Ms Theresa YEUNG

A member of Arup’s East Asia Board, Theresa Yeung heads the firm’s planning business across the Region. Theresa is a visionary leader who brings together planners, urban designers, architects, landscape architects, sustainable development experts, traffic and environmental specialists to create Smart Green Resilient urban spaces.

Theresa is passionate to engage the public in the planning and design process, shaping inclusive, welcome developments. She also chairs Arup’s community engagement programme in East Asia, bringing our professional skills to make a real difference in communities where we work. In recent years, she has spoken widely, sharing her experience and inspiring more young women to join the industry and advance to leadership roles.

Theresa is a Registered Professional Planner, a Fellow Member of The Hong Kong Institute of Planners, a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong, a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, and a Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design. Theresa sits on a number of important statutory bodies and plays a key role in the planning industry, influencing from policy level. Theresa currently serves as Vice President of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, and is a Member of the Antiquities Advisory Board, Member of Appeal Panel (Estate Agents Ordinance). Theresa is also an Elected Member for Supervisory Board of the Hong Kong Housing Society, a Member for Special Committee on Planning, Design and Construction of Hong Kong Housing Society, Director of Professional Green Building Council, and Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation.