Francis K.W. Wong

	Professor Francis K.W. Wong BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, FCIOB, FHKIE, FHKICM, RPE(Bldg), ARICS, MCIArb, MCMI, MIOSH
	Professor

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	E-mail address: bskwwong@polyu.edu.hk

Professor Francis Wong, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, FCIOB, FHKIE, FHKICM, RPE(Bldg), MRICS, MCIArb, MCMI, MIOSH, obtained his BSc (Hons) in Building Degree from the Brighton Polytechnic in the U.K. He worked for a building contractor in Hong Kong in 1980 and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation two years after. In 1984, he joined the Department. In 1988, he completed his Master's Degree at the University of London, majored in building economics and management. He completed his PhD Degree at the South Bank University in England in 2000 on 'Construction Safety in Hong Kong'. He is currently the Director of the Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics. In terms of community and professional services, he was the Senior Vice-Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Building (HK Branch) in year 1994/95. Chairman of the Safety Specialist Group of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) in Year 1999/2000, and Vice-chairman of the Construction Safety and Health Committee of the Occupational Safety and Health Council in Hong Kong from 2001 to 2004.
Teaching
Main areas	Construction Process Management Construction and Project Management Housing Studies
Research and Scholarly Activities
Research Interests	Construction Safety Management Affordable Housing Development
Principle Investigator	Market Potential for Hong Kong Professionals in the Mainland China
Research Projects (as the Principle Investigator)	Identification of Critical Factors Affecting the Communication of Safety-related Information between Main Contractors and Sub-contractors
	Industrialized Housing Development in Chongqing
	A Study of the Construction Safety in Hong Kong - Accidents Related to Fall of Person from Height
	Economic-used Housing Development in Beijing
Research Students Supervision (as the Principle Supervisor)	A Comparative Study of Affordable Housing Development in Hong Kong and Shanghai: Analyzing the Impact in a Different Economic Context
	Industrialized Housing Development in Chongqing
Administration
Director, Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics Member, Appointments Committee for Non-academic Staff (II) Member, Faculty Board for Construction and Land Use Chairman, Departmental Executive Committee Ex-official Member, Departmental Research Committee Departmental Representative for CIB
Professional Service
Member, Programme Committee, the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) (2007 to 2010)
Member, Accreditation Panel, the Chartered Institute of Building (2004 to now)
Member, Engineering Panel, Research Grants Council (RGC) (2005 to 2008)
Member, Appeal Tribunal Panel, Housing, Planning and Lands Bureau, HKSAR Government (2007 to 2009)
Subject Specialist, the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (2008 to 2011)
Co-opted Member, Committee on Construction Site Safety, Construction Industry Council (CIC) (2007 to now)
Chairman, Accreditation Panel, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (2004)
Member, Assessment Panel, Construction Manager of the Year Awards 2006, the Chartered Institute of Building (Hong Kong Branch) (2007)
Selected Publication List
Chiang, Y.H., Tang, B.S., & Wong, K.W., (2008) Volume Building as Competitive Strategy, Journal of Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 26, pp. 161-176.
Hui, C.M., Wong, K.W., & Yu, K.H., (2007) The Perspective on Cross-border Residence of Hong Kong Citizens in the Chinese Mainland, SHOU: Housing, Theory and Society, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 293-304.
Chan, P.C., Wong, K.W., Yam, C.H., Chan, W.M., & Ng, W.S. (2007) Evaluating Safety Climate for Hong Kong Construction Projects, Construction Information Quality, CIOB, Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp. 124-131.
Lam, T.I., Wong, K.W., & Wong, W.H., (2007) Building Features and Site-specific Factors Affecting Buildability in Hong Kong, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Emerald, Vol. 5, No. 2, ISSN 1726-0531, pp. 129-147.
Pan, Y.H., Wong, K.W., & Hui, C.M. (2007) Cost Comparison between the Construction of Lightweight and Conventional Partitions in Chongqing, China, The International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 7, No. 1, March, ISSN 1562-3599, pp. 57-70.
Lam, T.I., Chan, P.C., Wong, K.W., & Wong W.H. (2007) Constructability Rankings of Construction Systems Based on the Analytical Hierarchy Process, Journal of Architectural Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 13, Number 1, March, ISSN 1076-0431, pp. 36-43.
Chan, P.C., Wong, K.W., Chan, W.M., Yam, C.H., Kwok, W.K., Lam W.M., & Cheung, E. (2007) Underlying Causes for Accidents Involving Fall of Person from Height in Building Repair and Maintenance Works, Construction Information Quarterly, Journal of the Chartered Institute of Building, 23pp.
Wong, W.H., Lam, T.I., Chan, H.W. and Wong, K.W. (2006) Factors Affecting Buildability of Building Designs, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 33, pp. 795-806.
Chan, P.C., Wong, K.W., and Lam, T.I., (2006) Assessing quality relationships in public housing: an empirical study, International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 23, No. 8, ISSN 0265-671X, pp. 909-927.
Lam, T.I., Chan, P.C., Wong, K.W., and Wong, C. (2006) An Evaluation on the Need for a Quality Assessment Scheme for Private Sector Construction Projects in Hong Kong, The International Journal of Construction Management, Vol. 6, No. 1, September, ISSN 1562-3599, pp. 27-43.
Mostafa, A., Wong, K.W., & Hui, C.M. (2006) Relationship between Housing Affordability and Economic Development in Mainland China – The Case of Shanghai, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, ASCE, Vol. 132, No. 1, March, ISSN 0733-9488, pp. 62-70.
Tse T. C., Wong K. D. and Wong, K. W., (2005) The utilisation of building information models in nD modelling: A study of data interfacing and adoption barriers, ITcon Vol. 10, Special Issue - From 3D to nD modelling, pp. 85-110, http://www.itcon.org/2005/8.
Mostafa, A., Wong, K.W., and Hui, C.M. (2005) A Study of Housing Affordability in Relation to Economic Development in Hong Kong, International Journal of Construction Management, Vol.5, No.2, October, ISBN No. 1562-3599, pp. 35-49.
Hui, E.C.M., Wong, K.W., and Chiang, Y.H. (2005) The impact of capital offering on real estate developers and construction sector stock return in Hong Kong, Property Management, Vol. 23, No. 3 & 4, ISSN No. 0263-7472, pp. 204-216.
Prizes and Awards
Special Prize and Gold Medal with Jury’s Congratulations : Rapid Demountable Platform
(1) Gold Medal with the congratulations of the jury from the 36th International Exhibition Inventions, New Techniques and Product Awards held in Geneva in March 2008, and (2) Award of the Higher Scientific and Technological Level of the Invention from the Romania Ministry of Education, Research and Youth.
The Gold Medal and the Award are for the design of the product entitled ‘Rapid Demountable Platform’(RDP), which is a temporary working platform to be used by workers for repair and maintenance works at the external wall of high-rise buildings.
Members of the research team include colleagues from the Department of Building and Real Estate, the Industrial Centre and the School of Design. Francis is the Co-Principal Investigator of the research team.
Silver Prize, Year 2000 HKIE SSG - Safety Paper Competition
Wong, K.W., & Tse, O.S. (2001) An Alternative Safety Performance - Monitoring Tool: The Safety-Sampling Method, Transactions, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Volume 8, No.1, pp. 39-42.