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FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to the fifth issue of 'Building Surveyors'. Starting
from this issue, a new section called 'Message from Facilities
Management Panel' has been established. Our FM panel will
make use of this new section to com municate with our
m em bers. The Editorial Board would like to take this
opportunity to thank for their contribution.
The Editorial Board is calling for editorial contribution from
our members in the coming publications. If you wish to submit
your article, please contact the editor directly.
Editorial BoardAlan Sin
Terence Lam
Gordon Wong
Wong Kam Wah
Edgar Li
(Editor)
(Member)
(Member)
(Member)
(Member)
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Joint CPD Event-Building Surveying Division and Junior Organisation
Topic : Village House
Guest Speaker: Mr. David CHAN
Date : 5 May 1999 (Wednesday)
Time : 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m.
Venue : Chiang Chen Studio Theatre, H. K. Polytechnic University, H ung Hom, Kowloon
Places are limited to 200 persons. Reservation form will be mailed to all members shortly.
Press ClippingStarting from January 1999, our Building Surveying Division has provided a press clipping service to all our
members. All news relating to the following nine categories will be kept in our HKIS office. All members are
welcome to make reference to them.
1. Building Construction Sc Structure 6. Project M anagement
2. Buildings Ordinance Sc Administrative Law 7. Demolition, Structural Survey & Assessment
3. Building M aintenance 8. Property M anagement
4. Building Economic 8c Contract Administration 9. Research 8c Development
5. Building Services
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
The Editor received a letter from Mr. Lewis K.K. HO dated Feb 3, 99 in regard to his com m ent on an inte… ew recap
“Distinguished Building Surveyors,,, which was published in our last issue of newsletter. In the recap,Mr. HO was
in terhew ed by HKU reporters and had p ro h d ed valuable information relating to Mr. Barnabas CHUNG. Mr. HO
felt that the article may no t fully r e je c t his message, and therefore wrote us this letter to express his concern.
3 February 1999
Dear Editor
Disdn加 shed Bu越 ng Surveyors - Mr. Barnabas H.K. Chung
I refer to the captioned article in the December 1998 issue of the Building Suweyors. Thank you for the remarks on Barnabas attributed to me, which largely re jec ted the content of the intewiew I had with the HKU reporters.
I am not comfortable with the tone and the content of the second paragraph in the second colum n of the article. Barnabas opted for early re tirem ent from the Civil Sewice, The Buildings D epartm ent played no part in his decision which I understand are for personal reasons, and he left
und er very amicable circumstances. I am proud to be a staff member of the Buddings D epartm ent, and I am just as proud of my association 〜 t h the HK^S.
I hope you would published my letter in the coming issue of the Building Suweyors to clear up any m isu n d ers ta n d in g .
Thank you, and keep up the good work!
^ o u r s s i n c e r e l y ,
(HO K^ok keung Le〜 s)
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Communication Network and Job Movement
The Newsletter 'd ll report jo b movements of members. If you 一 sh your jo b movement be published, please fax or e-
mail the details (e.g. nam e, prehous company nam e, new company nam e, telephone no ., fax no. and e-mail address)
to G ordon Wong.
(Fax : 2714 规 8; e-m ail: gs” [email protected])
H o n g K o n g B u il d in g S u r v e y o r s C o m m u n ic a t io n N e t w o r k
ACADEMIC
City University S.M. L〇 2788 7683 2788 7612
H K Academy for Performing Arts Nelson S. L. HO 2584 8690 2824 2651
HK Polytechnic University K.K. L〇 2766 5878 2764 5131
HK University Daniel Ho 2859 2128 2559 9457
I FIRMS PROVIDING BS SERVICES
Calibre Consulting Gordon ROBINSON 2861 1689 2596 0297
Chesterton Petty David CONNELL 2377 7004 2317 5533
Colliers Jardine S.K. KWAN 2629 1866 2956 0225
Crafer Dillon Surveyors Ltd. Sean Dillon 2866 6460 28661948
Crow Maunsell Surveyors Malcolm PEARSON 2317 5911 2317 5901
C. Y. Leung Project Services Kenneth CHAN 2507 0507 2147 3859
Danny Kwok & Associates Danny KWOK 9026 5008 2512 8415
David C Lee Surveyors David LEE/ Vincent HO 2802 8336 2802 8270
DCL Daniel LAM/ Kenny KONG 2516 7868 2565 9890
John Y.H. Hsi & Associates John HSI 2311 2389 2525 4407
Jones Lang Wootton Samson CHAN/Kevin CHUNG 2846 5000 29681133
L C Surveyors Eddie LEE/Albert CHAN 2882 7100 2881 5905
Lee Mark & Associates LEE Chun Fat 2827 8222 2827 8773
Multiple Surveyors Benson WONG 2840 1022 2877 2811
Prudential Surveyors International Dennis WONG 2507 8303 2598 6576
Raymond Chan Surveyors Raymond CHAN 2722 7270 2311 3436
Raymond Cheng Property Consultants Raymond CHENG 2610 0626 2610 0779
Samson WONG & Associates Samson WONG 2881 6166 2890 5469
SUV Samson WONG 2577 0503 2890 5469
Spence Robinson Kenneth CHAN 2544 7007 2543 9975
Swire Properties Ben NGAI 2535 1544 2560 2151
TMK & Associates TANG Hau Ki 2377 1970 2377 1625
Vigers Hong Kong Kenny Suen 2377 1234 2377 3166
Wayfoong Property Martin WOODs 2822 7311 2861 2492
Wellgo Archdecor Consultancy David CHAN 2865 3128 2865 3100
DEVELOPERS & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
Asia Build Ltd Lawrence LAI 2866 1198 2865 3173
Cheung Kong Willie TSE 2526 6911 2845 1641
First Pacific Davies John KIELY/Mark LI 25341688 2805 2540
Goodwill Property Ltd. Kant TSANG 2533 9841 2533 9888
H.K. Land Albert FONG 2842 8157 2845 9226
Harbour City Gary YEUNG 2118 8580 2118 8068
Henderson O.K. LAU 2525 5902 2521 7913
Hong Yip John HO 2828 0810 2827 6300
Kai Shing Gordon LEE 2828 5133 2827 1702
Sino Base Barry TSE 2588 1802 2511 7331
Sun Hung Kai Mike WONG 2832 5221 2838 4085
Swire Properties Jim DALE 2535 1400 2590 7502
GOVERNMENT
Architectural Services Department Alan SIN 2773 2501 2765 8423
Buildings Department Edwin TANG 2626 1502 2626 1764
GPA C.C. LAU 2123 8303 2596 0859
Housing Department Gordon WONG 2761 5066 2714 3328
Urban Services Department 1. R. YOUNGS 2867 5180 2523 5811
PUBLIC COMPANIES
HK Telecom Alan GRANT 28886145 2962 5477
Hospital Authority CHAN Man Wai 2300 6223 2882 4367
Housing Society Augustine CHOW 2839 7608 2882 2432
KCRC Patrick MAN 2688 1262 2688 0314
LDC Chris CHEUNG 2588 2839 2827 0176
MTRC CHAU Sai Hung 2759 7591 2305 4457
Tung Wah Groups of Hospitals Cheuky Cheuk 2859 7753 2548 5710
OTHERS
Andrew Lee KF & Associates Joy LEUNG 2525 0008 2868 5371
Judia Construction Co., Ltd. John CHUNG 2854 0608 2543 3630
McDonald's Terry TANG 2880 7401 2563 1047
Tactful Boris YEUNG 2381 5098 2381 0019
Please notify Gordon Wong of any changes (fax: 2714 3328; e-mail: [email protected]) March 1998
News from Academ ic Institutes & Professional Bodies
The D ep狀如ent of Red Es位te 肪d Cons仕uction The Universi斤 o f Hong Kong
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The Department of Real Estate and Construction (Formerly
the Department of Suwe力ng) of the Universi印 of Hong Kong
o任ered a Wde range of courses for members of the profession
and people who are interested in suwe力ng and related 丘elds.
The following is an account of the most recent development
in the courses administered by the department.
The undergraduate programme BSc (Surveying) has been
offered for 10 years with a cohort of graduates employed in
various Helds. The course sdU adopts and further enhances
its fully in teg ra ted philosophy approach to surveying
educadon. Feed back from employers suggested the approach
is excellent in educating all-round surveyors in providing a
‘one-stop,se〜 ce for clients. Qualiy of students admitted has
been improving ever since which rejects the popularity of
the course. The four main areas i.e. Law,Econom ics,
Construction and M anagem ent covered in lectures are
integrated and developed under the Studio programme, 〜 th
close monitoring and supe…sion from the teaching sta任. The
course has its 丑rst year’s operation under the university-wise
credit po in t system which encourage students to opt for
electives in other faculties. This broadens the exposure and
capabiUties of our graduates further.
The MSc (Construction Pr句ect Management) and MSc (Real
Estate Development) are the m gor graduate taught courses
in the department. The 玎exibili^ of a modular programme
coupled with the option to pursue through full time (one
year) or part-time ( 咖 half days a week for two years) enable
the course to attract calibre from various 行elds. Core modules
of the courses included real estate economics, real estate and
construction management, real estate investment and 丘nance,
real estate and construction business management etc. In
addition students need to prepare a substantial dissertation
of their choice.
The postgraduate conversion programme jointly organised
by the departm en t and the School of Professional and
Continuing Education (SPACE) was 丘rsto任eredin 1996. The
programmes are spedaUy designed as postgraduate pathways,
directed at non-cognate (non-surveying-related) degree
holders who wish to a postgraduate qualification which
provides a fully exem pting award from the HKISBRICS
Quanti矽 Surveying and General Practice Dihsions. Through
an intensive program m e graduates are equ ipped with
su迅 d e n t knowledge and techniques for them to undertake
the required training through employment and sit for the
Assessment of Professional Competence of the respective
discipline. The programme is offered each year with an
option for full time (12 months) or part-time (24 months)
mode.
The departm ent offers facilities for the registration and
supervision of candidates for the research degrees of M.Phil,
and Ph.D. These degrees can be undertaken on a full-time
or part-dme basis. FuU-dme students may be granted Hnandal
assistance through the studentship scheme. The department
has the capabm印 to supervise research degrees across a wide
range of areas associated with real estate and construction,
particularly those related to law,planning, economics and
management.
In ad d itio n , the d epartm en t also collaborate with the
Universe印 of Greenwich and University of Bath, UK o任ering
MSc in Construction Management, MSc in Real Estate and
MSc in Facilities Management, MSc in Occupational Safety
and H ealth by d istance learn ing . These courses are
administered by SPACE and have become popular amongst
professionals. This is due to the built-in 玎exibiliy in distance
learning mode and the various intake time th roughou t
t h e y e 过 r.
Following the long-term planning of the government of the
H⑵ AR on improving the education level of the people of
H ong Kong, the dem and for h igher degree places will
continue to rise. General enquiries on courses shall be
directed to the department at telephone no. 2859 2146 or
SPACE at telephone no. 2975 5717.
Message from Facilities M anagement Panel
OUTSOURCING - THE WAY TO SUCCESS!?
By Nelson HO, Estate Manager, The Hong Kong Academy for
Performing Arts
Nowadays, many organisations are referring to ‘outsourcing’ as a universal solution to all cost cutting and efficiency enhancing programmes. However, the actual meaning and application of outsourcing is seldom investigated.
Outsourcing is one of the strategic level approaches to deal with non-core functions of an organisation in the context of facilities management. This involves the rethinking of the entire business process and operation. In order to focus resources in core functions, it is a logical deduction to streamline the non-core functions through contracting out to external agencies whereby expertise could be introduced. In fact, outsourcing simply means to employ the external resources, be its external contractors or external personnel. In utilising external resources, there is no limit on the size or extent of the external agencies. Contracting out a cleaning or security function of an organisation is one of the simplest form of outsourcing, corporatising a government department or entrusting the management and operation of universities to the University Councils are the more extensive form of outsourcing.
With the key concept of outsourcing by tapping in external expertise, it is envisaged that more effective and efficient operation of the non core functions should be achieved, thus allowing the top management to concentrate effort and resource on the core functions for excel of the organisation. Therefore, a successful outsourcing exercise should be a proactive ‘quality Sc cost,- based evaluation process and not just with cost cutting and risk transferring motives.
To educate the correct understanding of outsourcing, it always takes time. However, some useful tips fo r successful implementation of outsourcing can be shared.
Strategy formulation:
• To establish the primary objective of the outsourcing exercise.
• To u n d e r s ta n d and a p p re c ia te th e long te rm commitment nature of outsourcing.
• To formulate an innovative and quality transitioning for outsourcing agency and employees.
• To p rom ote the co llabora tion a t ti tu d e between employees and outsource agency to support continue successful partnership.
• Identify potential outsourcing areas for cost 8c quality based evaluation.
Agency Selection:
• Identify key characteristics and prioritise for selection of outsource agencies.
• Locate a service provider that cared for their employees and committed to prosper with the organisation in a long run.
• Look for agencies with com pensa tion packages comparable to existing in-house establishment to reduce turnover Sc staffing instability.
• Scrutinise successful track record of service agencies in similar environment.
• Evaluate p ro p o sed cost re d u c t io n with quality improvement.
Service Level Partnering Agreement:
• Formulate a statement for service provided with the outsource agency, users and employees.
• Establish detailed explanation of how the service will be implemented and measured.
• Define clearly the com m unication channels and methods for dispute resolution.
• Signatures of the responsible individuals to signify commitment.
Orientation and Training:
• Provide experienced staff to coach initial orientation 8c training for new outsourcing partners.
• Provide continuous on-site training for procedures and policies of the organisation as well as particular skills applicable to the organisation.
• Require outsourcing p a r tn e r to provide external certified training in the specific outsource areas.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Carry out various level surveys on service level for comparison with the SLPA.
• Require report from outsourcing agencies to report s ta tu s , serv ice level ac h ie v em e n ts 8c a reas o f improvement.
• Assign responsible staff to carry out visual inspection and execute evaluation studies.
With these simple tips, the process of outsourcing can be guided in a correct approach. However, it would largely depend on the culture, understanding and initial objectives of individual organisation to im p lem en t a successful outsourcing exercise.
Feature
BUILDING SURVEYORS PROFILE 1998By Kenneth Chan, Chairman of BSD
The total number of building surveyors as at the end of 1998
stood at 454 which is an increase of about 5% over the same
period in 1997. The various governm ent departm ents,
including Buildings Department, H ousing Department,
Architectural Services Department, Government Property
Agency, Home Affairs Bureau, Home Affairs Department,
Works Bureau and Licensing A uthority em ployed 233
qualified building surveyors which accounted for 51% of the
total HKIS building surveying membership. This was slightly
up from the 50% reported last year. The growth rate in this
sector was 7%. A negative growth rate of 12% was recorded
in the surveying practices sector. There was a loss of 10
qualified building surveyors from this sector. Down from 84
to 74. Due to this decline the surveying practices sector was
only employing 16% of all qualified building surveyors. Down
from the 19% achieved in 1997. Other areas of major decline
in employment of qualified building surveyors were in the
property management and construction sectors. The rate of
decline was 52% and 42% respectively. However, the total
num bers of qualified build ing surveyors working with
developers were increased by 55% from 40 in 1997 to 62 in
1998. There were 36 numbers of developers who employed
building surveyors of which 11 num bers only employed
graduates. The numbers of building surveyors employed in
public corporations, such as LDC, MTRC, KCRC, etc. were
also up by 36% from 14 in 1997 to 19 in 1998. These are
illustrated in Table 1.
Surveying firms are employing just more than one third of
the BS graduates which is basically in pace with growth in
g rad u a te s . T he nu m b ers o f g rad u a te s em ployed in
Government and universities has also declined. Developers,
p u b lic c o rp o ra t io n s , m a n a g e m e n t co m p an ie s and
architectural firms have taken in proportionately more
graduates. Construction companies’ intake of graduates has
also slowed down. These are illustrated in Table 2.
Table 1 - Employment of Professional Building Surveyors in Hong Kong
Employers 1997 1998 Growth
/D ecline
Government 刀7 50% 51% 7%
Surveying Firms 利 挪 74 -12%
Developers 40 9% 62 鳩 55%
Others 15 3% 20 4%
Public Corporations 14 19 4%
Universities 13 14 3%
Management Companies 23 5% 11 2% -52%
Architectura l Firms 8 2% 8 2% 0%
Construction Companies 12 7 2% 42%
Hospitals 8 2% 6 7% ■25%
Total 攸 5%
Table 2 - Employment of Graduate Building Surveyors in Hong Kong
Employers 1997 1998 Grow th
/D ecline
Government 79% 61 J5% -5%
Surveying Firms 111 141 34% 27%
Developers 邻 11% 50 32%
Others 32 10% 29 796 -9%
Public Corporations 12 4% 27 6% 725%
Universities 8 2% 5 1%
Management Companies 29 9% 43 10% 傷
Architectura l Firms 14 4% 31 7%
Construction Companies 25 7% 29 7% 麻
Hospitals 1 0% - 0% -100%
Total 辦 25%
It has been observed that there are currently over 170 firms
or organizations that are employing building surveyors. This
is up from the numbers of 150 in 1997. There are now 18
num bers (14 in 1997) of these organizations that are
employing more than 10 building surveyors. 71% of the
professional associates and 38% of the graduates are
employed in these organizations which account for 56% of
all those em ployed. 102 nu m b ers o f all firm s and
organizations employ only 1 building surveyor and 62 of
which employ qualified building surveyors. There were a
total of 68 organizations employing 84 graduates that do not
have qualified building surveyors. This almost doubles the
num bers of 42 noted in 1997 represen ting half of the
numbers of new graduates admitted into the Institute. It
means that these graduates (20% of the total numbers of
graduates) are not directly supervised by qualified building
surveyors. It is also noted that there are 20 numbers of
students members of the Institute who has not reported their
employers.
The overall employment pattern of all building surveyors is
provided in Table 3.
Table 3 - Employment of all class of Building Surveyors in Hong Kong
Employers 1997 1998 Growth
/D ecline
Government 37% 5%
Surveying Finns 25% 215 25% 10%
Developers 鳩 112 桃
Others 47 6% 49 例 4%
Public Corporations 26 3% 妨 5% 77%
Universities 21 3% 19 2% -10%
Management Companies 52 7% 54 6% 4%
Architectura l Firms 22 3% 划 6% 77%
Construction Companies 3 7 5% 36 4%
Hospitals 9 1% 6 1% -洲
Total 76» &70
Update
A BRIEF SUMMARY TO PRACTIC NOTE
ISSUED FROM 1 JANUARY 1999 TO 15
MARCH 1999
By Alan SIN
PRACTICE NOTE FOR AP AND RSE-BUILDINGS
DEPARTMENT
50 Prestressed Ground Anchors in Building WorksThis revision January 1999
The appendix of this practice note has been amended.
An Annex to the Appendix A showing the Corrigendum
1/98 (May) and Corrigendum 2/98 (September) issued
by GEO is incorporated in order to clarify the method
of extraction of water-soluble ions and the method of
calculation of the soluble ion contents. AP/RSE are
therefore requested to take these into account when
undertaking work in the monitoring of prestressed
ground anchors.
115 Legislation and Publications Affecting the Building IndustryThis revision February 1999
This practice note has incorporated an updated list of
laws and other publications. Some of the laws have been
renamed, e.g. The name of Chapter 40, Crown Leases
Ordinance, has been amended as Government Leases
Ordinance. Other new publications, such as the three
newly issued Codes of Practice for Energy Efficiency of
Air Conditioning Installations, Electrical Installations
and Lighting Installations, have also been mentioned.
229 Exclusion of Floor Areas for Recreational UseFirst Issue January 1999
This practice note gives guidance on the requirements
and conditions for considering and granting of
modification for exclusion of floor areas for recreational
use as stipulated in para. 21 of PNAP 116. A list of
recreational facilities which are commonly accepted for
exclusion from GFA calculations is also appended.
Commercial areas such as dining and catering facilities
are not qualified for such exclusion.
RECENT PUBLICATIONBy Edgar Li
Construction Standard Used in Hong Kong (3rd edition, Dec 1998)
The first edition of this document was published in June 1993.
This third edition is to include the construction standards
used in the major quasi-government organisations and public
utility companies such as the Airport Authority Hong Kong,
MTRC, Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd, Hong Kong
Electric Company Ltd and Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd.
Available for sale at Government Publications CentreAuthor: Construction Standards Committee of the Construction
Advisory Board, Works Bureau
G uidelines on Energy Efficiency o f Air Conditioning Installations (Feb 1999)
This handbook of guidelines is a supplement document to
the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Air Conditioning
In s ta l la t io n s 1998. I t p ro v id es g u id a n c e n o te s on
re c o m m e n d e d p rac tic e s fo r energy effic iency and
conservation on the design, installation,commissioning,
operation and maintenance of air conditioning installations.
Available for the sale at Government Publications Centre
Author: Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Guidelines on Energy Efficiency of Lighting Installations (1998)
As a supplement to the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency
of Lighting Installations, the objective of this handbook of
guidelines is to enable a better efficiency in energy use of
the designed installations. It also provides some guidelines
in other areas not included in the lighting code especially
regarding maintenance and operational aspects for facilities
management.
Available for sale at Government Publications Centre
Author: Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Electrical Installations (1998)
This Code sets out the minimum requirements for energy
efficient electrical installations. It specifies four design aspects
for energy efficiency including (1) power distribution in
buildings; (2) utilisation of power; (3) power quality; and (4)
metering and monitoring facilities.
Available for sale at Government Publications Centre
Author: Electrical and Mechanical Services Department
Geoguide 5: Guide to Slope Maintenance (Revised edition, Sept 98)
This Geoguide gives guidance on good engineering practice
for the maintenance of man-made slopes and retaining walls.
This second ed ition of the docum ent is to clarify the
requirem ents on the engineer in perform ing a review of
previous Stability Assessment.
Available for sale at Government Publications Centre Author: Geotechnical Engineering Office
Editorial Contributions"Building Surveyors" encourages article queries and submission. Article submissions should include both hard (printed) copy and
a diskette in word format. Contributors should contact the editor, Mr. Alan Sin at Tel. 2773 2607 or Fax. 2765 7153
The office of The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Suite 510, Jardine House, Central, Hong Kong
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