Ir Kwong Hon-sang, GBS, JP (; 7 August 1938 – 14 February 2019) was a Hong Kong government official. He was the

Secretary for Works A secretary, administrative professional, administrative assistant, executive assistant, administrative officer, administrative support specialist, clerk, military assistant, management assistant, office secretary, or personal assistant is a wh ...

from 1995 to 1999. Kwong was born in 1938 and was educated at the

Wah Yan College, Kowloon Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; ; demonym: ''Wahyanite'', pl.: ''Wahyanites'') is a Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus. It is located in Kowloon, Hong Kong and is a grant-in-aid secondary sch ...

. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the

University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest tertiary institution in Hong Kong. HKU was also the fi ...

in 1963 and a Master of Science from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

on Transportation and Environmental Planning. He joined the

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of the Hong Kong government in 1963, where he was involved in the traffic management and technology as well as various highway projects. He became the director of the Lantau Fixed Crossing (

Tsing Ma Bridge Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong. It is the world's 16th-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at time of completion. The bridge was named after the two islands it connects, namely Tsing Yi and Ma Wan. It has two ...

) project in March 1992. He served as Director of Highways from 3 December 1993. In 1995 he became

until his retirement in 1999. Kwong was a former president of the HKU Engineering Alumni Association and the president of the Hong Kong Institution of Highways and Transportation. He was also a council member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Science, and a member of the

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE, ) is a professional body of engineers in Hong Kong. It was founded in 1947 as the ''Engineering Society of Hong Kong'' and was incorporated by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong as ''The Hong Kong ...

. Kwong died on 14 February 2019.

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