Landscape wizard

Bonnie Chen

Monday, March 02, 2015

Now, chairman of landscape architectural firm Earthasia International (6128), Lau relishes his profession as it allows him to have a strong positive impact on the environment.

Currently, there are only 100 licensed landscape architects in Hong Kong, making them an elite but unique group of professionals.

"It's a sunrise industry," says Lau.

He has been outspoken in the past about the environment, drawing the attention of senior officials in the government who then decided to tap his expertise.

Lau is a member of the Town Planning Board and the Lands and Development Advisory Committee. In the past, he was a Eastern District Councillor and a member of the Harbourfront Commission.

Landscape architecture is a combination of diverse disciplines including botany, horticulture, fine arts, architecture, earth sciences, geography, and ecology that helps improve outdoor environment.

Three decades ago, Lau enrolled for a degree program on landscape architecture at the University of Toronto.

"I did not know what to study at that time. I first came across the term landscape architect while in a construction site one time... I then chose it even if I didn't know whether I could get a job after graduation," he recalls.

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