Ng Cho-nam | |||||||||||
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吳祖南 | |||||||||||
Director of the Conservancy Association | |||||||||||
In role 2000–2019 | |||||||||||
Chairman of the Conservancy Association | |||||||||||
In role 1995–1999 | |||||||||||
Director of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation | |||||||||||
In role 2011–2019 | |||||||||||
Vice Chairman of Hong Kong Birdwatching Society | |||||||||||
In role 2004–2019 | |||||||||||
Member, Advisory Council on the Environment, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
In role 1994–2012 | |||||||||||
Chairman; Management Committee of Mai Po Nature Reserve and Education Centre, WWF Hong Kong | |||||||||||
In role 1995–2000 | |||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||
Born | 吳祖南 Ng Cho-nam August 15, 1960 British Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Died | December 13, 2019 Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong | (aged 59)||||||||||
Spouse | Pinky | ||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||
Education | Salesian English School | ||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Lancaster (BSc., Ph.D) | ||||||||||
Known for | Environmental Policy and Planning Environmental Impact Assessment Nature Conservation Sustainable Development Water Governance Long Valley | ||||||||||
Awards | Silver Bauhinia Star (2014) Justice of the Peace (2009) Bronze Bauhinia Star (2004) | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 吳祖南 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吴祖南 | ||||||||||
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Title | Associate Professor of Geography | ||||||||||
Academic background | |||||||||||
Doctoral advisor | Peter Young | ||||||||||
Academic work | |||||||||||
Discipline | Environmental Sciences Geography | ||||||||||
Institutions | University of Hong Kong City University of Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Ng Cho-nam (Chinese: 吳祖南, August 15, 1960 – December 13, 2019), SBS, JP, was a Hong Kong environmental studies scholar and conservationist who taught as an associate professor within the Department of Geography at the University of Hong Kong.[1] He served as a top advisor on numerous Hong Kong government committees in areas of conservation, sustainable development, environmental protection, urban planning, and was an active member in various environmental NGOs.[2] He was the director of the Conservancy Association from 2000 to 2019.
Ng was among the first generation of Hong Kong environmentalists.[3] He is most notable for his contribution to the campaign that led to the rescue of Long Valley wetlands in 1999,[4] the JC-WISE Project (Jockey Club Water Initiative on Sustainability and Engagement)[5][6] and the ongoing sustainable Lai Chi Wo program.[7] He was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star (2004) and the Silver Bauhinia Star (2014) by the Hong Kong SAR Government "in recognition of his meritorious public and community service, particularly for his contribution to environmental protection and promotion of nature conservation in Hong Kong."[8][9]