Lo Wai-kwok tipped for Construction Council chair
HK01 · 3 SOURCESabout 23 hours ago4 MIN
Summary
Lo Wai-kwok (盧偉國), 73, is expected to take over as chairman of the statutory Construction Industry Council from early next year, succeeding incumbent Thomas Ho On-sing (何安誠). Reports say the move would follow Lo’s appointments this year as a council member and as chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction management board. When asked, Lo said he had not yet been appointed.
Key Points
- HK01 and Sing Tao reported that Lo Wai-kwok, former engineering-sector lawmaker and chairman of the Business and Professionals Alliance, is expected to succeed Thomas Ho On-sing as council chairman from early next year.
- Lo told am730 that media were trying to get ahead of the news and that “the fact is I have not yet been appointed”.
- Thomas Ho has chaired the Construction Industry Council since 2022; after a two-year first term and a two-year reappointment in 2024, he received only a one-year extension in 2026.
- Lo was appointed a non-official member of the council in January and chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Construction management board in February, moves seen as preparing for succession.
- The expected transition comes after all 12 lawmakers aged 70 or above in the previous Legislative Council gave up re-election by late October last year, with several later taking new public posts.
Why It Matters
The Construction Industry Council is a statutory body responsible for strategy, self-regulation, training, innovation, registration and standards across Hong Kong’s construction sector. Its next chairman is likely to face immediate pressure over repeated industrial accidents and a series of controversies involving construction quality, supervision and fire-safety compliance.