The Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors is a scheme of professional training and assessment. Only candidates who are competent to carry out the work of a professional surveyor are admitted to corporate membership of the Institute. Student members attached to the General Practice Division of the Institute are required to satisfy all requirements of the APC.

The APC scheme of General Practice Division comprises of a minimum training period of 24 months, at least 40 hours pre-qualification structured learning, submission of a Log Book, an Interim Report and a Final Report, as well as a written test and an interview.

For further details, please refer to the "Rules and Guide" of the HKIS website.

APC Final Assessment 2007

APC Final Assessment 2007

APC Final Assessment 2006

APC Final Assessment 2006

APC Oral Assessment in June 2006

Referral Oral Assessment 2006
53 % passing rate in APC referral oral examination 2006

17 candidates attended the referred oral assessment on 13, 14 & 28 June 2006. The result is as follows:

Pass: 9
Fail: 8
No show or withdrawal: 0

Revised Rules and Regulations of APC

The Council had discussed and endorsed the following recommendations made by the APC, Education and Membership Committee.

(1) External Supervisor / Counsellor
In view of the current economic conditions, students will be accepted to sit for the APC if he or she can find an external supervisor / counsellor practising in a firm other than that of the student.

(2) In the written test, the requirement for all candidates to attempt one compulsory question on valuation has been reinstated.

(3) A candidate who passes the written assessment will be entitled to four attempts at the oral assessment. (Surveyors Times, April 2004)

Past APC Written Assessment Papers

General Practice Division Assessment of Professional Competence past writtten assessment papers and assessor's notes

Questions of 2001
2001 Assessor's Notes
Questions of 2002
2002 Assessor's Notes
Questions of 2003
GP Notes to Assessors 2003a
Question Papers2004
Notes to Assessors 2004
Question Papers 2005
Notes to Assessors 2005
Question Papers 2006
Notes to Assessors 2006
Question Papers 2007
Notes to Assessors 2007