THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2014006
Event Name	:	Nightmares - Subcontracts
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Sr Daniel C. Lam, BBS, JP Sr Lam is the Honorary Advisor of DCL Consultants Limited and was the Director – Property of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation from 2000 to 2007. He is a Chartered Building Surveyor and an Authorized Person under the Buildings Ordinance of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors. Sr Lam was the President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (1986-1987). Sr Lam has been elected as a Chartered Arbitrator and listed on the London Panel of Arbitrators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also listed on similar panels in Hong Kong and Vancouver, and is appointed as Arbitrator to the China International Economic Trade Arbitration Commission. He is a council member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Fellow and Past Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (1997-2000). Since 2006, Sr Lam has been appointed as Honorary Professor to the Real Estate and Construction Department of the University of Hong Kong. For his meritorious contribution to the professions and the public services, Sr Lam was appointed as a non-official Justice of Peace in 1996 and awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star in 2001.
Event Date	:	2014-04-10
Event Time	:	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2014-03-27
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Division	:	BSD
Fee	:	HK$120 for HKIS members; HK$200 for non-members (HK$30 walk-in surcharge on all prices listed)
Priority	:	HKIS BSD Members; First-come-first-served.
Language	:	Cantonese supplemented by English
Details	:	Subcontracting is the backbone of the construction industry. However, subcontractors face inherent difficulties in discharging their contractual duties. The talk will take the viewpoint of subcontractors and discuss the difficulties they may encounter, including tendering information and programs available, counter-offers, group discounts, commencement before main contract, changes after commencement, cash flows, completion and sectional handovers.
Payment	:	HKD 120
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Please refer to the remarks

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
3.	Payment can be made by cheque or by Credit Card (Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. / American Express). Cheques should be made payable to “SURVEYORS SERVICES LTD.”. A separate cheque or Credit Card payment instruction form is required for each event/ application. You should write down the registration number and HKIS membership number at the back of your cheque. The HKIS Secretariat will update the payment status and your application will be confirm when HKIS Secretariat receive your payment.
4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.