Edward Yiu

BIO

I am a member of the Faculty Research Committee in the University of Auckland Business School and a member of Board of Trustees of Property Research Trust, UK. My research focus is on Property Economics and Housing Issues. I have developed the Spatial Portfolio Theory and the Retail Tenant Mix Model. By profession, I am a Chartered Surveyor (a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors), and was the elected candidate representing the Architectural, Surveying, Planning and Landscape Functional Constituency in the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2016. Before joining the Legislative Council, I was one of the Associate Directors of the Institute of Future Cities, and the Associate Professor of the Department of Geography and Resource Management, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Distinctions/Honours:

• B.Sc. (Hons) in Surveying (University of Hong Kong)
• MPhil (University of Hong Kong)
• Ph.D. (University of Hong Kong)

Responsibilities:

• Member of Faculty Research Committee

Committee/Professional groups/Services:

1. Member of Board of Trustees of Property Research Trust, UK. 2021 - 2023
2. Member of the Faculty Research Committee, the University of Auckland Business School (UABS), 2020 - now
3. Chairperson of the Research Development Task Force of the Faculty Research Committee, UABS, 2021
4. External Examiner, MSc in Management of Real Estate and Hospitality Assets, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Sep 2021 – Aug 2024

Qualifications:

• PhD (HKU), FRICS, MHKIS, MIFMA

*Areas of Expertise: *

• Quantitative Research
• Housing Affordability
• Retail Tenant Mix

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Housing Policy
• Housing Price Indices
• Housing Affordability and Housing Pathways
• Residential Location Choice and Spatial Portfolio Theory
• Retail Tenant Mix Model
• Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG11)