Summer rhapsody
The long awaited summer is finally here.
We may have no more long summer holidays, but the activities we have prepared will not let you down.
Something you can’t miss this summer!
YSG Study Tour 2012 – Wuhan – 12 to 16 September 2012
The registration for the YSG Study Tour 2012 – Wuhan is now open! We will take a fast and comfortable ride on direct high-speed rail, traveling 1,171km between Shenzhen and Wuhan in four hours and thirteen minutes. During our five-day, four-night tour, we will visit relevant government departments, infrastructural developments, and landmark projects of the city. We will also have a chance to visit famous tourist spots such as the Yellow Crane Tower (黃鶴樓) and Red Cliffs (赤璧古戰場). Register now to avoid disappointment!
Highlights of the month
CPD Event – “Foshan Lingnan Tiandi“ – 2 July 2012
Thirty members joined the visit to Lingnan Tiandi (嶺南天地) in Foshan (佛山). These developments preserved 22 graded heritages (文物保護單位) on Donghua Lane (東華里), including the ancient store of Li Chung Shing Tong (李眾勝堂祖鋪), the Kan House (簡氏別墅), etc., and recreatedthe area into a comprehensive zone with a retail avenue andhotel and luxury residential developments. With a mix of old and new bricks, the area shows both its old and new faces to every visitor.
Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS) Young Quantity Surveyors Group (YQSG) Program – Brunei –7 to 10 July 2012
Our Committee members, Sr Alison Lo, Sr Billy Mak, and Jeff Chan, represented the HKIS YSG at the YQSG program of the PAQS in Brunei. They have been actively involved in the program and met delegates from different countries. Here are some highlights:
CPD Event – “From Large Format to Small Format, From Manned Aerial Survey to Unmanned Aerial Survey” by Sr Tommy Au – 10 July 2012
In this extraordinary interesting talk, Tommy briefed us with the latest developments on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and other essential technologies of aerial survey applications. He also shared his first-hand experience in building his own UAV from components bought from Taobao, driving his model plane and taking photographs in different places in Hong Kong, and some of his 3D point clouds products created from his photographs. The applications are only limited by one’s imagination.
In addition, we invited Ir Iman Lai, the Chairlady of Young Members Committee of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, and Mr Michael Lai, the representative of the Young Engineers Network of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers’ Hong Kong Branch, to this CPD talk as guests. They were very impressed by the surveyors’ creativity in adopting new technologies in their works.
Coming soon
YSG APC Workshops – BSD, GPD, and LSD
Co-organized by the BSD and YSG, a series of revision courses will be arranged in the coming months for BS APC candidates. Please mark your diary for the five upcoming talks on 1 and 16 August 2012, 17 September 2012, and 19 December 2012. A mock assessment for the practical task will be organized at a campsite in late September.
In order to help GP APC candidates with their preparations for the Part One Assessment of the APC, which will be held on 4 October 2012, the Education Committee of the GPD and YSG have arranged seven APC Revision Workshops scheduled for 4 August, 11 August, 18 August, and 1 September. Please check our announcements in the registration details.
The LSD Education Committee will also host an APC workshop to introduce the revised APC Rules and Guides and the new Part One assessments on 24 August. The workshop is now open for registration to all current and potential APC candidates free of charge.
Thai Boxing Class – August and September
Interested in Thai combat sports? We have prepared an eight-lesson class to teach basic Thai Boxing techniques every Friday evening in August and September. Get ready to stretch your arms and fight!
What else?
Please check out the details of other YSG events in the CPD/PQSL pages, HKIS e-mail broadcasts, and announcements on the YSG website and Facebook page!
Contact YSG
We need your ideas, suggestions, and support for and active participation in our upcoming events. You may e-mail us at
[email protected] or join our YSG committee meetings, which are usually held in Suite 810, 8/F, Jardine House, One Connaught Place, Central on the first Friday of each month except on public holidays (i.e., 3 August, 7 September, 5 October, and 2 November).
