First of all, I wish members a prosperous 2013.
我随同由高级副会长兼CEPA 委员会主席赖旭辉测量师率领之香港测量师学会代表团于八月二十七日至三十日赴北京拜访国家住房和城乡建设部，并与不同组别的相关专业对口单位会议。代表团行程亦包括到访清华大学与相关学校进行学术交流。
二十八日早上，由国家住房和城乡建设部，计划财务与外事司郑淑玲处长主持，分别会见了中国建设工程造价管理协会、中国房地产估价师协会与房地产经纪人学会代表、中国建设监理协会及中国物业管理协会代表。
在与中国物业管理协会秘书长柴勇的小组会议上，我握要介绍了学会物业设施管理组过去一年的发展概况，及就物业管理行业在香港的发展作出专业交流。其中我特别详细展述了香港特区政府正在进行物业管理行业与从业员的规管及立法进程。
柴勇秘书长对此重大发展表示欢迎。因为与香港物业设施管理测量师不同，中国物业管理师的培训及注册是分别独立处理的，这制度上的差异正正亦窒碍了双方进行资格互认的可行性。虽然制度上的障碍有代香港物业管理发牌的立法确立后才能有望解决。但双方认同日后两会需要进行更多联系，多办一些培训及交流研讨会等等多作实际合作。
二十九日，除前往拜访国土资源部及中国土地估价师学会外。代表团亦到访了北京市住房和城乡建设委员，拜会了物业管理处安世锦副处长，而北京市物业管理协会会长周呈及北京市物业服务评估监理协会会长黄耀华亦参与会议。在双方各自介绍学会及行业发展现况后，本人亦趁机邀请安处长及周会长于明年三月份组团来港，参与二零一二年度优质物业设施管理大奖颁奖礼及研讨会，并得到处长及会长欣然答应。同时，双方亦原则上同意明年进行互访。
Please be informed that Sr Dick Kwok, Sr Edmond Cheng, and Sr Charles Hung will represent the PFMD at the General Council of the HKIS for the 2012-13 year.
Being invited by the BEAM Society, the HKIS was asked to send a representative as their nominated director. I am glad that the HKIS has entrusted me to assume this nominated directorship for the year 2012-14. In view of the public’s rising green awareness and the implementation of more green initiatives for existing buildings, I will contribute myknowledge and experience in the capacity of PFM surveyor to the BEAM society. Another recent appointment has also been appointed a Green Building Facility Member under the HKGBC. The Green Building Facility represents expert groups that provide volunteer services to green building initiatives in the various committees of the Hong Kong Green Building Council.
Members’ attention should be drawn to the enhanced version of the BEAM Plus assessment method for green buildings: BEAM Plus Version 1.2 for New Buildings and Existing Buildings, which has already come into effect and will become mandatory starting 1 January 2013. This
enhanced version addresses some of the issues raised in the report, “Roadmap for Green Building Labeling System Hong Kong,” and the aspirations of stakeholders for passive design. It also includes minor amendments to other aspects. The new version aims to improve building performance by encouraging passive design, which allows a building to better respond to the local climate by maximizing the comfort of its occupants, while minimizing the use of active mechanical systems and their associated energy consumption. In brief, the Energy Use Aspect of BEAM Plus Version 1.2 will provide two alternative routes for building assessment. Route 1, the original route, will assess the Building Active System based on the current BEAM Plus Assessment criteria. Route Two will replace the three current credits with the following four key criteria to determine the performance of building passive designs:
1) Site Planning/Building Orientation,
2) Building Fabric,
3) Natural Ventilation, and
4) Daylight.
The CPD event on “Saleable Area – Measurement, Rationale and Development” was successfully held with 88 members participating. Thanks go to Dr Lawrence Poon, our honorable guest speaker. Dr Poon was one of the members of the Steering Committee on the Regulation of the Sale of First-Hand Residential Properties by Legislation. Another upcoming CPD event will be held on 10 January 2013, and Dr Mei Yung Leung, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, will deliver her recently completed study on “Facility Management for the Elderly in Public and Subsidizing Housing”. This is an interesting report that will give you some invaluable insights into housing for the elderly. So don’t miss it.
