Ir. Charles SO

  Transport Advisor, Project
  Management Department,
       Sun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency

Charles is a Chartered Engineer with over 35 years of experiences in traffic and transport planning and transport system development. Currently he is the Transport Advisor of Project Management Department of Sun Hung Kai Real Estate Agency Limited.   Prior to that, Charles was the Executive Director of AECOM Asia Company Ltd. overseeing the Traffic & Transport Division in Hong Kong and South East Asia.  Charles graduated with a BSc in Civil Engineering at University of Southampton, UK and obtained his Master degree in Transportation at University of British Columbia, Canada.

Charles has been serving different committees and professional bodies over the years. Charles is the current Chairman of Smart Mobility Committee of Smart City Consortium (SCC); Chairman of Logistics & Transportation Discipline Advisory Panel of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE); and HKIE Elected Ordinary Member. He was also the Past President of Intelligent Transportation Systems Hong Kong (ITS-HK) between 2015-2023; and Past Chairman of Logistics & Transportation Division of HKIE in 2023.  He also taken up the role of Hong Kong Convention Ambassador of Hong Kong Tourism Board; and member of Road Safety Research Committee of Transport Department; Smart Traffic Fund of Transport Department; and Technical Sub-Committee of the Hong Kong Quality Building Assessment Panel.