We were thrilled to have Ir Alice Chow, Arup Fellow and Director at Arup, join us at the SEE Colloquium on 9 April 2024, to share her valuable insights on "My Journey to Circular Economy in Hong Kong". During the Colloquium, Alice highlighted the critical issue of depleting natural resources resulting from excessive exploitation for economic growth and development. She emphasized the importance of adopting a sustainable approach across all sectors to achieve long-term economic growth. Alice explored the concept of circular economy, which enabled innovative and sustainable ways of thinking and could offer a viable solution. By applying a holistic thinking process that would consider the whole lifecycle aspects of our built environment, we could eliminate wastage and pollution; circulate and reuse products and materials at their highest value to regenerate nature.

Ir Alice Chow is a member of Arup’s East Asia Board, Alice heads the firm’s advisory services in the Region, helping clients to think long-term, design for success, invest wisely and manage for better business performance. With a passion to combine engineering expertise with commercial and operational know-how, she has managed numerous award-winning projects ranging from strategic airport gateways to mission-critical systems and much-needed education and healthcare facilities. In 2019 she was named an Arup Fellow – the highest honour of technical and professional achievements across the industry globally.