the first NGO initiated native tree nursery and pioneered the first Hong Kong funded biodiversity conservation project in Southern China.

Dr. Hau acquired all of his university degrees from the University of Hong Kong (HKU).  He places conservation as his ultimate goal both in teaching and research at HKU.   His primary research interest is ecological restoration of terrestrial habitats.  One of his recent research areas is the investigation of the most cost-effective strategy to restore the extensive degraded hillside habitats in Hong Kong. In recent years, he has extended his work on ecological restoration to slope greening and has been contributing to various contract research projects of the Civil Engineering and Development Department.  As for teaching, he is a passionate teacher who is keen to develop students’ real-life conservation experiences both inside and outside classrooms, hoping that this will raise the students' interest and commitment in biodiversity conservation.  In 2009, Dr. Hau organised the first nature tour in Africa for a group of HKU undergraduate students to broaden their views on worldwide conservation issues. This approach of Dr. Hau has nurtured many devoted young ecologists in the conservation field for Hong Kong and mainland China.  Dr. Hau has made profound contributions to training the new generation of conservationists and promoting biodiversity conservation and wildlife protection in Hong Kong and Asia. Many of his former students are working in different environmental NGOs in Hong Kong and overseas as well as relevant government departments.  Over the years, he has served in various committees in environmental groups and government departments.

Mr. Clement Lam graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1984 with a BBA degree.  He joined Cathay Pacific Airways as an executive trainee and stayed with the airline for 26 years.  Being a leading figure in the airport services company, Mr. Lam accomplished a wide spectrum of initiatives for the company with particular focuses on sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and environmental management. His working stations also covered a diversity of geographical areas including Thailand, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates and the UK.  Among all the achievements at work, Mr. Lam champions and excels in managing change and crises.  Recently, he was re-appointed to Swire Pacific and is charged with the challenge of starting up a business in cold chain logistics in China for the Group.

Mr. Lam is curious by nature, and loves asking questions.  That is probably why he took the MSc in Environmental Management (ENVM) at the University of Hong Kong to fulfil his inquisitiveness, and has graduated in 2010.  Over the past, he served the public through active participation in public forums of the HKSAR Government and acted as an appointed member at the Advisory Council of HK Polytechnic University’s School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.  Currently, Mr. Lam leads a private charity to support the Home of Love in Hong Kong.  Since early 2010, he has been taking the leadership role and devoting himself to the establishment of the Environmental Management Association of Hong Kong which draws together the ENVM alumni for the development of professionals in the field of environmental management.  With the passion of striving sustainable development and balanced economic growth, he is committed to not only upholding good environmental management practices in his company but also in promoting environmental stewardship and awareness to a wider community for the betterment of our environment.