Brief Bio

On behalf of the Standing Committee on Concrete Technology (SCCT), I am delighted to welcome you to the Joint SCCT-HKCI International Conference on Concrete Technologies 2025. 

 Since its establishment in 1982, the SCCT has served as a central platform for inter‑departmental coordination on all matters relating to concrete.  In 2005, we launched the Annual Concrete Seminar, which for many years provided practitioners and academics in Hong Kong with a forum to address key topics in concrete technology — from durability and performance to innovation and, more recently, sustainability.  Last year, the SCCT joined forces with the Hong Kong Concrete Institute (HKCI) to transform the seminar into an international conference, broadening the exchange of knowledge and experience among a wider spectrum of professionals from around the world.  Riding on its success, this joint conference once again brings together distinguished professionals, researchers and industry leaders to share ideas and foster collaboration.

The theme this year, “Future-Ready Infrastructure: Recent Focus on Innovative Cementitious Composites and Sustainable Construction,” reflects our shared commitment to advancing concrete technologies in ways that address both sustainability and resilience.  For the SCCT, this means ensuring that standards and specifications evolve in step with industry needs, while promoting the wider application of low‑carbon and high‑performance concrete.  In the past year, we have completed a comprehensive study comprising a review of the market situation of the concrete industry and technical studies looking into various aspects of GGBS and other green concrete materials.  Useful outcomes of this study will be presented at the Conference, with an aim to encouraging their wider use in Hong Kong’s construction industry.  

With your support, I trust that the insights and collaborations forged here will inspire new initiatives and strengthen our collective pursuit of future-ready infrastructure.  I wish you all a rewarding and fruitful conference.