James Kwan Yuk-choi

Biography

 James Kwan Yuk-choi, 65, has joined the Board as an Independent Non-executive Director since October 2014.  Mr Kwan is currently an independent non-executive director of Towngas China Company Limited. He was a senior adviser, an executive director and the chief operating officer of The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, and a director of Shenzhen Gas Corporation Limited.   Mr Kwan was the President of The Institution of Gas Engineers (currently known as The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers) (‘IGEM’) in the United Kingdom in 2000/2001 and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (‘HKIE’) in 2004/2005.  He was also a former member of the Construction Industry Council, the Transport Advisory Committee, the Vocational Training Council, and the Standing Committee on Disciplined Services Salaries and Conditions of Service of the HKSAR Government.  Mr Kwan holds a Bachelor degree of Science in Engineering from The University of Hong Kong, and a Master degree in Business Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.  He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2011 and is a Registered Professional Engineer (Gas), a Chartered Engineer, Honorary Fellow of the HKIE, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of the IGEM, Fellow of the Energy Institute and Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers of the United Kingdom.  

Research Interest

 Civil Engineering