A Vision of the Future Construction Industry of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong construction industry has been a powerful engine behind the city's rapid urban development. It serves to improve the living environment and standards, create a connected society, promote Hong Kong's sustainable development, and enhance Hong Kong's long-term competitiveness. To tackle manpower shortfall and to enhance its efficiency, the industry also strives to become a leading techno-construction industry in the region. Being the coordinating body of the industry, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) is taking the lead in pushing the boundaries and bringing the industry's competitiveness to the next level. We ride the waves of change to anticipate and meet evolving challenges by promoting new initiatives such as modular design and fabrication, Building Information Modelling (BIM), renewable energy technologies, construction automation and robotisation. More initiatives like the above are needed to spur the industry to re-invent our construction processes and ensure that stakeholders in the value chain work in an integrated manner. This paper presents state-of-the-art R&D and technologies adopted in the Hong Kong construction industry, and highlights the challenges ahead of driving innovations in the industry. More importantly, an overarching vision of the construction industry is set to better serve the changing needs of the community. Innovative technologies and ideas are explored and exhibited to achieve the vision.