Ir Dr. Raymond CHEUNG, JP

Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office

Civil Engineering and Development Department, The HKSAR Government

Ir Dr Raymond Cheung has more than thirty-five years’ experience in civil and geotechnical engineering. He has been participated in a number of mega infrastructure projects in Hong Kong under the Airport Core Programme, including Chek Lap Kok International Airport reclamation, Airport Railway and Western Harbour Crossing, before joining the Hong Kong SAR Government in the late 1990s. He is a member of various international technical committees such as the European School Scientific Committee of Landslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation (LARAM), Technical Committee 205 (Safety and Serviceability) of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) and the International Network on Landslide Early Warning Systems (LandAware). He is also a member of the editorial boards of various technical journals in relation to geohazards and geotechnical engineering such as Georisk and the Chinese Journal of Geotechnical Engineering. Dr Cheung is currently Head of the Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) of the Civil Engineering and Development Department overseeing the control of geotechnical works, setting geotechnical standards, testing and development of construction materials, quarrying, cavern and underground space development, the Landslip Prevention and Mitigation Programme, the landslide emergency services and the development of geotechnical innovation and technology.