Tianjin Visit
Initiated and organised by the GPD Council, a 16-member delegation consisting of council members and members from the various divisions led by President Sr Simon Kwok made a technical visit to Tianjin from 28-30 April 2014. The delegation met representatives from the Tianjin Municipal Committee, The United Front Work Department of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, other government officials, and practicing associations.
During the visit, we introduced our Institute and surveying profession to our hosts. In return, they enlightened us on Tianjin’s history and future town plans, the latter of which will be useful when our members explore development opportunities in Tianjin.
Including this technical visit to Tianjin, HKIS delegations have visited all the four municipalities in China. For more details on the Tianjin visit, please refer to pages 5-7.
Visit to the Beijing Real Estate Valuer Association (BREVA)
Sr Joseph Ho and Sr Elsa Ng were invited by the Beijing Real Estate Valuer Association (BREVA) to meet with BREVA representatives, Mr Gao Qianli (the Chairman), Mr Liang Jin (the Vice-chairman), Mr Yan Xudong (the Vicechairman), Ms Wufang (the Secretary) and Mr Cheng Dianqing in Beijing on 29 April 2014.
To further explore better future exchanges, communication, and cooperation between the HKIS GPD and BREVA, we exchanged views on the current development of the two organisations by discussing various issues, including professional development, areas of expertise, and one’s self-regulatory system.
During the meeting, we exchanged views on the requirements for successful professional practice development in the counterpart territories and the difficulties. We expect that more activities will be arranged in the future, such as conferences and seminars to enhance members’ professional knowledge and practices in the counterpart territories.
APC Structured Learning Programme 2014
For the purpose of helping candidates meet the APC requirements, the GPD Education Committee, which is convened by Sr Edward AU and Sr Louie CHAN, organised a 17-session (51-hour) structured learning programme (SLP) for APC candidates, who are expected to complete at least 40 hours of the lectures. The SLP started on 3 May 2014.
In accordance with Section 6 of the APC Rules and Guide promulgated in June 2012, the proposed 51-hour SLP covers four areas: valuation, agency practices, asset and property management, and law and urban land economics and analysis. The syllabus requirements of each area taught during the three-hour SLP lecture are considered the bare minimum. The SLP kicked off with a briefing session held on 2 May 2014. The GPD Education Committee Members, including Sr Edward AU, Sr Louie CHAN, Sr Joseph HO, and Sr TC WONG, briefed the probationers on the APC requirements, the points to note in the written examination, and the common errors observed in Part I of the examination. The briefing session gave the probationers an interactive platform for raising questions and getting to know the gist of Part I of the examination. The first lesson of the SLP on the valuation principle started on 3 May 2014.
