The “English - Chinese Glossary of Terms Commonly Used in the Hong Kong Construction Industry” was compiled by the previous Construction Standards Committee, which was comprised of representatives from government departments, major construction related professional institutions and trade associations. It contains some 5,000 English construction terms with their corresponding Chinese equivalents, serving to provide a quick reference to the local construction industry for facilitating understanding of terms commonly used in the industry. Legislative and administrative terms are however excluded. As there are different Chinese equivalents for different areas of application within the construction industry, only those Chinese equivalents considered to be commonly used are included in this Glossary. Readers may need to make necessary adjustments to the Chinese equivalents in their own areas of application.