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Alec Michael John Wright, CMG (Chinese: 鄔勵德; 19 September 1912 – 26 January 2018) was a chartered surveyor and Director of Public Works of Hong Kong. He was a longtime colonial civil servant and chief architect of the Public Works Department. He was also an official member of the Legislative Council and Urban Council. He was responsible for many infrastructure and housing projects and advocated for private bathroom and kitchen in every unit of the housing estate which is known as the "Wright Principle". He was the founding member and president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.

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  • Alec Michael John Wright, CMG (Chinese: 鄔勵德; 19 September 1912 – 26 January 2018) was a chartered surveyor and Director of Public Works of Hong Kong. He was a longtime colonial civil servant and chief architect of the Public Works Department. He was also an official member of the Legislative Council and Urban Council. He was responsible for many infrastructure and housing projects and advocated for private bathroom and kitchen in every unit of the housing estate which is known as the "Wright Principle". He was the founding member and president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. (en)
  • 鄔勵德,CMG,RIBA,FRICS(英語:Alec Michael John Wright,1912年9月19日-2018年1月26日),香港和英國的建築師及殖民地官員,1938年加入香港政府,長年任職於工務司署。他在1963年至1969年間出任工務司,並兼任立法局及市政局官守議員,卸任後出任香港政府駐英專員,至1973年退休後定居倫敦。 在工務司任內,鄔勵德大量建造徙置屋邨和政府廉租屋以安置寮屋居民,而香港後來不少大型基礎建設,包括地下鐵路、萬宜水庫、海底隧道和新市鎮等,都在他任內開始構思。鄔勵德還長年擔任香港房屋協會執行委員會委員,他提倡每個房協屋邨單位都應有獨立的廁所和廚房,其主張在當時被稱為「鄔勵德原則」(Wright Principle)。 鄔勵德是香港建築師學會創會會員,並曾在1958年至1959年出任會長,他也有份設計曾經是中環地標之一的愛丁堡廣場渡輪碼頭。位於大坑的勵德邨,即為紀念鄔勵德對香港的貢獻而以他命名。 2018年1月26日,鄔勵德於英國倫敦逝世,享嵩壽105歲。 (zh)
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  • Alec Michael John Wright, CMG (Chinese: 鄔勵德; 19 September 1912 – 26 January 2018) was a chartered surveyor and Director of Public Works of Hong Kong. He was a longtime colonial civil servant and chief architect of the Public Works Department. He was also an official member of the Legislative Council and Urban Council. He was responsible for many infrastructure and housing projects and advocated for private bathroom and kitchen in every unit of the housing estate which is known as the "Wright Principle". He was the founding member and president of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. (en)
  • 鄔勵德,CMG,RIBA,FRICS(英語:Alec Michael John Wright,1912年9月19日-2018年1月26日),香港和英國的建築師及殖民地官員,1938年加入香港政府,長年任職於工務司署。他在1963年至1969年間出任工務司,並兼任立法局及市政局官守議員,卸任後出任香港政府駐英專員,至1973年退休後定居倫敦。 在工務司任內,鄔勵德大量建造徙置屋邨和政府廉租屋以安置寮屋居民,而香港後來不少大型基礎建設,包括地下鐵路、萬宜水庫、海底隧道和新市鎮等,都在他任內開始構思。鄔勵德還長年擔任香港房屋協會執行委員會委員,他提倡每個房協屋邨單位都應有獨立的廁所和廚房,其主張在當時被稱為「鄔勵德原則」(Wright Principle)。 鄔勵德是香港建築師學會創會會員,並曾在1958年至1959年出任會長,他也有份設計曾經是中環地標之一的愛丁堡廣場渡輪碼頭。位於大坑的勵德邨,即為紀念鄔勵德對香港的貢獻而以他命名。 2018年1月26日,鄔勵德於英國倫敦逝世,享嵩壽105歲。 (zh)
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