Albert Lai

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Ir Albert Lai (traditional Chinese: 黎廣德) is the current chairman of The Professional Commons and the founding chairman of the Hong Kong People’s Council for Sustainable Development. He is also the Vice-chairman of the Civic Party, a member of the Strategy Sub-Committee, Council for Sustainable Development, HKSAR Government.

He has played an active role in the engineering sector and in the environmental movement for over thirty years. Having led the Hong Kong NGO delegation to the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, he has taken a leading role in advocating for the implementation of sustainable development strategies in Hong Kong.

He is a primary mover in a range of civil society initiatives in the fields of environmental protection, urban planning, heritage conservation, poverty alleviation and sustainability reporting.

He was also the leader of the Hong Kong NGO Delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali in December 2007.

Mr Lai is a chartered engineer by profession. He was a co-founder of the China Water Company, an infrastructure investment firm backed by international investors, in 1996 and served as its Managing Director for eight years since foundation.

Mr Lai received a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree in 1980 and a Master of Social Science degree in Urban Studies in 1984 from the University of Hong Kong.^[1]

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Chairman, The Professional Commons
Chairman, Hong Kong People’s Council for Sustainable Development
Vice-chairman, Civic Party
Immediate Past Chairman and Director, Conservancy Association
Member, Executive Committee, Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Member, Strategy Sub-Committee, Council for Sustainable Development, HKSAR Government