Author: Ayre, P G;Cole, R N;Forster, R
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Ayre, P G;Cole, R N;Forster, R
The Structural Engineer, Volume 73, Issue 17, 1995
Many structural engineering graduates in Hong Kong have experience of design and construction of state-of-the-art high-rise buildings. This technical and commercial experience, together with that gained from complying with building legislation, provides a sound foundation for the development of project management skills. J.K.W. Chan and D.A. Morris
The idea of a Buddha statue on Lantau Island, conceived by the head monk in the monastery to be the tallest outdoor Buddha statue in the world, was first proposed in 1974, but in 1980, the original designer dropped out. In 1983 the project was finally started, and a meticulous series of models and development trials took place until the final statue was completed and opened to the public in December 1993. Peter P.K. Ng
For some 18 years, China has actively implemented ‘open door’ policies and conducted a determined economic reform in its socialist modernisation with Chinese characteristics. As a result, the whole country, particularly the coastal provinces and larger cities, has attracted tremendous investments from Hong Kong, Taiwan and many foreign countries in trade, industry, infrastructure, and property development. In recent years, foreign capital has been largely utilised in the construction of commercial and office buildings as well as in large-scale urban renewal programmes. H.K. Cheng