Forum & Plenary

Prof Du Peng is Director and Professor of the Institute of Gerontology at Renmin University of China, and was formerly Vice President of Renmin University of China. He is also Vice President of the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and Vice President of the China Population Society. His main research fields are ageing population, policy on ageing issues, population and development. His publications include China’s 20 Years in Ageing Society: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects.

Prof Du Peng is Director and Professor of the Institute of Gerontology at Renmin University of China, and was formerly Vice President of Renmin University of China. He is also Vice President of the China Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, and Vice President of the China Population Society. His main research fields are ageing population, policy on ageing issues, population and development. His publications include China’s 20 Years in Ageing Society: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects.

Mr Wong joined the Social Welfare Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in June 1988.  He held office as Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Subventions) from March 2018 to September 2021, and as Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Youth and Corrections) from September 2021 to February 2023.  Since February 2023, Mr WONG has taken up the post of Deputy Director of Social Welfare (Services), taking care of the planning and development of social welfare services.  He is currently the Chairperson of the Assessment Panel of the Innovation and Technology Fund for Application in Elderly and Rehabilitation Care.

Dr Lam is a specialist in paediatric and community medicine and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Haven of Hope Christian Service.

He is a non-official member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR Government and has been a member of the Steering Committee on Primary Heaithcare Development since 2018. He also serves as Chairmen of the Council for Carbon Neutrality & Sustainabie Development, Steering Committee on Review of Manpower for Healthcare Services in Residential Care Homes and the Healthcare & Wellness Training Board of the Vocational Training Council. Dr Lam was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2019.

Mr Michael Xu is Executive Director of Hongkong Greater Bay Career Linked Company Limited and Senior Consultant of Guangzhou Yuexiu Health and Wellness. He has 14 years of experience in the healthcare industry, investing, operating and managing more than 20 projects including elderly communities, rehabilitation hospitals and nursing homes.

He is also the Founder of the elderly care brand "China Merchants Guanyi Home" under China Merchants Group and the Sino-Australian joint eldercare brand Aveo China. He also co-founded Shanghai Tide Health Campus, which is now in operation as the first-generation joint venture CCRC comprehensive elderly care community in the Mainland.

Prof. Ling Kar-kan is a professional town planner. He was the Director of Planning of the HKSAR Government (2012-2016), President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (2007-2009) and Director of the Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Limited (2017-2023). He was awarded the Silver Bauhinia Star in 2017 and InnoStars Award 2021. He is now the Director of Jockey Club Design Institute for Social Innovation of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). He serves the community as the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society and Chairman of the Country and Marine Parks Board. He is also the Adjunct Professor of the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Professor of Practice (Planning) of PolyU.

Mr. Chua Hoi Wai is the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS), which represents over 500 non-governmental social services organisations. The HKCSS aims at building a socially sustainable society through enhancing the development of social services and policies.  The HKCSS provides a joint platform for cross-sectoral collaboration and social innovation, and has championed gerontechnology and transitional social housing in recent years.

Mr. Chua is a graduate of the University of Hong Kong in Mechanical Engineering. He studied Master of Social Work at University of Illinois at Chicago and is now a social worker by profession. He was the President of the Hong Kong Social Workers Association (2004 – 2008).