1.
Application using
qualifications not obtained through examinations
The Surveyors Registration Board deliberated about the applications for RPS registration using qualifications obtained by ways of the direct membership scheme, reciprocity, expert route or individual invitation as provided by some professional institutes. These categories of professional memberships have bypassed the need to take the formal qualifying examinations of the institutes, such as the assessment of professional competence and submission of work diary. Unless there is additional evidence provided, memberships obtained not by taking examinations are considered not possessing qualifications sufficient for RPS registration.
2.
Registration using divisional
qualifications not on a par with HKIS
Six (6) divisions have been designated for RPS registration. A division is a branch of surveying professions established by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS). The Surveyors Registration Board noted that the structures of some professional institutes are not the same as that of HKIS. There is a need to verify the designated divisional qualifications and experiences of applicants holding professional memberships other than that of HKIS. Applicants not holding HKIS memberships have to submit additional proof of their qualifications and experiences in the division(s) they have intended to seek for registration.
3. Renewal after prolonged unemployment in Hong Kong
The Surveyors Registration Board will take all relevant factors into
account when considering renewal applications. RPS who have
not been employed in
4.
Additional division registration and renewal fee
With effect from