Rethinking Water: Securing Hong Kong’s Liquid Lifeline

Bryan Ha leads the public policy work of AWS in Hong Kong, with overall responsibility for policy, regulatory matters and government affairs in Hong Kong. Before joining AWS in late 2022, Bryan was a directorate officer in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. During his 18-year government career, Bryan formulated and implemented policies relating to external affairs, innovation and technology, public finance, elderly care, vocational education, and district administration, including postings in Berlin and Washington D.C.

Bryan studied and worked in the U.K. and Germany from 1995 to 2004. He holds a Master of Engineering in Computing (first class) from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, and worked as a software designer/engineer at Deutsche Börse and Nortel Networks. Since 2025, Bryan serves on the Board of AmCham Hong Kong. He is also a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and a Full Member of the Hong Kong Computer Society.

My sustainability goals for 2025:

To create synergy between Amazon and HKSAR government’s sustainability goals.

Dr. Frederick Lee holds a PhD in Urban Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and serves as the Executive Director of the Centre for Water Technology and Policy at The University of Hong Kong. His current research focuses on two critical water sustainability nexus issues: the water-energy-climate linkage and water-ecology interactions. He is completing a government-funded applied research project that explores how the integration of smart technologies and behavioral ‘nudging’ strategies can enhance water conservation outcomes in both domestic and non-domestic contexts. Dr. Lee also serves as Project Director for the Water-smart Taskforce Programme, a city-wide, government-sponsored water conservation initiative. He is a Fellow at Civic Exchange.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

Goal #1: A significant reduction in the overall level of freshwater consumption in both the domestic and the non-domestic sectors

Goal #2: An enhanced level of community understanding of the importance of prioritizing water loss control in managing the city’s water system

Ir Roger WONG joined the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government in 1995 as an Assistant Engineer. Before joining the Water Supplies Department, he worked in the Highways Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department and Development Bureau, overseeing the strategic planning and implementation of various infrastructure development projects and relevant public works policies.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

• Despite being surrounded by the sea on three sides, Hong Kong has always been shortage of potable and natural fresh water resources (no natural lakes, large rivers or underground water), with a densely populated centre of trade and industry together with its rapid development needs. Ir Roger Wong’s sustainable goal is to lead the Water Supplies Department (“WSD”) of HKSAR government to improve the sustainability, eco-friendliness, reliability and quality of water supply services by applying state-of-the-art innovative technologies, data-driven management, AI-powered operation and maintenance as well as citizen-oriented customer services for overcoming the constraints imposed by physical conditions.