Jacob Kam Yin Wong was born in Hong Kong in 1934. In 1953, he moved to Canada to pursue studies in architecture at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, where he graduated in 1959. Following his graduation, he began his professional career with McKinnan and Bouey Architects in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1961, Wong came to the United Kingdom and enrolled on the postgraduate programme run by the Architectural Association’s Department of Studies, in London. That same year, he became a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Wong later joined the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), becoming a member around 1964. He is believed to have served as the Job Architect for the new head office building of the Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd., located on Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, under the Architect Eric Cumine in 1966. In recognition of his long-standing commitment to the profession for over 40 years, Wong was awarded a certificate of appreciation by the HKIA in 2010.

Sources

• Architectural Association Student Register 1945-1972, AA Archives.
• Library and Archives Canada / Privy Council Office / RG 2, A-1-a, Order in Council No. 1416, 5 Nov 1959, Vol. 2240, 17.
• Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Lists of Approved Immigrants in the Orders in Council of the Privy Council; Year: 1959; List Number: 2240; Volume: 1416; Reel: T-5326
• RIBA Journal, Sept 1961 p. 535.
• “Bank Being Demolished”, Far East Architect & Builder, July 1966, 34.
• Minutes of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) Second Quarterly General Meeting 2010, 3.