The Hong Kong Institute of Housing

Donation to help victims and support disaster relief work in quake-hit regions in Mainland


Donation to help victims and support disaster relief work in quake-hit regions in Mainland

	Dear Council Members,

	Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for your prompt responses to my respective appeals in connection with the captioned subject on 14 and 15 inst. With the support from the majority of the council members, I am pleased to inform you that, up to present, a sum of HK$10,000 has already been donated by some of our ardent council members in addition to the Institute's subscription of HK$10,000 which in effect acts as a catalyst to boost donations.

	For your information, our quick response and action on calling for donations to aid rescue efforts and the needy victims of the massive earthquake in Sichuan have greatly inspired中聯辦, an high ranking official of which will receive the cheque/s concerned in a high-profiled ceremony next Friday on 23.5.2008, applauding the Institute for having wholeheartedly shown, as a professional body, our social and national responsibilities.

	As the disaster pulls everyone's heartstrings, we have to, according to Premier Wen Jiabao, compete with time to save lives. I again appeal to all our council members and members of the Institute, in particular for your genuine support without delay. Please keep the Secretariat/all of us informed of your sum of donations via e-mail as soon as possible. The HKIH will collect the donations and donate in the name of the Institute with all individual members. Separate receipts will be issued to the Institute and the individuals for the purpose of claiming tax relief.

	"Blood is thicker than water". It's now time for us in Hong Kong to assist our fellow mainlanders to show we are a family. I sincerely look forward to receiving your positive replies at your earliest convenience.

	Warm regards, Henry Chan President

燃點中國人團結力量, 5月2日紅衣迎聖火


燃點中國人團結力量, 5月2日紅衣迎聖火

	為響應香港政府和民間團體推行的「全民迎聖火活動」, 本學會除於當日在星島日報刋登廣告 (附圖) 歡迎奧運聖火外, 並呼籲各會員於當日盡量全民参與, 為迎接聖火到達中國運送聖火第一站出一分力, 藉此向世界表現中國人團結一致的力量。

Annual General Meeting Updates (8 April 2008)

At the Institute's AGM held on 8 April 2008, proposed amendments to the Institute's By-Laws (Annex I of AGM documents) were adopted by members present at the meeting.

Please click here to view the updated By-Laws.

The proposed revisions to the fee schedule (Annex II) were also adopted by members present at the meeting with immediate effect

Please refer to the table below for further details.

	Year 2008(w.e.f. 1 January 2008)	Year 2008(w.e.f. 9 April 2008)	Year 2009(w.e.f. 1 January 2009)

Entrance Fee
Members	900	900	1,250
Associates	900	900	800
Affiliates	700	700	600
Probationers	N/A	400	400
Registered Students	—	—	400

Annual Subscription Fee
Fellows	1,450	1,450	1,600
Members	1,100	1,100	1,250
Associates	800	800	800
Affiliates	600	600	600
Probationers	N/A	400	400
Registered Students	300	300	400
Retired Members	300	300	300

Amendment to Annex I

25 March 2008

Annual General Meeting 8 April 2008 (Tuesday)

Amendment to Annex I

We refer to the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 15 March 2008.

Kindly be notified that the following amendments shall be made to Clause 11 in the captioned document:

Members

Election of a Member

11(i)	at the date of his election he is employed on a full-time basis by a Housing Body in the performance of Approved Duties; and
11(ii)	he has been so employed for a period, whether continuous or not, amounting in the aggregate to not less than five years (except in the case of Probationers where the work experience requirements shall be determined by the General Council from time to time); and
11(iii)	he has passed the required examination(s) i.e. any examination(s) which the General Council may from time to time administer or recognise for this purpose; and
11(iv)	he has completed the practical experience requirement as the General Council may determine.

Apart from the above, there being no other amendments. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

		Yours sincerely For and on behalf of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing
		(YUEN Chui-yi, Cora) Secretary

Distribution:

Hon. Legal Adviser	Fellows	Affiliates
Hon. Auditor	Members	Registered Students
Honorary Fellows	Associates	Retired Members

Annual General Meeting

15 March 2008

Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the next Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing will be held on 8 April 2008 (Tuesday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, World Trade Centre Club, 38th Floor, World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, H.K.

Agenda

1.	To confirm minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 12 April 2007.

2.	To receive the President's Report.

3.	To receive the Financial Statement from the Treasurer.

4.	To pass a resolution on amendment of the By-laws of the Institute in relation to adding the Probationer grade to the membership (details attached at Annex I - UPDATED).

5.	To pass a resolution on revision of the Fee Schedule (details attached at Annex II).

6.	To elect officers and members of the General Council for 2008/2009.

7.	To appoint Auditor.

8.	To appoint Legal Adviser.

9.	Any Other Business.

Enclosed please find a nomination form of officers and members of the General Council for 2008/2009 at Annex III. Nominations should be made only on the consent of the nominees and each nominee shall be nominated for one post only. The nomination form should reach the Secretary on or before 29 March 2008.

A Form of Proxy is also attached at Annex IV. It must be duly completed, signed and delivered to the Secretariat no later than 6:30 p.m. on 6 April 2008. According to Clause 37 of the By-laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing, please note that:

(a)	Fellows and Members are entitled to attend and vote.
(b)	Honorary Fellows, Associates and Retired Members are entitled to attend but not entitled to vote.
(c)	Affiliates and Registered Students are not entitled to attend and vote.

		(YUEN Chui-yi, Cora) Secretary

Distribution:

Hon. Auditor	Hon. Legal Adviser		Honorary Fellows
Fellows	Members	Associates	Retired Members
Affiliates / Registered Students - for information only

Encls.

Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday


Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday

	Please be informed that the Joint office will be closed from 6th February at 12:30 p.m. to 10th February 2008 inclusively for Chinese Lunar New Year Holiday. Business will resume on 11th February 2008.

	Happy & Prosperous New Year!

Joint Annual Dinner 2007


Joint Annual Dinner 2007

	The event was successfully held on 26 October 2007 at Holiday Inn Golden Mile. To view the speech by our Guest of Honour, Ms XIE Jiajin, please click here.

Revisions to Code of Conduct


Revisions to Code of Conduct

	Revisions to the Code of Conduct were adopted by the Institute on 4 October 2007 with immediate effect.

	Please click here to download the document.

"Excellent Management Practices in New Property Development"
Seminar Series


"Excellent Management Practices in New Property Development" Seminar Series

PSDAS (2005-1-4)

	Funded by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) of the Government of the HKSAR under the Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme (PSDAS), "Excellent Management Practices in New Property Development" is a project run by The Hong Kong Institute of Housing with the aim to promulgate best practices and knowledge to improve the quality of property management in newly developed properties. Comprising 6 half-day local seminars and a 2-day seminar held in Shenzhen, specialists in their fields of knowledge had been invited to deliver on a wide range of topics and issues.

	The entire seminar series which kicked off in November 2005 saw over 450 enthusiastic participants in attendance at the seminars. By providing and facilitating an abundance of opportunities for information sharing, and an exceptionally valuable mix of perspectives on a host of issues through numerous presentations by academics and professionals alike, the project was certainly a rousing success.

	The Institute is particularly grateful for the generous assistance and continued support from the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and our guest speakers who had enriched the quality and coverage of discussions by sharing their own experiences and expert insight and perspectives.

	Capturing the essence of the seminar series, we are delighted to present to you our CD ROM from the seminar series which contains presentation slides, photos and other useful materials from the project's seminars.

	Taking this opportunity, the General Council wishes to thank all participants for their enthusiasm and contributions in making the Seminar Series a success and certainly look forward to your continued support in the future.

	Cliff Wong President

	To request for a copy of the project's CD ROM, please click here.

Quality Building Award 2008

Quality Building Award 2008
"Set No Boundary for Quality Buildings"
New "Projects Outside Hong Kong" Sub-Category
To Include Quality Projects from Around the Globe

Quality Building Award 2008 (QBA2008)now opens for nominations.New theme line for QBA 2008 is "Set No Boundary for Quality Buildings", which announces the characteristics of this year's QBA: expanding QBA to include all quality projects from every corner of the world.

Visit www.QBA.com.hk now to find out more details about this prestigious biennial Award:

-	About QBA2008

-	Judging Criteria & Nomination Procedures

-	3 Award Categories (Residential, Non-Residential & brand-new Special Awards: Heritage, Innovation, Sustainability & Projects Outside Hong Kong sub-categories)

-	Nomination Deadline: Noon, 31 December 2007 (Monday)

You can download the flyer by clicking here.

Please contact the QBA2008 Award Secretariat at (852) 2372 0090 for any further assistance.

Annual General Meeting

16 March 2007

Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given that the next Annual General Meeting of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing will be held on 12 April 2007 (Thursday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Millennium City Club, Level 6, Tower 1, Millennium City 1, 388 Kwun Tong Road, Kowloon.

Agenda

1.	To confirm minutes of the last Annual General Meeting held on 30.3.2006.

2.	To receive the President's Report.

3.	To receive the Financial Statement from the Treasurer.

4.	To elect officers and members of the General Council for 2007/2008.

5.	To appoint Auditor.

6.	To appoint Legal Adviser.

7.	Any other business.

Enclosed please find a nomination form of officers and members of the General Council for 2007/2008 at Annex I. Nominations should be made only on the consent of the nominees and each nominee shall be nominated for one post only. The nomination form should reach the Secretary on or before 2 April 2007. A form of proxy is also attached at Annex II.

According to Clause 37 of the By-laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing, please note that:

(a)	Fellows and Members are entitled to attend and vote.
(b)	Honorary Fellows, Associates and Retired Members are entitled to attend but not entitled to vote.
(c)	Affiliates and Registered Students are not entitled to attend and vote.

		(CHUNG NG Kam Seung Grace) Secretary

Distribution:

Hon. Auditor	Hon. Legal Adviser		Honorary Fellows
Fellows	Members	Associates	Retired Members
Affiliates and Registered Students - for information only

Encls.

Updated By-Laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing


	At the Institute's EGM held on 2 March 2007, proposed amendments to the Institute's By-Laws (Annex I of EGM documents) were adopted by members present at the meeting. Please click here to view the updated By-Laws.

Extraordinary General Meeting

6 February 2007

Extraordinary General Meeting

The General Council has reviewed the disciplinary proceedings in handling complaints concerning disciplinary offences. Besides, the balance of the Institute's Imprest Account should be uplifted for smooth operation of the General Office. After obtaining advice from our Hon. Legal Adviser, the General Council considered that some of the conditions of the By-laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing should be amended to keep abreast of the proposed changes. Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on 2 March 2007 (Friday) at 6:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, World Trade Centre Club Hong Kong, 38/F., World Trade Centre, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

Agenda

(1) To amend the By-laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing (details attached at Annex I).

A proxy form is attached at Annex II. According to Clause 37 of the By-laws of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing, please note that:

(a) Fellows and Members are entitled to attend and vote.

(b) Honorary Fellows, Associates and Retired Members are entitled to attend but not entitled to vote.

Yours sincerely,
For and on behalf of

		(Mrs CHUNG NG K S Grace) Secretary

Encl.

Distribution:

Hon. Auditor	Hon. Legal Adviser	Honorary Fellows
Fellows	Members	Associates
Retired Members	Affiliates	Registered Students

物業管理行業 —「能力標準說明」諮詢

敬啟者：

物業管理行業 —「能力標準說明」諮詢

本人再次感謝有關工會、商會、專業學會及業界人士出席上周六上什之物業管理行業「能力標準說明」諮詢會，並於會上提供不少寶貴意見。

對於業界提出的建議，秘書處將會統籌整理後交由諮詢會討論。本人在此強調推行資歷架構，對行業而言是具正面意義的，同樣地制訶能力標分級制度，目的是推動終身學習，幫助行業長遠發展，絕對不會對學歷欠佳之從業員構成任何負面影響，亦不會加設關卡阻礙僱員升級之機會。同時，此自願性計劃將創造良好平台，協助員工認識行業內之各項職能，並循此途徑提升自己之技能，為自己之前途定立一個更清晰的進階目標。

香港政府近年草擬之政策，往往給人一種議而不決、決而不行的怠覺。充份諮詢是必須的過程，但若流於空談，拖延此計劃之推行對物業管理整個行業是百害而無一利的。因此，本人呼籲各有關團體之負貴人，積極回應諮詢文件並與屬下之會員多加溝通，令從業員真正了解資歷架構的重要性。

		物業管理行業培訓諮詢委員會主席袁靖罡(靖波)

二零零七年一月二十五日

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HKIH and CIHAPB join forces in promoting environmental conservation

20 September 2006

HKIH and CIHAPB join forces in promoting environmental conservation

As partner organisations for almost two decades, the Hong Kong Institute of Housing and Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch have persistently worked towards the common goal of promoting the science and art of housing, the training and education of those engaged in the profession of housing practice and ensuring a healthy development of the housing management sector. Throughout each year, the Institutes join hands in organising an array of training opportunities such as legal forums, seminars and educational visits to help members develop their knowledge and skills.

With a combined membership of almost 5,000 housing professionals, we are aware that many members are members of both HKIH and CIHAPB. As one of the facets of the tow Institutes' joint environmental conservation initiatives, we are writing to seek the consent of those members with dual membership to receive a single mailing of joint circulars instead of receiving separate and identical circulars from both Institutes with the aim of eliminating waste and conserving resources.

We attach herewith an Authorization Letter granting us permission to create a combined mailing list for those members with dual membership. In future, only one circular letter will be sent to those members on the combined mailing list. Kindly complete and return the authorisation letter by post to: HKIH & CIHAPB, Units 2709-11, Shui On Centre, 6-8 Harbout Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.

We look forward to receiving your response.

If no authorisation letter is returned, we will presume that you elect to receive separate circulars from both Institutes.

Yours sincerely,
For and on behalf of

The Hong Kong Institute of Housing		Chartered Institute of Housing Asian Pacific Branch
Cliff Wong President		Ricky Yuen Chairman

Click here to download the Authorization Letter.

REMOVAL NOTICE


	REMOVAL NOTICE

	We have pleasure in advising you that effective from 1 June 2006, our office will be relocated to the following:

	Units 2709-11, Shui On Centre 6-8 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2544 3111 Fax: (852) 2544 3112

	The HKIH Secretariat will continue providing quality services while our telephone, fax, e-mail address and service hours will remain unchanged.

	The Secretariat The Hong Kong Institute of Housing

	(N.B.: The new office will continue to be the joint office of The HKIH, CIHAPB, HMRB and HKAPMC.)

2006 CPD Alliance Survey


	26 April 2006

2006 CPD Alliance Survey: HK Professionals' Move into Mainland China - Trends & Challenges

	As a member of the CPD Alliance, the Institute is now participating in the 2006 CPD Alliance Survey, entitled "Hong Kong Professionals' Move into Mainland China - Trends & Challenges".

	With the aim to gaining a better understanding of current trends in the housing management industry, all members are encouraged to take part in the survey online at:-

	http://www.efmsurveysolutions.com/perseus/surveys/1680431047/5be18c8f.htm

	Deadline of the quick poll has been extended to 20 May 2006 and results would be published at the CPD Alliance seminar on 5 June 2006.

HKIH Introduces Manadatory CPD


	31 December 2005 Dear Members,

HKIH Introduces Manadatory CPD

	Continuing Professional Development is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of relevant knowledge and skills to enable professionals to successfully carry out their duties and responsibilities throughout their professional lives.

	The Institute's Continuing Professional Development Scheme ("CPD Scheme") was first piloted as a voluntary scheme for Corporate Members in September 2003. After more than two years of careful development, fulfillment of CPD Scheme shall be made as a compulsory requirement for Fellows and Members to be maintained in the register of members with effective from year 2006 by the resolution passed at the EGM held on 21 December 2005. Besides, the proposed amendments to the By-Laws of the Institute to keep abreast of change were also passed at the meeting.

	Whilst the CPD Scheme may be seen by some as a burdensome requirement, our profession is self regulatory and the Council is obliged to ensure the establishment and promotion of high standards of work within the profession. This includes the encouragement of the continued study and acquisition of knowledge and skills by housing management practitioners.

	The CPD Scheme has been designed to be as flexible as possible so that the relevant number of CPD points may be acquired in a time conscious and cost effective manner. The Institute has taken into consideration the need for busy practitioners to have a variety of means by which they can comply with CPD requirements by permitting and encouraging methods of learning other than simply attendance at traditional lecture-based courses. For example, articles submission in publications of the Institute, participation as P.E.R. supervisor, long distance learning courses and the preparation and presentation of courses are all recognized as CPD activities.

	Current rules governing the Mandatory CPD Scheme and the policies and guidelines of the Council in relation to the Scheme's practical application would be made available to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 21 December 2005 is enclosed for your information.

	Yours sincerely, For and on behalf of The Hong Kong Institute of Housing Kelvin M. F. Yau President

	Click here to download the minutes of the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 21 December 2005.

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		I have changed my name
		To make sure we have the right information registered in our membership database, please let us know when you change your name. You should write to us with details of your new name and previous name. If you have also changed your address, please refer to the section below. You should attach a copy of your change of name deed for verification purposes. Please send the details to: The Hong Kong Institute of Housing Units 2709-11, Shui On Centre 6-8 Harbour Road Wanchai, Hong Kong

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		If you have moved house, you can give us your new address online using our members login area without the need to post a form. Simply logon using your Membership Number and Password and then select My Profile in the top left corner of your browser and follow the instructions given. If you would prefer to send us written instructions click here to complete a form that can be printed and posted / faxed to us.

		I have told you that my details are incorrect or out of date but they have not been changed
		We aim to register all of the changes to details within a short time of receiving them. If you have told us recently about a change that we need to make to our records, but see your details have not yet been updated, please bear in mind that we prioritise amendments carefully in date order and it is likely that we will be dealing with your instructions very soon.