Chairman's Message (July 2010)
佛山市房地產業協會探訪
Through the Guangdong Property Management Industry Institute, the 佛山市房地產業協會approached our division on early June requesting for our assistance to arrange a visit of buildings in Hong Kong. Its purpose was to exchange experience of managing strata-titled commercial building with our members. With the kind assistance of our Vice Chairman, Dick Kwok and Council Member, Catherine Wong, a team of more than 30 members of the 佛山市房地產業協會led by its 副會長楊建華先生and 副秘書長黃鳳英女士visited Lippo Centre in the afternoon of 9 July .

Chairman's messages in past months

Benchmarking of Management Fees for Office Buildings in Hong Kong
(2010.08.04)
A research was commissioned by the PFMD to benchmark the management fees for office buildings in Hong Kong and to study the correlation of various factors and the benchmark levels of management fees for various types of office buildings in Hong Kong by statistically analyses. The results of the study which may be of use to practitioners have been published and are available here.

PFMD Conference 2009 Presentation Materials
"A Greater China Perspective"
Date: 31 Octover 2009 (Saturday)

Presentation Materials

HKIS Guide to Good Property Management Practices
The HKIS has prepared a Guide to Good Property Management Practices (the Guide) with the aim of an attempt to promoting a better appreciation of property and facility management service an occupier of a property can reasonably expect. Successful property and facility management relies upon the degree of co-operation, mutual understanding and problem solving strategy adopted by all major stakeholders. This Guide is intended to be read by property owners, tenants, occupiers, property managers and those interested in property management.

Copies of this Guide may be purchased from the HKIS Office at HK$100 for HKIS members and HK$200 for non-members.

Benchmarking of Management Fees for Residential Properties in Hong Kong
A research was commissioned by the PFMD to investigate related factors that
influence management and maintenance fees by statistically analysing the
findings from different types of key housing estates, and to establish a
model for benchmarking that may be useful to practitioners. The results of
the study have been published and are available here.

Application for inclusion in the List of Firms providing Professional Consultancy Services of Property and Facility Management Surveying