1976 |
Establishment of the HKILS |
1984 |
HKILS was formally recognized by the government as the only professional body representing the professional land surveyors |
1985 |
HKIS was formally recognized by the government |
1991 |
HKILS amalgamated with HKIS |
1991 |
A land surveying degree course was started at the Hong Kong Polytechnic (now known as the Hong kong Polytechnic University) |
1993 |
The scale of charge for Land Surveying was finalised for publication. The draft Land Survey Bill was sent to the Legislative Council; and the code of practice replaced the supplementary regulations |
1995 |
The Legislative Council passed the Land Survey Ordinance. It requires the Administration to consult HKIS for any amendments to the Ordinance and the Code of Practice. |
1996 |
The Land Survey Ordinance became operational on 15 January 1996. Three HKIS LSD members began to serve on the Land Surveyors Registration Committee. |
1997 |
RICS Hong Kong Branch was dissolved. HKIS became the sole de facto body representing the land surveying profession in Hong Kong |
1999 |
Regarding the Assessment of Professional Competence, LSD issued the Notes for Guidance of Employers, Supervisors and Counsellors in June 1999. The Rules and Guide to Assessment of Professional Competence, which defines the training scheme of student members, was revised and implemented on 1st August 1999. In November 1999, at the 6th South East Asian Surveyors Congress (SEASC) held in Fremantle, Perth, Australia, HKIS has successfully bidden for the hosting of the 7th SEASC in Hong Kong in 2003. |
2000 |
HKIS commented on the proposed Land Titles Bill that any instruments effecting the transaction of land parcels be attached with a land boundary plan prepared by the authorized land surveyors registered under the Land Survey Ordinance |
2001 |
HKIS expressed to the Administration its concerns about the proposed corporatisation of the Survey and Mapping Office and subsequently attended the Legislative Council joint meeting of the Panel on Public Service, and the Panel on Planning, Lands and Works on 24 May 2001 |
2002 |
HKIS published the Guidance Notes on Land Boundary Survey prepared by the LSD Boundary Survey Advisory Committee. HKIS has prepared the Report on Survey and Mapping Development in Hong Kong for the information of all member associations and other members of the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) at its 12th International Congress in Washington, DC, United States. Among other achievements, HKIS has succeeded in the bid to host the FIG Working Week in Hong Kong in 2007 |