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BRE Students Winning HKIS Outstanding Final Year Dissertation Awards

for Undergraduate Students (2018)

In the Outstanding Final Year Dissertation Awards for Undergraduate Students (2018) organized by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), two alumni of the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) of PolyU were rewarded for their final year dissertations announced on 13 December 2018. A total of 1 full-time student and 1 part-time student from the BSc(Hons) in Surveying programme won 2 Second Awards.

Award Category Dissertation Title Student Name Supervisor Name

Second Award (Building Surveying Division)

A Critical Study on Implementation of Fire Safety (Commercial

Premises) Ordinance (Cap. 502) and Fire Safety (Buildings)

Ordinance (Cap. 572) in Hong Kong

Mr Ng Man-yat, Paul (Part-time SUV Student)

Dr Daniel Chan

Second Award (Planning and Development Division)

A Study on How Urban Renewal Causing Gentrification in Hong Kong: A Case Study on Wanchai

Miss Chan Wai-shan, Sandy

(Full-time SUV Student)

Dr Stanley Yeung

The purposes of the Awards are to promote research amongst our future surveyors and to reward the efforts of the students. The Awards selection was done on merits in research as well as its applicability to the Surveying profession. Each winner received an award certificate and a prize cheque of HK$1,000 (Second Award) at the HKIS Outstanding Dissertation/Thesis Awards Presentation Ceremony and Cocktail Reception 2018 held on Wednesday, 5 June 2019 at the Royal Plaza Hotel, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Mr Ng Man-yat, Paul (left) and his dissertation supervisor, Dr Daniel Chan (right)

Mr Ng Man-yat, Paul (right) and Acting President of HKIS, Sr Winnie Shiu (left)

Miss Chan Wai-shan, Sandy (right) and Acting President of HKIS, Sr Winnie Shiu (left)