Wong Kam Sing has served as the former Secretary for the Environment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (2012-2022). He is a professional architect and has been promoting sustainable built environment since the 1990s. From 2003 to 2005, he was involved in the design of the first Wu Zhi bridge and its construction in Maosi Village on the Loess Plateau in Gansu. Since the establishment of Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation (WZQ) in 2007, he has continued to support and participate in various roles, including serving as a long term honorary advisor. Since October 2022, Wong has been elected as the WZQ Chairman.
Ir Dr. Edward C W Chan is a registered professional engineer and a practicing project management professional in the property development sector. He is an expert in building sustainability and social innovation. He received a Doctor of Engineering degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering (major in intellectual capital and knowledge management) and a Bachelor degree in Building Services Engineering with 1st class Honours from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Master of Science in Built Environment from the University College London and Master of Economics from the University of Hong Kong. He has been involved in a number of the sustainable built environment, large-scale infrastructure and consulting projects across Hong Kong, China, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan regions. In recent years, his projects obtained a number of green, healthy and intelligent building and ESG awards and accreditations at Hong Kong, national and international levels.
Esther Ma founded Prestique Limited in 1995 and is currently serving as its Chief Executive Officer. Prestique is a boutique lifestyle public relations and events management company with clients including beauty brands, luxury products, architects and designers, hospitality and sports entities, educational institutions and NGOs. Prior to founding Prestique, Esther worked for Procter & Gamble (HK) Limited as SKII Brand Manager and received the Regional SKII Brand-Building Award. In 2016, Esther co-founded Harvest Sky Enterprises Limited to nurture and support elite and aspiring athletes via opportunities in education, empowerment, events, endorsements and endowments. Esther’s personal awards include AmCham/SCMP Entrepreneur of the Year, APEC’s Woman Entrepreneur Delegate (HK), China’s Top 100 Woman Entrepreneurs, Jessica 10 Most Successful Women Award, and SCMP Woman of Our Time. She received her BA degree from UC Berkeley and MBA degree from Columbia Business School. Esther has been married to Harvey Lee for 28 years and they have two daughters Quisha (17) and Tiqa (15). During her leisure time, Esther enjoys golf, triathlon, squash, cooking and painting. In 2022, Esther received Prestige Magazine’s Woman of Power Award and was appointed to the Athletes Career & Education Committee of Hong Kong’s Sports Federation & Olympic Committee. Esther sits on various educational advisory boards including Columbia Business School Lang Entrepreneurship Fund, Kent School, Indian Mountain School, and Chinese University’s Morningside College. Her philanthropic engagements include board member of Wu Zi Qiao Charitable Foundation, Women Helping Women, Zonta Club of HK, and Global Citizen Initiatives Fellowship. She is author of five books and mentor to more than 100 students.
Ir Dr. Cary Chan, MH, JP is a professional engineer and is the Former Executive Director of Hong Kong Green Building Council, the Former Chairman of the Asia Pacific Network of the World Green Building Council. Currently, Ir Dr. Chan is an Adjunct Professor of HKUST - Department of Environment and Sustainability and Adjunct Professor of HK CityU - Department of Public and International Affairs. Over the years, he has carried out a lot of research and energy saving initiatives with substantial improvements in energy performance of buildings. Some of his works have won international awards, which includes Client of the Year – Low Carbon Operation Award by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers in 2010. Ir Dr. Chan is also active in serving the professional and business communities with his expertise.
Professor Michael Chan is an assistant professor in School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He also works closely with the Faculty of Construction and Environment on bridge building method, environment and ecology studies. Michael has been supporting and advising the school teams since the first Wu Zhi Qiao project.
Dr Chau is currently Vice-President for Teaching and Learning in HKBU. Devoted to community service, Dr Chau has served on committees and panels related to secondary and tertiary education. He was also appointed to several Government committees or advisory panels related to education, elderly affairs, the environment and broadcasting; and volunteered his expertise to a few charities and non-governmental organisations engaged in youth development, heritage preservation and arts and culture. In the past years, he is the university convener for Wu Zhi Xing Charity Walk, coordinating student affairs offices of local institutions to support our events. He also joined HKU-Tsing Hua Wu Zhi Qiao construction trip in 2011.
Jason Cheng currently serves as Director of the Ho & Fung Charitable Foundation. He has a professional background in urban planning with experience in transportation, climate resilience, and smart cities. He has managed award-winning urban planning projects recognized by the American Planning Association in major cities in the US including New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. In 2023, he was featured as a speaker at the Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. He holds a BA in Journalism and a Master of Planning from the University of Southern California.
Dr Eliza Cheung currently serves as a clinical psychologist cum Service In-charge of Psychological Support Service at Hong Kong Red Cross, and also the Technical Advisor of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support. Over the years, she has also coordinated emergency mental health and psychosocial response and preparedness programmes in response to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, conflict and population movement. She was also deployed to Liberia to respond in the Ebola Virus outbreak (2014), Nepal earthquake (2015), and Bangladesh for the population movement (2017). She is now leading the IFRC Asia Pacific’s MHPSS Training and Learning Collaborative, serving the region on MHPSS operations, programme, and training. Eliza is also serving in a number of public bodies and volunteer engagements, including serving as the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Clinical Psychologists Association.
Prof. Ling is a professional town planner. He was the Director of Planning of the HKSAR Government, President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, Director of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Ltd., and Chairman of the Country and Marine Parks Board. He is now the Interim Vice President (Campus Development and Facilities) and Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of PolyU, Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Chung Chi College, CUHK. He is also Adjunct Professor of HKU and CUHK, and Professor of Practice (Planning) of PolyU. He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star and InnoStars Award 2021.
Ir Alvin Lo is a Chartered Engineer, Registered Professional Engineer and Industry Expert of China District Energy Association of China Association of Building Energy Efficiency, and is currently the Director – CLPe Infrastructure of CLPe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CLP Holdings Limited. As a veteran leader with expertise in research, innovation and implementation of sustainable building and infrastructure projects, he had managed a number of sustainable district cooling system projects, sustainable building designs and pivotal sustainable consulting studies and researches, which have had a strong influence on the development of sustainability and carbon reduction in Asia. Ir Lo is also active in professional service, currently serving various positions in BEAM Society and ASHRAE Hong Kong Chapter with his diverse knowledge, skills and experience in sustainability, building energy and district energy in the industry. He advocates himself in adopting innovative approach and integrated collaboration to cope with sustainability development. He was awarded the VTC 40th Anniversary Outstanding Alumni Award to recognise his achievements and contributions to the industry.
Professional Architect, Town Planner, Urban Designer and Academic. Former Chief Architect of the Housing Department, Chairperson of BEAM Society Limited, Director of the Hong Kong Green Building Council, Director of the Professional Green Building Council, and Founding Hon Secretary of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design. He was an Adjunct Professor of the School of Architecture, Chinese University of Hong Kong. He had served many government committees, including the Town Planning Board, Advisory Council on the Environment, and expert member in many government and NGO committees. His projects received many awards, including the PLEA Award of international distinction (individual) in 2018. He is currently Adjunct Professor of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, the University of Hong Kong; member of the Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation, Urban Design Advisory Group; Director of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation. He was an active volunteer in the Sichuan post-quake reconstruction; passionate about community development, sustainable built environment, green building and nature conservation.
Polly is a registered Architect of Hong Kong and the UK. She was the Project Executive of the 1st Wu Zhi Qiao - “A Bridge Too Far, A Dream Comes True” from 2003-2005. She has been participating in Wu Zhi Qiao volunteer programs and sharing her experiences and technical knowhow with Wu Zhi Qiao’s volunteers in Hong Kong since then.
Prof Tseng held a number of senior arts management positions in Hong Kong, including Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, Head of Radio 4, RTHK and Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. He then relocated to the Mainland to become Chair and Professor of the Arts Administration Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. After returning to Hong Kong, he served as Adjunct Professor of the Education University of Hong Kong and later Professor of Practice in Music Management of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof Tseng served as Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Administrators Association, Chairman of the Committee on Venue Partnership of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Member of the Hong Kong Government’s Advisory Committee on Arts Development, and Board Member of Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE in the USA). Currently, he is a Member of the Hong Kong Government’s Culture Commission and a Board Member of five cultural institutions in Hong Kong. In 2018, he became a volunteer of the Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation and joined the Management Council in 2019.
Louis Yu is the founder and Executive Director of the Hong Kong Culture and Sustainability Centre, with its inaugural culture and sustainability conference on 8-9 November 2025. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and sits on the Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation of the HKSAR Government. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. His previous roles include Director of the Hong Kong Art School, Executive Director for Performing Arts at the West Kowloon Cultural District, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, and Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Centre.
Mr. Liu has 20 years of management experience. He was qualified with Arthur Andersen & Co. in Hong Kong and joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1997 and became a Partner in 1998. Mr. Liu joined RSM Hong Kong as a Partner in 2000 and was designated in 2017 as the Managing Partner of the Firm until his retirement by the end of 2023. Eugene has since steered the strategic expansion of the business, tripling the staff size to over 600 at its peak, with the capability of offering holistic value-added solutions on top of traditional core strengths in Auditing and Tax Services. He is now a Partner of Acclime Consulting (Hong Kong) Limited, an Asia-focused advisory practice. Mr. Liu has accumulated over 25 years of experience in the accounting profession. He has extensive experience in providing auditing, financial advisory and business valuation services to clients in a variety of industries, including NGOs, professional services, textile, electricity, automotive, telecommunication, software developments, internet business, advertising and real estate. He is also the partner-in-charge on over twenty initial public offers (IPOs) in Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mr. Liu is an active speaker on business development and IPOs related areas with various professional and commercial bodies in both Hong Kong and the PRC. He also frequently speaks at NGOs, schools and universities, on topics related to management and personal development skills. Committed to fostering collaboration within the industry and cultivating a new generation of accounting professionals, Eugene dedicates significant efforts in public services through his active roles in The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, the largest youth serving organisation in Hong Kong, and a myriad of education institutions.