Billy Hau's Personal Profile

Brief Employment History
2013-2017 Principal Lecturer and Programme Director, MSc in Environmental Management, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong
2012-2016 Deputy Master, New College, The University of Hong Kong
2012-2013 Principal Lecturer, Programme Coordinator, MSc in Environmental Management, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
2009-2012 Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
3 May 2005 – 2 May 2008 Warden, Morrison Hall, The University of Hong Kong
2001-2009 Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, The University of Hong Kong
1 February 1998 - 8 September 2001 Senior Conservation Officer, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories
July 1991 to December 1994 From Assistant Conservation Officer to Senior Conservation Officer (July, 1993). World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong (WWF HK), No. 1, Tramway Path, Central, Hong Kong.

Awards and Professional Affiliation
  1. 2014
    Winner in Landscape Policy and Research for “A Comprehensive Street Tree Management Plan for Hong Kong” of The Landscape Institute Awards 2014 (UK)

  2. 2014
    Silver Medal for “A Comprehensive Street Tree Management Plan for Hong Kong” at the Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architecture (HKILA) Design Awards 2014.

  3. 2012
    Merits Award, Landscape Planning/ Research Study Category, Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architecture for GEO Publication 1/2011 Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment for Slopes, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong SAR.

  4. 2012
    Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2012 (Faculty of Science), HKU as the Director and teacher of the HKU Junior Science Institute of the Faculty of Science.

  5. 2010
    Distinguished Alumni, MSc (Environmental Management), HKU

  6. 2005-2006
    Award for Service Contribution, Faculty of Science, HKU
  7. 2013-2015
    Honorary Assistant Professor, Kadoorie Institute, HKU
  8. 2010-2015
    Honorary Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, HKU
  9. 2011-2013
    Visiting Fellow , Kadoorie Institute, HKU



Education and Qualifications
1994-1999 Ph. D. (Plant ecology), The University of Hong Kong Thesis Title: The Establishment and Survival of Native Trees on Degraded Hillsides in Hong Kong
1992-1994 M.Sc. (Environmental Management), The University of Hong Kong (Part-time)
1988-1991 B.Sc. (Environmental Life Science), 2nd Class Hon. Division A, The University of Hong Kong

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