Rina Ko is a Registered Architect and has a professional interest in the well-being of older people. She has joined the CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing since 2018. Her cross-disciplinary research explores how urban and architectural intent could have spiral effects on the physical and cognitive health of the elderlies, from daily encounters to societal implications. Before joining CUHK, she practiced as a Junior Architect in Herzog & de Meuron for two public cultural projects, Tai Kwun and M+ Museum, in Hong Kong. She believes a concerted effort of design research can produce collective meaning and social values for our home, Hong Kong.

Edmond joined the Group in 2019. He oversees the Project Department of Chinachem Group. He is a registered architect since 1998 and an Authorised Person since 1999. He has over 20 years’ experience in real estate developments in Hong Kong. He previously worked for some major property developers, such as Swire Properties, Sino Land and CSI Properties. He has extensive experience in managing residential and hospitality projects and have been involved in many innovative building projects, such as The Orchards, which was the first private residential project adopted precast façade and facilitated with sky gardens, and Tonkin Street project, which is also the pioneer in adopting Modular Integrated Construction. Recently, he is involved in Mount Anderson, which is a residential development incorporated with age friendly design developed by the research team of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr Carmen Ng is currently the General Manager (Elderly Services) of the Hong Kong Housing Society (HKHS), overseeing the elderly housing and related services to assist the elderly to age in place. Before joining HKHS, Dr Ng had been the Head of Consumer Education of the Consumer Council, Secretary-General of the Community Investment and Inclusion Fund of the Labour and Welfare Bureau, Executive Director of the HK Alzheimer’s Disease Association, and Chief Operating Officer of the Senior Citizen Home Safety Association, where she assisted in developing new service models to respond to the changing needs of the elderly and the society at large.

Dr Vivian Lou’s research interests focus on family gerontology, in particular family caregiving for dementia, stroke, end-of-life older adults, and social adaptation and mental health of Chinese older adults and family caregivers. She also has a keen interest in building evidence-based models to empower older adults and their families. She is a Council member of Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America.