Chau Cham-son

Chau Cham-son OBE, CStJ, JP
周湛燊

Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Hong Kong
In office 1985–1996

Chau Cham-son (Chinese: 周湛燊; Jyutping: Zau¹ Zaam¹-san¹), OBE, CStJ, JP, was the Chief Commissioner of the Scout Association of Hong Kong from 1985 to 1996. He was the son of Sir Chau Tsun-nin.

He attended the single-sex Wah Yan College, an eminent Roman Catholic Jesuit secondary school in Hong Kong, and later graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Architecture. He qualified as a Registered Architect. He also undertook further post-graduate studies at the University of Liverpool and the University of Melbourne and qualified as a registered town planner.

He was the first registered town planner in Hong Kong. Chau retired from the Hong Kong Government Civil Service in 1990 as Director (General) of Buildings and Lands after 30 years of public service. He has been described as "instrumental in establishing a fully-fledged town planning office in the 1980s with the modern concept of urban planning". He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1987 and a Commander of Order of Saint John in 2002. Chau was a steward of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club, beginning in 1989; from 1998 to 2002 he served as Deputy Chairman.