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41 Divisional Council &

Young Surveyors Group Reports Building Surveying Division Sr Daniel Chang BSD Council Chairman I am delighted to have the full support of the Council members, co-opt members and others in managing the Council matters, as well as in organising promotional, educational and knowledge sharing events in the past

12 months.

Here below is a summary of my report. 1. Membership As compared with 2016, there was an increase of

50 Corporate Members (+4%), a decrease of

14 Probationers (-6%) and no change to the size of Associate Members. The net membership gain in 2017, excluding Student Members, was

36 (+1.9%). We noticed that the number of surveying students selecting building surveying as their main stream practice had increased. BSD Membership Statistics (as at

2 November 2017) Year Corporate Member Associate Member Probationer Student Total Total Excl. Student Fellow Member

2013 2014

2015 2016

2017 92

99 101

103 107

975 1,044 1,103 1,132 1,178

0 0

0 2

2 683

745 778

686 672

66 83

86 83

110 1,816 1,971 2,068 2,006 2,069 1,750 1,888 1,982 1,923 1,959 2. Professional Development (a) Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) The Practical Task

2017 was held on

11 November 2017. A total of

149 candidates (147 probationers and two technical grade members) attended the assessment, and around

140 APC assessors were present. In the Final Assessment,

36 assessment panels were formed to assess

86 candidates. (b) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) A total of

34 CPD events were organised, covering a diverse scope of professional knowledge/practices such as heritage, BIM, construction &

material technology, development control, factory visit, Building Surveyor Awards

2017 winning project and some hot issues (e.g. the collapse of City University'

s sports hall roof top and the community housing movement). The total CPD registration by the end of October

2017 was 4,000. (c) Research A research titled Professional Guide to Building Inspections C Post-1980 Residential and Composite Buildings in Hong Kong was confirmed. Consultant were appointed to conduct the research and the target delivery date will be in Q3 2018. (d) Registered Fire Engineer (RFE) Scheme Since November 2015, BSD has met with representatives from Fire Services Department and Security Bureau together with the ex- Legislative Councillor, Sr Tony Tse, to discuss on the proposed RFE Scheme. At the end, Security Bureau agreed that a building surveyor who possesses specific qualifications and experience is qualified to register as a RFE under the Ordinance. The relevant Bill was passed by LegCo on

1 March 2017. In this regard, Fire Expert Panel will follow up with Security Bureau on the drafting of the regulations in particular for the formation of the registration committee and on the details of RFE qualifications. 3. Education (a) Outreach to Students Talks promoting the building surveying profession

42 were conducted throughout the year for secondary and university students. Moreover, a large-scale career talk for selected secondary school students was held in October 2017. (b) Building Surveying Scholarship The

2016 Building Surveying Scholarship award presentation ceremony was held on

2 March.

10 Form Five/Six students were awarded Stage

1 scholarships. In the same event, two students received Stage

2 award upon their enrollment in surveying degree courses in local universities. For the

2017 Scholarships, screening and assessment exercises were arranged in late November and December