Message of the Chair (Session 2026/2027)

Leading CIBSE Hong Kong Region into a Data-Driven Future


It is a profound honor to serve as your Chairman for the CIBSE Hong Kong Region for the 2026/2027 session.


I would like to begin by expressing my sincere gratitude to our former chairmen, the committee, and the Young Engineers Network (YEN). Our region stands on a strong foundation built through your years of dedication and hard work.


I want to extend a special thanks to my good friend, Ethan, our outgoing Chair. Ethan’s tenure was marked by a wonderful sense of humor paired with serious, talented leadership. He challenged us to think bigger, and I am delighted that he will remain with us as Immediate Past Chair to provide his invaluable guidance.

 

Bridging Academia and Industry

 

Coming from the world of academia—a world of research, data, and peer reviews—one might ask: “What does a scholar offer a room full of practical, hands-on engineers?”

 

My answer is rooted in evidence-based leadership. I believe the most resilient solutions emerge when we apply rigorous research to real-world challenges. In a university setting, we don’t just fix a failure; we analyze why it occurred to prevent it from happening again.

 

As your Chair, my goal is for CIBSE HKR to evolve as a "Learning Organization."  We should move beyond "how things have always been done" and instead ask, "What is the data telling us?"

 

Our Key Priorities for 2026/2027

 

To bring this analytical approach to our work, I am proposing three strategic pillars:

 

  • The ‘Practice-to-Research’ Pipeline: We will launch initiatives where members can share data from real-world building performance with our academic partners. This collaboration will help us develop "Best Practice" guides specifically tailored to Hong Kong’s unique, high-density environment.
  • Research-Led CPDs: We are enhancing our training programs. Our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) sessions will focus on how the latest research can be directly applied on-site to improve efficiency and sustainability.
  • Connecting the GBA and the World: As we expand our reach into Macau, the Greater Bay Area, and beyond, we will host more international knowledge-sharing sessions to help align engineering standards across the region.

 

Our members are the heart of CIBSE. This year, our colleague Helen is leading our membership promotion. We are adopting a data-driven approach to truly understand what our members—from students to Fellows—need from the Institution in 2026.

 

To the new 2026/2027 committee: thank you for volunteering your time alongside your demanding professional roles. Your hands-on experience, combined with a focus on research, will make us a formidable team. I promise to lead with transparency and welcome healthy debate; the best strategies are born from a diversity of ideas.

 

Thank you for your trust. Now, let’s look at the data—and get to work.

 

Prof. Horace K.W. Mui

Chairman, CIBSE Hong Kong Region (2026/2027)