Mei-yung Leung

Education

Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (honorary), University Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, 1994. Degree in Religious Science, Pontifical Urban University, Rome, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy, University Hong Kong, 2001.

Career

Quantity surveyor Widnell QS Consultant Firm, Hong Kong, 1987—1992, H.A. Brechin QS Consultant Firm, Hong Kong, 1994—1996. Lecturer, assistant professor City University Hong Kong, since 1999. Consultant Learning Skills and Council, 2004.

Facilitator Ivan Ho Architect Ltd., Hong Kong, 2004, Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd., Hong Kong, 2004, Highways Department, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, Hong Kong, 2004, Halcrow China Ltd., 2005, Tourism Commission, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, Hong Kong, 2005. Consultant team member Planning Department, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, Hong Kong, 2005—2006. With Kirk Associate LLC, North Carolina, 2006, Maunsell-Metcalf & Eddy Joint enture, 2006—2008, Shai On Building Contractors, Ltd., 2007, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Water Supplies Department, 2007—2009, Hong Kong Special Administration Housing Authority, 2007—2008, Hong Kong Special Administration Region Drainage Services Department, 2008, Architectural Services Department and Shui On Building Construction Ltd., 2007, VM Modules I & II Training Workshops, 2009.

Member editorial board Architecture, Engineering, Consultancy, Operations & Maintenance, 2009, Caritas, 2009, Hong Kong Institute Value Management.

Achievements

• Achievements include development of formal construction value management professional training in Hong Kong and an integral e-learning centre for construction value management. Research in commitment model for maximising project Suscess and participant satisfaction. Research in applying case knowledge in calibrating a commitment–outcome model for construction.
  
  Research in optimizing estimator's performance by a scrutiny of stress–coping behavior. Research in teaching and learning styles for construction management education in China. Research in otimization of teaching styles and learning approaches for construction education.
  
  Research in optimizing the performance of construction project managers through an integrated proactive stress management model. Research in optimizing the performance of estimators through an integrated proactive stress management model. Research in optimizing the performance of construction professionals through a proactive organizational stress management model.
  
  Research in mindfulness for stress management of constraction professionals. Benchmarking of the management and maintenance fees for residential buildings in Hong Kong. Development of an interactive VM-web for establishing FAST Diagram in University of Malaya coup.
  
  Development of improving the performances, construction workers through an integrated stress management. Development of facility management and quality of life for elders in care and attention homes.

Works

• Other Work

  • Member editorial board Journal Value World. Member editorial board: International Journal Information Technology of Project Manager, Architectural Service, Dept and Shui On Building Contractors Ltc, 2007. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Facilitator, professional development programmes for secondary school teachers Education and Manpower Bureau, Government of HKSAR, 2005. Fellow: Hong Kong Institute Value Management (2000). Member: Save International Value Society, Safeguard for Agricultural Varieties in Europe International Value Society (facilitator HKIUM, CUS, 2000), Royal Institution Chartered Surveyors (2002), Hong Kong Institute Surveyors (2003), Australian Institute Building (2003), Chartered Institute Building (2004), Hong Kong Institute Construction Managers (2005).

Interests

• Singing, travel.