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HONG KONG, March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) announced the results of RICS Hong Kong Awards 2015 at its Hong Kong Annual Dinner on 13 March 2015. Achievements from over 20 outstanding teams in the property industry were recognised and the jury panel named Mr Victor So, Chairman of Urban Renewal Authority, Lifetime Achiever in recognition of his contribution to Hong Kong's built environment.
Results of Hong Kong Awards 2015 are as follows: (in alphabetical order of company names)
Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Mr Victor So, Chairman of Urban Renewal Authority, for the substantial and exemplary contribution he made to the property industry over the span of his career. Mr So said, "This award is not only a recognition of my humble achievement since becoming a Chartered Surveyor in 1976, it also encourages me, as chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority, to join hands with my colleagues in tackling the tenacious urban decay problems and making Hong Kong a better place to live."
Mr Philip Lo, Chair of Jury Panel and Global Board Chairman of Rider Levett Bucknall, said, "The outstanding quality of nominations this year led to an exceptionally fierce competition. Even with stringent judging criteria, nominations show even performance with the champions winning by a small margin. It's truly a pleasure to witness the excellence and professionalism demonstrated by players of Hong Kong's built environment."
Mr Andrew Lee, Chair of RICS Hong Kong, said, "The RICS HK Awards recognizes the achievements and contributions of property professionals, that's why new categories are introduced to reflect industry trends. RICS upholds the standards for Hong Kong's build environment. It is my honour to take part in the Awards this year."
To download high resolution photos of the RICS Hong Kong Annual Dinner 2015, please visit: www.bdcshk.com/webcontent/RICS2015/RICS_Photos_Forteam&PR2.zip
For details of RICS Hong Kong Awards, please visit http://www.ricshkawards.com.
About RICS Hong Kong Awards
The RICS Hong Kong Awards celebrate excellence, professionalism, achievement, and overall contribution to our built environment. The jury panel of the RICS Hong Kong Awards 2015 is formed by 13 outstanding local property key players. Nominated projects have all displayed outstanding performance in professionalism, outcome and achievement, teamwork and innovation. Only the top contributors to the property industries are awarded as winner. This is the 4th consecutive year for the RICS to present the Annual Awards in Hong Kong.
Jury panel (in alphabetical order of surname)
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Philip Lo Global Board Chairman, Rider Levett Bucknall |
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Cheung Hau Wai Vice Chairman, Hong Kong Green Building Council |
| Cheung Tin Cheung Deputy Director of Buildings, Buildings Department, HKSARG |
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| Hui Chiu Kin Chief Property Services Manager, Property Services Branch, Architectural Services Department, HKSARG |
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| Eddie Hui Professor, Department of Building and Real Estate, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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| Stewart Leung Chairman of the Executive Committee, The Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong |
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| Mabelle Ma Director, Development & Valuations, Swire Properties Limited |
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| Michael J Moir Director of Property, The Hong Kong Jockey Club |
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| James Kenneth Pong Adjunct Professor of HKUST, Director of Sundart Project Management & Consultancy Ltd. |
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| Nicholas Sallnow-Smith Chairman, The Link Management Ltd |
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| Tam King Leung Director of Estates, Estates Office, The University of Hong Kong |
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| Sanjay Verma Chief Executive Officer, Cushman & Wakefield |
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| Ivan Wong Director -- Registration Services, Construction Industry Council |
About RICS
Confidence through Professional Standards
RICS promotes and enforces the highest professional qualifications and standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Our name promises the consistent delivery of standards -- bringing confidence to the markets we serve.
We accredit 118,000 professionals and any individual or firm registered with RICS is subject to our quality assurance. Their expertise covers property, asset valuation, real estate management; the development of infrastructure; and the management of natural resources, such as mining, farms and woodland. From environmental assessments and building controls to negotiating land rights in an emerging economy; if our members are involved the same professional standards and ethics apply.
We believe that standards underpin effective markets. With up to seventy per cent of the world's wealth bound up in land and real estate, our sector is vital to economic development, helping to support stable, sustainable investment and growth around the globe.
With offices covering the major political and financial centres of the world, our market presence means we are ideally placed to influence policy and embed professional standards. We work at a cross-governmental level, delivering international standards that will support a safe and vibrant marketplace in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure, for the benefit of all.
We are proud of our reputation and work hard to protect it, so clients who work with an RICS professional can have confidence in the quality and ethics of the services they receive.
About RICS Asia
RICS Asia supports a network of over 20,000 individual professionals across the Asia region with an objective to help develop the land, property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice education and training. We promote RICS and our members as the natural advisors on all property matters. We also ensure that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.
RICS Asia region serves local member associations locating in Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People's Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Taiwan and South Korea. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao SAR, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.ricsasia.org.
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