Chairman's Message (January 2010)
Proposed Reciprocal Recognition withThe Hong Kong Institute of Housing
As members may be aware an Open Discussion Forum wasarranged by the Council on 4 January 2010 with a view togather PFM members' comments in this respect. The Forum was well attended by some 40 members. Debate indeed did not simply end with the Forum but was held in several other occasions. I would like to take this opportunity to thank those members who attended the Forum and others whohave offered constructive advice to the Council. Owing to thediversified opinions received, it was decided by the Council in its meeting of the same evening to conduct a Division-wide members' opinion survey. To this end, a questionnaire will be prepared and sent out to all PFM members shortly. Please select the Council know your comments when you receive the questionnaire.

Chairman's messages in past months

PFMD Conference 2009 Presentation Materials
"A Greater China Perspective"
Date: 31 Octover 2009 (Saturday)

Presentation Materials

HKIS Guide to Good Property Management Practices
The HKIS has prepared a Guide to Good Property Management Practices (the Guide) with the aim of an attempt to promoting a better appreciation of property and facility management service an occupier of a property can reasonably expect. Successful property and facility management relies upon the degree of co-operation, mutual understanding and problem solving strategy adopted by all major stakeholders. This Guide is intended to be read by property owners, tenants, occupiers, property managers and those interested in property management.

Copies of this Guide may be purchased from the HKIS Office at HK$100 for HKIS members and HK$200 for non-members.

Benchmarking of Management Fees for Residential Properties in Hong Kong
A research was commissioned by the PFMD to investigate related factors that
influence management and maintenance fees by statistically analysing the
findings from different types of key housing estates, and to establish a
model for benchmarking that may be useful to practitioners. The results of
the study have been published and are available here.

Application for inclusion in the List of Firms providing Professional Consultancy Services of Property and Facility Management Surveying