THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code

2023008

Event Name

Challenges and experience sharing working in China

CPD Code

Formal Events

Speaker

Sr MK Lo
Assistant General Manager of Tencent Holdings Limited
MHKIS, MRICS, ICIOB, CPA(Australia), BSc (Hons), MSc, MBA

MK has over 25 years of experience as a Professional Quantity Surveyor, and he has worked with property developer for hotel, office and residential development in China. He is the Adjunct Associate professor of Department of Real Estate and Construction, HKU. MK is now with Tencent finance team responsible for land acquisition, IDC, office and HQ development in Hong Kong and China.

Sr Lo Kwok Chu, Kenneth
General Manger and Head of QS (China South) of Arcadis
MHKIS, MRICS, RPS (QS), RCE (PRC), MSZCEA, BSc

Kenneth Lo joined Arcadis HK Ltd. in 1995 and has been an Executive Director since 2013. Kenneth has over 28 years of experience in construction industry in Hong Kong and Mainland China, providing cost and project management services for many large scale and landmark projects in commercial, residential, mixed-used, theme park and tall-building developments.

Kenneth joined Shenzhen office of Arcadis in 2008 and is the Head of QS (China
South) currently. He has played a key role in the expansion of Arcadis’s
business in China South.

Event Date

2023-02-08

Event Time

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Registration Closing Date

2023-02-05

CPD Hour(s)

1.5

Divisional PQSL Hour(s)

1.5

Venue

By online media – ZOOM

Division

QSD

Organizer

Quantity Surveying Division

Fee

HK$150 for members; HK$210 for non-members; Free of charge for full time degree student members (subject to availability)***(Please refer to the remarks)

Priority

HKIS members; first-come-first-served

Language

Cantonese supplemented by English

Details

MK will share his experience, challenges faced and insight practising and working for Tech Company in China. What’s more, MK will demonstrate the development strategy for IDC projects, smart city and LBE (location-based entertainment) projects in China.

Kenneth will share his experience in how QS professionals face the challenge of adverse market condition in PRC in recent years, how to adapt, to explore new opportunities.

Remarks

***Registration priority for the free seats will be given to QSD full-time degree student members. Please send an email stating the programme you are studying, with a soft copy of your University Student ID card to HKIS Secretariat ([email protected]) for verification.

The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Upon successful payment of the registration fee, the ZOOM link for joining the CPD event will be available in the CPD/PQSL profile under the "Member Area" of the HKIS website.

On-line registration is not applicable for non-HKIS members. To register, please complete the CPD registration form (https://www.hkis.org.hk/en/pdf/Standard_Reservation_Form2020.pdf) and return with payment to the HKIS Secretariat.

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Payment

HKD 150

Face-to-Face/Zoom

By Zoom

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.