Kwong Wing Chau

Biographic Data

ID	302355
NAME	Kwong Wing Chau
GIVEN NAMES	Kwong Wing
FAMILY NAME	Chau
SIGNATURE	CHAU K W
AFFILIATIONS	University of Hong Kong
ORCID	0000-0001-6457-161X
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	45
TOTAL CITATIONS	151
AUTHOR COUNT	45
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	7

Innovative city program as a game changer
Open AccessGuangyu Cheng, T Shu et al.ARTICLECities2026
Office Decentralization and Functional Obsolescence After Covid-19
Open AccessErvi Liusman, Kwong Wing ChauARTICLEUrban Science2026References: 8
The COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during its declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) period, has flattened the bid-rent curve and increased the rate of functional obsolescence of older office buildings. A critical question remains as to whether these trends have persisted or moderated following the official end of the PHEIC in May 2023. This study investigates the trajectory of office market dynamics in Hong Kong durin…
Investors matter when prices are dispersed
Open AccessZiqing Yuan, Kwong Wing Chau et al.ARTICLEHumanities and Social Sciences…2025
Housing price dispersion highlights the individual differences in capital gains by capturing the varying prices among comparable properties. We examine the impact of investors’ activities on housing price dispersion within the Hong Kong private housing market, based on micro-level transactions. Our results indicate that investors’ activities can significantly lower price dispersion in housing markets, even after accounting for trading volumes. Th…
Coase’s ‘The Lighthouse in Economics’ revisited
Lawrence W C Lai, Kwong Wing Chau et al.ARTICLETown Planning Review2025
This interdisciplinary article follows up on a discussion of the lighthouse as a public good in terms of planning in this journal by elucidating the neo-institutional economic proposition that views of building facades along streets are common property and are public goods in the sense that their consumption is mutually non-exclusive. Hence, planning interventions are justified from an economic point of view to ensure the adequate supply of this …
Assessing industrial heritage value
Tristance Kee, Kwong Wing Chau et al.ARTICLEJournal of Cultural Heritage…2025
Purpose The conservation of historical buildings, including industrial architectural heritage, plays a pivotal role in fostering sustainable urban development, encompassing the preservation of architectural heritage, cultural growth and economic expansion. This study delves into the economic factors influencing the conservation of industrial architectural heritage within Hong Kong’s context, examining its implications in promoting sustainable arc…
Housing supply elasticity and government-owned land
Open AccessRen Ren, Siu Kei Wong et al.ARTICLEJournal of Economic Geography2025References: 5
Housing supply elasticity is known to be related to three types of development constraints: topography, regulations, and scarcity of undeveloped land. This article shows that land ownership can also explain the spatial heterogeneity in supply elasticity if development costs differ between private and public land. Using data from Hong Kong (2003–2018), where government-owned land is common and has development advantages, this article confirms that…
Sustainable Development as A Win–Win Development
Open AccessKwong Wing Chau, Derek Da Huo et al.ARTICLESustainable Development2025Cited by: 2References: 7
This empirical study of the value‐enhancing effects of a new innovative hub for art, culture, and heritage experiences (arts hub) reusing the heritage buildings of an old prison, an ex‐police station cum detention centre called “Tai Kwun” (Big Station), on neighboring residential properties, treats sustainable development as a developmental process to achieve a “win–win” production of two originally mutually exclusive environmental goods by trans…
Innovative planning for sustainable development
Open AccessLawrence W C Lai, Frank T Lorne et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025Cited by: 3References: 43
Predicated on the theoretical foundations of Coasian and Schumpeterian economics, this analytical work adopts a broad view of planning as resource management. It involves the zoning of land or sea with an aim to contribute to sustainability by justifying a micro policy model of sustainable development, unambiguously defined as win-win development via technological and institutional innovations. The paper positions a micro model within the literat…
Can liberalizing rural construction land mitigate industrial land price distortion of China? An institutional logics perspective
Open AccessGuangyu Cheng, Wenwen Zhang et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2025References: 95
Incentives behind local governments' industrial land transfers
Open AccessGuangyu Cheng, T Shu et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2025References: 106
Urban resilience in face of the pandemic
Open AccessJianxiao Liu, Ziwei Lin et al.ARTICLECities2024Cited by: 2References: 39
Optimal operation of hydropower reservoirs under climate change
Open AccessMohammad Ehteram, Ali Najah Ahmed et al.ARTICLEEnvironment Development and…2023
Compulsory land redistribution from the perspective of the theory of price control
Open AccessKenneth Bicol Dy, Kwong Wing ChauARTICLELand Use Policy2023References: 17
Museums for ex situ tangible heritage conservation
Open AccessKwong Wing Chau, Stephen Davies et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2023Cited by: 3References: 37
Pro profits or non-profits? A principal-agent model for analyzing public sector planning decisions and empirical results from planning applications in Hong Kong
Open AccessKwong Wing Chau, Lennon H T Choy et al.ARTICLECities2023References: 52
Daily water-level forecasting for multiple polish lakes using multiple data-driven models
Open AccessSenlin Zhu, Qingfeng Ji et al.ARTICLEGeographical Journal2023References: 57
Water level in lakes fluctuates frequently due to the impact of natural and anthropogenic forcing. Frequent fluctuations of water level will impact lake ecosystems, and it is thus of great significance to have a good knowledge of water-level dynamics in lakes. However, forecasting daily water-level fluctuation in lake systems remains a tough task due to its non-linearity and complexity. In this study, two deep data-driven models, including gated …
An empirical study of contractual informality and governance of sub-divided units in Hong Kong
Ka Man Leung, Lennon Hung Tat Choy et al.ARTICLEJournal of Asian Public Policy2022Cited by: 1References: 7
This paper examines the effects of tenure security and governance of informal housing. Renters often face inadequate living environments and overpay utility charges. Meanwhile, variations in tenure security and living conditions constitute different costs involved in enforcing tenure and governance. Utility surcharge is expected to be affected by contractual formality and landlords’ governance strength with respect to potential hygienic problem a…
A centennial literature review (1919–2019) of research publications on land readjustment from a neo-institutional economic perspective
Open AccessLawrence W C Lai, Stephen Davies et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 2References: 4
How the institutional change in urban redevelopment affects the duration of land redevelopment approval in China
Open AccessYang Chen, Xiaoling Zhang et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2022Cited by: 4References: 55
Examining informal housing supply through rent gap analysis
Open AccessKa Man Leung, Lennon H T Choy et al.ARTICLECities2022Cited by: 1References: 30
A race between urban growth and regulation
Open AccessJason W Y Kwong, Lawrence W C Lai et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 1References: 18
Property rights & the perceived health contribution of public open space in Hong Kong
Open AccessLawrence W C Lai, Daniel C W Ho et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2021Cited by: 2References: 61
Impacts of information asymmetry and policy shock on rental and vacancy dynamics in retail property markets
Open AccessLinchuan Yang, Kwong Wing Chau et al.ARTICLEHabitat International2021Cited by: 2References: 43
Accessibility to transit, by transit, and property prices
Open AccessLinchuan Yang, Kwong Wing Chau et al.ARTICLETransportation Research Part D:…2020
Place-varying impacts of urban rail transit on property prices in Shenzhen, China
Open AccessLinchuan Yang, Yang Chen et al.ARTICLESustainable Cities and Society2020