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After months of hard work, I have great pleasure to advise that the Council has made the following significant achievements for the Institute:
Honorary Advisors
To enforce the co-operative agreement signed with the China Construction Industry Association in September 2008, the President of the Association has accepted our offer to be the Hon. Advisor of the Institute. It is a great honour to the Institute and a milestone for a closer working relationship in the promotion of technical activities mutually beneficial to the members of both institutes.
It is encouraging to note that 16 HKICM members have completed the Preparatory Course for the China Construction Manger Examination in April 2009. These members would take the open examination in June.
Construction Innovative Award 2009
The Construction Innovative Award 2009 has been successfully launched with full supports from all members. The response was tremendous. The Jury Panel under the Chairmanship of Professor John Chan commended the participants for high quality submissions and recommended to grant the 6 finalists with Distinguished Awards. Congratulations to the Awardees. Thanks to the members of the Jury Panel and the Organizing Committee.
The Construction Innovative Awards were presented by Mrs. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor, Secretary for Development at the Annual Dinner on the 12th of June 2009. An article on the full details and highlights of the Construction Innovation Awards 2009 are included in the HKICM newsletter. The event was also reported by local newspapers.
Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme
I am delighted to advise that the Government has accepted our application for the Professional Services Development Scheme commencing on 1 July 2009. The project title is: Enhancing the Competitiveness of Hong Kong’s Construction Professionals in Participating in Novel Mega-Scale Projects in Middle East. I must express a big thanks to Dr. Thomas Ng who has made strenuous effort in preparing the submission and answering many rounds of questions raised by the responsible government officials. More details will be announced in the coming months.
Mediation Services
A special course has been organized with the Hong Kong Mediation Centre in April 2009 for our members to be qualified as accredited Mediators. The first batch of students has taken the assessment. Soon we will be offering mediation services to our members.
Registered Construction Managers
We have conducted a questionnaire survey and received overwhelming responses from members concerning the intention to implementing a registration system for Registered Construction Managers. Nearly all respondents favour the proposal. The Council is studying on the proper procedure to have such a registration system in place and an EGM may be called at an appropriate time to pass this special resolution.
I look forward to receiving your continuous support.
Christopher Wong
President
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