Sr Prof HO Chi Wing, Daniel

Honorary Professor

Sr Prof. Ho joined the Faculty of Design and Environment of THEi in January 2016. He taught at the Department of Real Estate and Construction, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) since 1988 and currently holds an honorary professorship at HKU. His research interests and achievements are in the fields of facilities management and building performance assessment. He retired from the THEi in August 2023.

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D.	The University of Hong Kong
M.B.A.	Chinese University of Hong Kong
B.Sc. (Building Surveying)	Leicester Polytechnic, U.K.
HD in Surveying	Hong Kong Polytechnic

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Authorized Person (List of Surveyors), Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123), AP(S)
Registered Inspector (List of Surveyors), Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123), RI(S)
Registered Professional Surveyor (Building Surveying), Surveyors Registration Ordinance (Cap. 417), RPS(BS)
Honorary Fellow (Founding Member), Hong Kong Institute of Facility Management, Hon.PFM
Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, FRICS
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, FHKIS

EMPLOYMENT

2023-now	Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Design and Environment, THEi
2016-2023	Professor, Faculty of Design and Environment, THEi
1996-2015	Associate Professor, Department of Real Estate & Construction, The University of Hong Kong
1988-1996	Lecturer, Department of Surveying, The University of Hong Kong
1982-1988	Student/Assistant/Maintenance Surveyor, Architectural Services Department, Hong Kong Government

HONORARY APPOINTMENT

2019-now	Honorary Professor, Department of Urban Planning & Design, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
2016-now	Honorary Professor, Department of Real Estate & Construction, The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Wen, Y., Tang, Llewellyn C.M. & Ho, Daniel C.W. (2021) A BIM-based Space-oriented Solution for Hospital Facilities Management, Facilities, Emerald Publishing, [ISSN: 0263-2772], Vol. 39 No. 11/12, pp. 689-702. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-10-2019-0105.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., Ho, Daniel C.W., Chau, K.W., Yu, Esther Y.T., Lam, Cindy L.K., Leung, Nixon T.H. & Davies, Stephen N.G. (2021) Property Rights & the Perceived Health Contribution of Public Open Space In Hong Kong, Land Use Policy, Elsevier, [ISSN: 0264-8377] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105496.
Ho, Daniel C.W., Lai, Lawrence, W.C. & Wang, A. (2020) The effects of “publicness” and quality of

publicly accessible open space upon user satisfaction, Environment and Planning B: Urban

Analytics and City Science, Sage Publications, London (https://doi.org/10.1177/2399808320903733)
Ho, Daniel C.W. & Hou, H.Y. (2019) Enabling sustainable built heritage revitalisation from a socio-technical perspective: a case study, Facilities, Emerald Publishing, accepted for publication.
Lau, Prudence L.K.; Lai, Lawrence W.C., Ho, Daniel C.W. (2018) Quality of Life in a “High-rise Lawless Slum”: A Study of the Kowloon Walled City”, Land Use Policy, Elsevier, Volume 76, pp. 157-165.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., Ho, Daniel C.W. & Leung H.F. (2017) Change in Use of Land: A Practical Guide to Development in Hong Kong, Hong Kong University Press, 3rd edition, 281 pp.
Yau, Y. & Ho, Daniel C.W. (2017) Exploring Policy Options to Combat Illegal Microapartments in Hong Kong, Urbani izziv (Urban Challenge), Urban Planning Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Vol. 28(2), pp. 83-95.
Liusman, E., Ho, Daniel C.W., Lo, H.C. & Lo, Daniel Y.F. (2017) Office rents, mixed-use developments, and agglomeration economies: a panel data analysis, Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Emerald Publishing, Vol. 35 Issue: 5, pp. 455-471.
Lai, Lawrence W.C., Ho, Daniel C.W., Chau, K.W. & Chua, M.H. (2016) Repeated Planning Applications by Developers under Statutory Zoning: a Hong Kong Case Study of Delays and Design Improvements in Private Residential Development, Land Use Policy, Elsevier, Volume 57, 30 November 2016, pp. 709-718.
Lu, W.S., Chen, X., Ho, Daniel C.W., and Wang, H.D. (2016). Analysis of the construction waste management performance in Hong Kong: the public and private sectors compared using big data. Journal of Cleaner Production, Elsevier, Vol. 112, Part 1, 20 January 2016, pp. 521-531.
Gao, Lisa W. & Ho, Daniel C.W. (2016) Explaining the outcomes of multi-owned housing management: A collective action perspective, Habitat International, Elsevier Sci. Ltd., Vol. 57, pp. 233-241.
Ho, Daniel C.W. & Liusman, E. (2016) Measuring the performance of property management companies in high-rise flats. Facilities, Emerald Publishing, Vol. 34, Issue 3/4, pp. 161-176.
Hou, H.Y. & Ho, Daniel C.W. (2015) Rapport and its Managerial Implications in FM Service Outsourcing Relationships, International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Taylor & Francis Ltd., Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 137-148.

RESEARCH GRANTS (selected)

2016	‘How public are public spaces? The effect of management regime on public space quality’ funded by Faculty Development Scheme (FDS) of the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (completed), as P.I.
2016	‘Research on Sustainable Living: Phase Two of the Capacity Building Plan’ funded by Institutional Development Scheme (IDS) of the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, (completed), as Team Leader.
2015	‘Evaluating the Performance of Property Management Agents in Apartment Buildings in Hong Kong’ funded by General Research Fund (GRF) of the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (completed), as P.I. until 1.1.2016, then as Co-I.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (selected)

Member, Real Estate Services Training Board, Vocational Training Council
Fellow, Centre of Urban Studies and Urban Planning (CUSUP), The University of Hong Kong
Member, Planning and Development Divisional Council, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
Vice Chairman, Board of Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
Member, Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning) of Development Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region