Speakers:
Winnie Ho Wing-yin, JP, Secretary for Housing, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Simon Booker, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
In Conversation with Ms. Winnie Ho, Secretary for Housing
The housing shortage in Hong Kong is well documented and has attracted significant attention from the public and private sectors alike. Faced with a projected shortfall of 430,000 units in the period to 2033, together with lengthy waiting times for Public Housing, Government policy is heavily focused on measures to boost access to housing and early achievements are notable.
Within this context, the Government’s programme to move forward with important transitional and public housing programmes is gathering pace and there is significant interest amongst the business community to explore opportunities for collaboration to support Government to achieve its objectives.
The British Chamber is therefore delighted to have the opportunity to hear from Ms. Winne Ho, Secretary for Housing, Government of the HKSAR, who will discuss the work that the Government is doing to bring forward the development of public housing, the progress so far and the coming programme to accelerate the delivery of new housing units.
As a business community in Hong Kong we are keen to offer our support and Ms. Ho will offer insights into the role that business might play to collaborate and support forward progress.
As a business community in Hong Kong, we are keen to offer our support, and Ms. Ho will provide insights into the role that business might play to collaborate and support forward progress.
Join us to hear from Ms. Ho in a fireside with the Chair of the Chambers’ International Infrastructure Forum, Simon Booker.
About the speakers:
Ms. Ho is appointed the Secretary for Housing on 1 July 2022. Ms. Ho joined the Government as Architect in 1992 and was promoted to Chief Architect in 2009, and to Government Architect in 2012. She was appointed the Director of Architectural Services in 2020. Apart from serving in the Architectural Services Department, Ms. Ho had been posted to work as the Deputy Head of Energizing Kowloon East Office under the Development Bureau. During the out-break of COVID-19 in 2020 to 2022, she has actively participated in the construction of quarantine facilities, temporary hospitals and community isolation facilities at Penny’s Bay, Kai Tak and many other locations by adoption of Modular Integrated Construction method.
Ms. Ho graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of The University of Hong Kong. She also attended the Advanced Management Program of INSEAD in France. She is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects and a Registered Architect.
Simon Booker is Chair of the British Chambers’ International Infrastructure Forum. He also leads PwC’s Infrastructure advisory services to the HKSAR Government and more widely throughout the Asia Pacific.
Simon has served the HKSAR Government on the funding and delivery of multiple large scale infrastructure developments, including the most prominent projects now being implemented.
Simon is passionate about expanding access to affordable housing and has advised locally in Hong Kong, and overseas, on suitable delivery models to do so – all of which feature strong collaboration between Government and the private sector. He is a strong proponent of the role that collaborative models can play in enhancing social equity and mobility.
Prior to working in the private sector, Simon served as a Senior Civil Servant for the British Government. He also serves as a Board Director of a school and Social Enterprise in Hong Kong.
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