Mr Lam Chiu Ying, SBS

Culture and Sustainability in the Countryside

📅 8 November 2025 (Saturday)

🕛 1530 - 1630

Mr Lam Chiu Ying is a professional meteorologist, with interests in astronomy, geography, history, birds, plants, and rural areas. During his tenure as the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, he promoted public awareness of climate change and was elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society in the UK. He is an experienced birdwatcher and a co-author of The Birds of Hong Kong and South China. After retirement, he has been advocating for coexistence with nature and a simple, joyful life through lectures, writing, and actions. He actively works to conserve Hong Kong's natural ecology and rural culture, contributing significantly to the revitalisation project of Lai Chi Wo Village. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Hong Kong Countryside Foundation. He is the author of two books about nature and human beings. In recent years, he has also been active on social media.

Organisation Description

The Hong Kong Countryside Foundation Ltd was established in 2011 to provide a vehicle to enable people keen to conserve the countryside for the long-term benefit of the Hong Kong public to come together and work to turn dreams into projects which could be implemented step by step. Examples include the revitalisation of Lai Chi Wo Village and facilitating the government's acquisition of ecologically significant land in Sha Lo Tung.