Result of LSGI Outstanding Alumni Award 2022

The Outstanding Alumni Award of LSGI aims to give public recognition to outstanding graduates of the department for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater.

The two awardees in 2022 are listed as follows:

The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU LSGI 2022 – Awardee

Award Category - Professional Achievement

Sr CHAN Siu Bun, Ben (1986, Higher Certificate in Land Surveying)

Mr Ben CHAN Siu-bun graduated from the Centre of Land and Engineering Surveying of the Hong Kong Polytechnic, which equipped him to enter the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Joining the Lands Department in 1990, Ben pursued his MSc studies in “Geographical Information System” and “Geodetic Survey” in the United Kingdom in 1992 and 2002 respectively. He was involved in the first Internet Map for Hong Kong for tourists, Internet broadcasting of GPS correctional signals for precise positioning, and 3D city mapping. Whilst serving as the Principal Government Land Surveyor and Deputy Director (Survey & Mapping) of the Lands Department in 2020-21, Ben led the re-organisation of the Survey and Mapping Office with a new vision on “Bring Spatial Data to Life, Develop a Smart City through Survey and Mapping”, opening up government digital maps for free use, and promoting development of the surveying industry. As the chair of Geomatics Committee and a member of the RICS Hong Kong Advisory Board (2016 – 2021), external examiner of LSGI (2013-2018) and a member of the Built Environment Panel of the 2019 RAE of the University Grants Committee, Ben has long been dedicated in collaboration among government, industry, academia and research institutes.

The Outstanding Alumni Award of PolyU LSGI 2022 – Young Awardee

Award Category - Entrepreneurial Achievement

Sr ZHANG Wei, Jack (2009, MSc in Geomatics)

Sr Zhang Wei, Jack is the founder and managing director of Geosys Hong Kong Ltd and Shenzhen Intergeo Innovation Technology Co., LTD, which is a global leading geospatial technology solution provider.

Sr Jack Zhang graduated from Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics Department of PolyU with Master's Degree in Geo-informatics in 2009 and now member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. He started his career in Leica Geosystem and Intergraph after graduation as technical engineer. He founded Geosys in 2014 and then leading a professional team in innovative digital surveying and mapping technologies research and development and a project team to deliver professional services to the market till now.

The VR3D™ digital twin cloud platform is one of the company R&D product, provides industrial leading cloud service with reliable performance and powerful functions based on cloud computing, artificial intelligence and patented 3D GIS platform engine technologies.

Now the platform and technology has been adopted by the Hong Kong Police Force, Planning Department, Lands Department, CEDD, Housing Authority, Urban Renewal Authority, Architectural Services Department, Shenzhen City Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and many public developers and contractors in the region. The platform also won many international and local awards by The International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP), Construction Industry Council (CIC) etc in these years.

Congratulations to our alumni!