Dear Registered Professional Surveyors,

It is an honour to be the Chairman of the Board and I am pleased to report and summarize our works for the year 2005/2006.

Membership

The total numbers of RPS by the end of 2006 is 2,138 while 137 of them were newly registered with the Board. Hence, numbers of RPS was increased over 4% in the past year.

Qualification for Registration

After serious discussion and consideration, the Board has resolved to clarify and confirm that a professional membership of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors by itself is not accepted by the Board as being of a standard not less than that of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors as a member within a division.

Rejection for Registration

In order to comply with the S14(3) of Surveyors Registration Ordinance (SRO), specific reasons for rejection would be given in the Rejection Letters. Rejection Letters would be tailor-made for each case.

Disciplinary Proceedings

After deliberations at its meeting the Board clarify that the SRO provides disciplinary control of professional activities of RPS in order to maintain professional standard and to provide a measure of consumer protection. According to the disciplinary proceedings of SRO, the Board has the jurisdiction to conduct a trial on whether a RPS commits a disciplinary offence under SRO in the event of complaint.

Conclusion

I would like to thank all the Board members for their endeavor and valuable time in handling the issues of the Board during the year.

Raymond Chan
Chairman, Surveyors Registration Board 2005-06