Being Young
On 23 March 2012, I was invited to the Inauguration Ceremony of the Surveying Society, A.S., HKUSU, Session 2012-2013.
Being the representative of students is nothing easier than being the Chief Executive. He or she will have to always listen and understand what exactly the fellow members want, coordinate and facilitate communications, and come up with consensus, present the ideas loud and clear, implement the proposals effectively, and always protect the interests of the organization as a whole. There will be huge responsibilities and expectations rest on him or her, be it contractually, statutorily or ethically.
I was very impressed by the passion of our future surveyors. They show no fear in front of the challenges ahead and are ready to fight for their goals. They have reminded me the spirit of being young.
We, at YSG, will continue to act as the powerhouse of the surveying profession. We will play hard, but will not forget to work hard. We may make mistakes sometimes, but we will not give up and fall again.
One more new member, Wilson Pang (BS), has joined our YSG Committee as co-opted member in our monthly meeting held on 13 April 2012. We are waiting for you, too!
Highlights of the Month
Inauguration Ceremony of Building & Construction Society of CityUSU on 22 March 2012 & Surveying Society, A.S. HKUSU on 23 March 2012
Thanks for the invitations by the 2 students’ societies. As mentioned above, I attended the HKUSU’s ceremony and our Committee members, Bette Sinn and Mark Chan, attended the ceremony of BSC of CityUSU. Congratulations to the incoming Executive Committees. YSG will continue to work together and support the good works of representatives of surveying students.
"Oyster Shucking Class” on 25 March & “Golf Learning Class” on 14 & 21 April 2012
We have kick-started our social events of the year in March. Our Oyster Shucking Class and Golf Learning Class were full very soon after registration opens. Please check out our separate reports for the events.
Stanley International Dragon Boat Championship 2012 – Training Sessions
After the Easter break, our paddlers have restarted our intensive training to 2 hours per week in the Stanley Main Beach. Our new paddlers and our experienced team members work hard together in developing our strength and power, forming our beat, rhythm, and the team spirit. You are cordially invited to join the team, get wet and have fun with us. Please send us an email to
[email protected] for registration.
Coming Soon
Social Event - “Macaron class + Cheese cake demonstration” on 12 May 2012
You may have enjoyed the sweet French mini-cookie Macaron, but have you tried to make it yourself? Here is the opportunity to learn making Macaron. In addition, there will also be a Cheese cake making demonstration during the class. Check out our flyer for details of registration.
CPD - “A GP Surveyor becoming a Project Manager” by Mr MY Wan on 21 May 2012
After last year’s successful CPD of “Learning to learn”, we are pleased to have Mr Wan Man-yee, a senior GP surveyor, Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Fedreation of Youth Groups & the Honorary President of Youth Outreach, again to share his experience in transforming from a GP surveyor to a Project Manager for some mega-projects. Mr Wan’s personal Experiences would be a live demonstration to young surveyors the ways to broaden our scope and vision in our career.
"Far from ordinary: Women of Excellence” Joint CPD series with JCI HK Jayceettes
How to be a woman of excellence? Will a 45-degrees sitting posture with a little bit of “刁蠻” help? Come join this Joint CPD series with Junior Chamber International Hong Kong (JCI HK) Jayceettes (香港女青年商會) and you may find the secret of charisma from our guest speakers, who are all successful “life coaches” leading in business, political, arts, sports, or other different aspects.
We will have very experienced and award-winning Masters of Ceremony, Crystal Xu (許瑩) and Amanda Fok (霍彩玲), as our guest speakers for the CPD series on 5 May 2012. Amanda was the winner of the 1st Hong Kong Master of Ceremony Competition, while Crystal was the 2nd runner-up for the 2009. On 30 June 2012, we will have world champion rock climber Lisa Cheng (鄭麗莎) with us. Lisa, known as the “Hong Kong Spider Woman”, is an accomplished gymnast, martial artist, successful bodybuilder, and champion of 2011 Cheung Chau Bun Mountain climbing race. Here’s the chance to meet these real-life examples of women of excellence. Gentlemen are welcomed, too!
CPD - “The Site Visit to Lingnan Tiandi at Foshan (佛山嶺南天地)” on 2 July 2012
We have arranged a half day site visit to the comprehensive development in Foshan, the “Lingnan Tiandi” on 2 July 2012. It has integrated modern facilities with the theme of preserving the historical cultures of southern China. The site area is over 65 hectares. Representatives of the developer would introduce the design, planning and implementation of the project to our members.
Study Tour 2012
This year’s Study Tour Organizing Committee is now busy studying the information for the shortlisted destinations - Wuhan and Tsingdao. We will evaluate and do further research for these 2 major mainland cities and make sure we could see the most from the Tour in this year. Stay tuned for further announcements.
What else?
Please check out the details of other YSG events in the CPD/PQSL pages, HKIS email broadcasts, and our announcements in YSG website & Facebook page!
Voter Registration
After the Chief Executive Election, we will have another important election for Hong Kong’s future. The LegCo election 2012 will be held on 9 September. Eligible members are encouraged to exercise your civil duties and register as voters. .
Recently qualified members, are reminded that, if you are an eligible Voterand a HKIS corporate member / RPS, you are eligible to be registered as a Functional Constituency (FC) voter, under “Architectural, Surveying and Planning” (ASP FC, 建築、測量及都市規劃界). If you have not registered under the ASP FC before, please submit the Form REO-41, downloadable at the link
http://www.reo.gov.hk/pdf/reo-41.pdf, before the deadline of registration on 16 May 2012 to the Registration and Electoral Office. Members may also opt for register under the new District Council (second) FC.
For further details regarding voter registrations, please check the website of the Registration and Electoral Office.
Contact YSG
We need your ideas, suggestions, support and active participation for our coming events. You may email us at
[email protected], or join us in our YSG committee meetings which will be usually held in Suite 810, 8/F., Jardine House, 1 Connaught Place, Central on the first Fridays of each month, except public holidays (i.e. 4 May 2012, 1 June 2012, 6 July 2012, 3 August 2012, 7 September 2012, 5 October 2012 and 2 November 2012).
