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United Nations in collaboration with the World Bank Expert Group Meeting World Bank Headquarters, Washington DC 28 - 30 June 2010 Joseph Kwan (Hong Kong) Background Note of Work in Accessibility SPECIAL AWARDS: 2000 The AIA (American Institute of Architects) Hong Kong Citation 2000 (in recognition of distinguished achievement as a community based consultancy service in promoting and implementing barrier-free accessible environments for the elderly and people with disabilities in Hong Kong.) 2001 Medal of Honour, the HKSAR Government 2001 Honours - for “valuable contributions in improving a built environment that caters for the needs of people with disabilities”. PARTICIPATION AND ACTIVITIES: 1988 - 2005 Member Subcommittee on Access, Recreation and Transport, of the Hong Kong Governments Rehabilitation Advisory Committee 1989 Panel of Adjudicators The Design Award for the Most Accessible Buildings for the Disabled in Hong Kong 1989 - 1992 Member Staff Training Sub commission, of the Asia and Pacific Regional, Rehabilitation International 1989 Member Steering Committee on the Development of Margaret Trench Medical Rehabilitation Centre of the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation 1990 Editorial Board The 1990 edition of RECAP, the Rehabilitation Digest of the Asia and Pacific Rehabilitation International Regional Committee 1992 - 1993 Co-Convenor Working Group on Improving Access and Transport Facilities for the Visually Impaired Access and Transport Subcommittee, of the Hong Kong Government’s Rehabilitation Development Coordinating Committee 1992 - 2005 Co-Convenor Ocean Park Disabled Advisory Committee 1992 - Member 1994 - 2001 Hong Kong Representative 2002 - 2005 Asia Pacific Chair 2006 - Global Chair Rehabilitation International - International Commission on Technology and Access