...Joseph H.L. Chan; Kelwin K.W. Wong; Michael C.P. Sing Purpose This study aims to examine how smart facilities management ( FM ) technologies contribute to mitigating manpower shortages and improving operational efficiency in Hong Kong’s property and facilities management ( PFM ) sector. It focuses...

...Francis K.W. Wong; Albert P.C. Chan; Michael C.H. Yam; Edmond Y.S. Wong; Kenny T.C. Tse; Kendra K.C. Yip; Esther Cheung Purpose Falls continue to be the major cause of fatalities in the Hong Kong construction industry, as well as in other countries. Published statistics of the Labour Department...

... of building designs, has been devised for use in Hong Kong. In developing the BAM, local factors and terrain characteristics, e.g. highly constrained and sloping site conditions, which are common features besetting the industry, are particularly considered. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to report...

... relevant authorities as alternative designs/proposals. The Hong Kong Housing Authority is a leading organization in using prefabrication for construction projects. Received feedback is positive in terms of quality, time and safety. Some satisfactory responses are listed as follows (Cheung et al...

... to the construction industry in the case of Hong Kong. These include the trends of the critical indicators of the labour market in construction and the implications of the changing markets and technology on the future pattern of skill requirements, and the government policies on construction personnel. The findings...

...O.O. Ugwu; T.C. Haupt This paper reports on research that investigated perceptions and prioritization of key performance indicators (KPI) for infrastructure sustainability, from a cross section of construction industry stakeholders in Hong Kong and Republic of South Africa. The results show...

...Albert P.C. Chan; James M.W. Wong; Y.H. Chiang The construction industry plays a significant role to the economy of Hong Kong not only in terms of output but also the employment. The sector, however, has been severely hit by the economic downturn in recent years resulting in serious unemployment...