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Name in Chinese
邱勇
Biography
Yung Yau is now teaching and researching at Lingnan University. Before he joined Lingnan University as a Professor in August 2021, he had worked in the Buildings Department, The University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong. His research interests include anti-social behaviour, heritage conservation, building illegality, housing economics, governance of multi-owned properties, inclusive built environment and urban regeneration. He is a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Community Services
- Convenor of the Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes
- Member of the Jockey Club "Craft Your Life Together" Co-living Community Project Building Committee, The Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention
- Member of the Panel of Advisors on Building Management Disputes (previous)
- Member of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings) (previous)
- Member of the Working Group on Social Housing Operation and Services, Community Housing Movement, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (previous)
- Member of the Working Group on Private Premises and Urban Revitalisation, Sham Shui Po District Council (previous)
Editor or Editorial Membership
- Editor for TU Delft OPEN Publishing
- Associate Editor of Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Associate Editor of Journal of Housing and the Built Environment
- Section Coordinator of Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs
- Editorial Board Member of Buildings
- Editorial Board Member of Land
- Editorial Board Member of Journal of Urban Planning and Development
- Editorial Board Member of Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management
- Editorial Board Member of Journal of African Real Estate Research
- Editorial Board Member of Surveying and Built Environment
- Editorial Board Member of Urbani izziv
Research interests
- Anti-social Behaviour in Housing
- Building Control
- Building Illegality
- Governance of Multi-owned Housing
- Inclusive Cities
- Sustainability in the Built Environment
- Urban Renewal and Planning
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Beyond Four Walls: Community Living Rooms and Neighborhood Filtering in Hong Kong's Subdivided Housing Communities
LIANG, C. (PI), YAU, Y. (CoI) & HUANG, Y. V. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/26
Project: Grant Research
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Capitalization of Tenure Security in Residential-Commercial Properties
HUANG, Y. V. (PI) & YAU, Y. (CoI)
15/02/25 → 14/02/27
Project: Grant Research
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Looking back at UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awardees in Hong Kong: Analysing collective action in sustainable heritage conservation using IAD-NAAS (回顧香港聯合國教科文組織亞太遺產獲獎者：利用 IAD-NAAS 分析可持續遺產保護的集體行動)
CHUA, M. H. Y. (PI) & YAU, Y. (CoI)
Research Grants Council (Hong Kong, China)
1/01/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Grant Research
Research output
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Enjoying Your Neighbourhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Hong Kong Study on Housing-Related Anti-Social Behaviour
YAU, Y., Feb 2025, In: Buildings. 15, 3, 342.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Incentive-responsive energy use in low-income housing: Evidence from Hong Kong public rental estates
HOU, H. C., YAU, Y., LAW, K. K. & LIN, M., 15 Jan 2026, In: Energy and Buildings. 351, 116728.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
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Property price and anti-social behaviour: An empirical study of Northern Ireland
LO, D., HUANG, Y., MCCORD, M., YAU, Y., MCCORD, J., AZIZ, T., Haran, M. & AL-HADDAD, L., 29 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 29, 6, p. 469-485 17 p.Research output: Journal Publications › Journal Article (refereed) › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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從樓宇規管角度看取締劣質劏房政策
邱勇 (Speaker)
25 Nov 2024Activity: Talks or Presentations › Other Invited Talks or Presentations
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Journal of Urban Planning and Development (Journal)
YAU, Y. (Associate Editor)
1 Apr 2023 → …Activity: Editorial / Peer-review Work › Editorial (Journal)
Press/Media
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邱勇：廿年教訓成空？宏福苑悲劇與未竟的建業圖新 The Wang Fuk Court fire devastates public trust
22/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Commentaries
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Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?
15/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer
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Hong Kong inferno exposes regulatory silos, lax oversight: who is accountable?
13/12/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research / Knowledge Transfer