Head of Community & Development
Hong Kong Rugby Football Union

Mr McRobbie was educated at Edinburgh Academy and St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. Upon joining the Royal Hong Kong Police Force as an Inspector in 1992, he worked in a range of roles including instructor at the Police Tactical Unit and the Assistant Manager of the Police Officers’ Club. He left in 2003 having risen to the dizzying heights of…Inspector!

He then joined the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union as the Community Rugby Manager, and is now the Head of Community & Development. He has been involved with the organisation of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens for 8 years, also two Bledisloe Cup matches between Australia v New Zealand, East Asian Games Rugby 7s in 2009, Asian Games Rugby 7s in 2010, and was the Convenor for the HSBC Asians 5 Nations Tournament for two years. Outside of work, he has been Director of a local charity - Operation Breakthrough since 2003 – an organisation that uses sport as a medium to help at-risk youngsters.

A Veteran on Event Planning with extensive Risk Management experience
Former Team Head of Operational Readiness Division of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company Limited

Having worked as the former Manager of the Hong Kong Stadium and Leisure and Cultural Services, Mrs Lai retired from the Government in early December 2007 to join the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company Ltd as the Team Head /Operational Readiness Division. Her major duties included supervising operational readiness plans, designing and conducting emergency exercises to ensure a high standard of emergency preparedness during the Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events held in Hong Kong for the Beijing Olympics 2008. She also took up the role as the Manager of the Venue Overall Control Centre to monitor the operation of the whole management team and manage incidents and accidents as well as emergency cases.

In 2009, Mrs Lai joined East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Ltd as the Coordinator (Contingency Planning) with main duties in working out contingency plans, designing and conducting readiness exercises, planning and operating the Main Operation Control Centre and conducting training to staff in contingency planning. She was then employed by the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee as an Expert Consultant on contingency planning for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and as the Consultant in emergency planning of the Asian Beach Games held in Muscat, Oman in 2010.

In recent years, she has been invited as a speaker in various international conferences and training courses in Singapore and was Visiting Consultant on contingency planning issues for the Singapore Youth Olympics Organizing Committee.

With over 30 years of experience in venue management, Mrs Lai possesses rich experience in managing a variety of sports and recreation facilities.

Head of Operations
UBM Medica
Former Venue Manager of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company LimitedHead of Operations
UBM Medica
Former Venue Manager of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company Limited

Ms Chan received her Master of Science in Hotel and Tourism Management from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Public Relations and Crisis Communication from the Hong Kong Baptist University and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Tourism Management from the Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.

She has over 14 years’ experience in managing a diverse range of top-caliber events worldwide, including exhibitions, conferences, seminars, entertainment events, public events, private and high-level government events, as well as mega events, such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games. She is currently Head of Operations for a leading worldwide medical company overseeing Editorial, Creative, Conference and Event Management teams to organize regional and international scale medical related events.

Ms Chan is passionate about event management and public relations, both of which have been integral in developing her successful career. With her versatile experience, she continues to enjoy a standing reputation for staging large-scale events successfully.