2012年6月24日至27日，我们一行15人由会长带领下参加了由中联办协助安排之香港测量帅学会浙江省专业考察团。我们今次考察及访问的安排非常紧凑及丰富。接见国内政府单位有浙江省港澳办、浙江省建设厅及属省建设工程造价管理总站、省建设监理协会、省房地产估价师与经纪人协会及省物业管理协会等部门。其后更有拜访浙江大学公共管理学院和浙江大学建筑工程学院。最终站拜访了浙江省测绘与地理信息局。
整个行程所见所闻获益良多。在首天会见浙江省建设厅，由樊剑平副厅长主持大会及介绍浙江省整体发展概要及规划。期间他提及温家宝总理今年特别在政府工作报告中提出大力发展物业服务业，并表达高度重视物业管理行业将来的发展及路向。会议期间，双方就物业管理的本地行业现况，规划及未来发展方向各自表述。席间我跟浙江省物业管理专业委员会主任(亦即现任绿城物业服务集团有限公司董事长)李海荣女仕互相作出深入的提问及交流。双方皆认为虽然国内跟香港的情况及发展有所不同，但亦有很多可借鉴及学习的地方。双方亦很认同要多作交流及合作，共同走向国际化。藉此难得会面，我已代表本会邀请李海荣主任及韩芳女仕(杭州南都物业管理有限公司董事长)及其它浙江省物业管理专业委员会委员来港交流，并得到李主任实时答允。相信扩大双方交流、沟通及合作是互相关系发展的不二法门。
第二天往拜访浙江大学作学术交流。由于浙江大学并未有开设有关物业管理的本科课程。席间，我简短介绍了学会物业及设施管理组所涵盖的专业服务范围。对于浙江大学作为国内其中一所重点大学，我表达了希望浙江大学能够响应社会上对物业管理专业人才的需求、考虑开设相关本科课程。
行程最后一站拜访了浙江省测绘与地理信息局。局方详细报告了局内的工作情况及发展。当中亦介绍了浙江省测绘与地理信息行业协会及学会所担当不同的职能及工作状况。这种类似香港行业协会及专业学会分开的组织在国内是比较少见。但对于专业互认是有很大的帮助，我们正是面对须要跟中国物业管理协会(其实是一全国性物业管理行业组织)商谈互认时有很大困难，而其中一个原因是这是一个以行业为会
员的组织而并非以个人专业人员为单位。所以如果有一个以行业专业人员为单位的组织作对口便比较容易互认双方专业。
2012年7月7日，我与其它16位来自不同建筑及测量界别的专业人仕参加了港珠澳大桥管理局考察团。考察团得到港珠澳大桥管理局林雨舟副局长接见及详细介绍了大桥发展状况。港珠澳大桥工程包括三项内容:一是海中桥工程；二是香港、珠海及澳门三地口岸；三是香港、珠海、澳门三地连接线。其中，海中桥隧主体工程(粤港分界线至珠海和澳门口岸段)由粤港澳三地共同建设；海中桥隧工程香港段起自
香港䃟石湾，止于粤港分界线)，三地口岸和连接线由三地各自建设。
海中桥隧连接香港至珠海/澳门口岸人工岛，全长约35.6公里；珠海连接珠江三角洲地区环线高速公路段，全长约13.9 公里。香港接线由粤港分界线起连接港珠澳大桥的主桥至香港口岸，长约12 公里。
整个项目投资约729.4亿元。工程预计于2016 年底完成。口岸采用“三地三检”模式，分别由各方建设及独立管辖。据知大桥并非24 小时运作。下午我们在负责桥梁项目总工程师带领下参观了在东、西人工岛不远的桥隧建设施工地盆考察。是次工程之浩大，建筑技术标准之高及应对环境保护的复杂性，真是叹为观止。
The Home Affairs Department (HAD) submitted a report to the Panel on Home Affairs of the Legislative Council regarding the “Regulation of the Property Management Industry” on 4 July 2012. I would like to draw members’ attention to the following salient points in the report.
- Companies providing services related to property management specified in: (i) property management services for owners/tenants/the community; (ii) management of a property’s environment; (iii) building repairs, maintenance/improvement, and enhancement; (iv) finance and asset management; (v) facility management; (vi) human resources management; and (vii) law in practice will be subject to the mandatory licensing system. Exclusions are companies providing stand-alone services (e.g. those providing only cleaning or security services); government departments, statutory bodies, and other entities managing their own properties and not providing property management services to a third party to generate income.
- Practitioners assuming a managerial or supervisory role in the provision of property management services will be subject to the mandatory licensing system.
- Before a Property Management Company (PMC) is granted a licence, the PMC must fulfill all the licensing criteria, for instance, the minimum amount of registered
- capital, the minimum number of staff/directors holding Property Management Practitioner (PMP) licences, etc.
- The PMC licence will be for a three-year period, but a future licensing body shall have the discretion to change it to a shorter term.
- Any breach of the requirements in the legislation, the code of conduct, and the code of practice may result in criminal sanctions or disciplinary action depending on the seriousness of the contravention (for both the PMC and PMP)
- It is yet undecided whether the applicants for PMPs will have to pass an assessment (in the form of an examination and/or interview) before they are granted licences.
- The Advisory Committee recommends adopting a two tier licensing structure for PMPs. It proposes that the first tier should possess a higher level of approved academic and/or professional qualifications, whereas the academic qualification requirements for the second tier will be lower.
- The Advisory Committee will work out the arrangements for granting the licences to existing members of professional bodies relating to property management.
- The maximum duration of a PMP licence is three years.
- Licensing Regime – The Property Management Services Authority (PMSA) will assume the dual functions of a licensing body and an industry promoter. The Chairman and members of the PMSA will be appointed by the Chief Executive. The PMSA shall consist of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman, and such numbers to be determined by the Chief Executive (not more than 18). The length of appointment for each member shall not exceed three years and could be renewed.
- The Advisory Committee aims to submit a draft bill to the Legislative Council in mid-2013.
- It proposes allowing a transitional period of three years before the full implementation of the licensing regime.
Please be reminded that a joint BSD/PFMD CPD event on the “Voluntary Building Assessment Scheme” will be held on 15 August 2012. The closing date of applications is 1 August 2012. Members are strongly advised to attend this event to familiarize themselves on how the scheme works.
