2012年6月24日至27日，我們一行15人由會長帶領下參加了由中聯辦協助安排之香港測量帥學會浙江省專業考察團。我們今次考察及訪問的安排非常緊湊及豐富。接見國內政府單位有浙江省港澳辦、浙江省建設廳及屬省建設工程造價管理總站、省建設監理協會、省房地產估價師與經紀人協會及省物業管理協會等部門。其後更有拜訪浙江大學公共管理學院和浙江大學建築工程學院。最終站拜訪了浙江省測繪與地理信息局。
整個行程所見所聞獲益良多。在首天會見浙江省建設廳，由樊劍平副廳長主持大會及介紹浙江省整體發展概要及規劃。期間他提及溫家寶總理今年特別在政府工作報告中提出大力發展物業服務業，並表達高度重視物業管理行業將來的發展及路向。會議期間，雙方就物業管理的本地行業現況，規劃及未來發展方向各自表述。席間我跟浙江省物業管理專業委員會主任(亦即現任綠城物業服務集團有限公司董事長)李海榮女仕互相作出深入的提問及交流。雙方皆認為雖然國內跟香港的情況及發展有所不同，但亦有很多可借鑒及學習的地方。雙方亦很認同要多作交流及合作，共同走向國際化。藉此難得會面，我已代表本會邀請李海榮主任及韓芳女仕(杭州南都物業管理有限公司董事長)及其他浙江省物業管理專業委員會委員來港交流，並得到李主任即時答允。相信擴大雙方交流、溝通及合作是互相關係發展的不二法門。
第二天往拜訪浙江大學作學術交流。由於浙江大學並未有開設有關物業管理的本科課程。席間，我簡短介紹了學會物業及設施管理組所涵蓋的專業服務範圍。對於浙江大學作為國內其中一所重點大學，我表達了希望浙江大學能夠回應社會上對物業管理專業人才的需求、考慮開設相關本科課程。
行程最後一站拜訪了浙江省測繪與地理信息局。局方詳細報告了局內的工作情況及發展。當中亦介紹了浙江省測繪與地理信息行業協會及學會所擔當不同的職能及工作狀況。這種類似香港行業協會及專業學會分開的組織在國內是比較少見。但對於專業互認是有很大的幫助，我們正是面對須要跟中國物業管理協會(其實是一全國性物業管理行業組織)商談互認時有很大困難，而其中一個原因是這是一個以行業為會
員的組織而並非以個人專業人員為單位。所以如果有一個以行業專業人員為單位的組織作對口便比較容易互認雙方專業。
2012年7月7日，我與其他16位來自不同建築及測量界別的專業人仕參加了港珠澳大橋管理局考察團。考察團得到港珠澳大橋管理局林雨舟副局長接見及詳細介紹了大橋發展狀況。港珠澳大橋工程包括三項內容:一是海中橋工程；二是香港、珠海及澳門三地口岸；三是香港、珠海、澳門三地連接線。其中，海中橋隧主體工程(粵港分界線至珠海和澳門口岸段)由粵港澳三地共同建設；海中橋隧工程香港段起自
香港䃟石灣，止於粵港分界線)，三地口岸和連接線由三地各自建設。
海中橋隧連接香港至珠海/澳門口岸人工島，全長約 35.6公里；珠海連接珠江三角洲地區環線高速公路段，全長約13.9 公里。香港接線由粵港分界線起連接港珠澳大橋的主橋至香港口岸，長約 12 公里。
整個項目投資約729.4億元。工程預計於 2016 年底完成。口岸採用“三地三檢”模式，分別由各方建設及獨立管轄。據知大橋並非 24 小時運作。下午我們在負責橋樑項目總工程師帶領下參觀了在東、西人工島不遠的橋隧建設施工地盆考察。是次工程之浩大，建築技術標準之高及應對環境保護的複雜性，真是歎為觀止。
The Home Affairs Department (HAD) submitted a report to the Panel on Home Affairs of the Legislative Council regarding the “Regulation of the Property Management Industry” on 4 July 2012. I would like to draw members’ attention to the following salient points in the report.
- Companies providing services related to property management specified in: (i) property management services for owners/tenants/the community; (ii) management of a property’s environment; (iii) building repairs, maintenance/improvement, and enhancement; (iv) finance and asset management; (v) facility management; (vi) human resources management; and (vii) law in practice will be subject to the mandatory licensing system. Exclusions are companies providing stand-alone services (e.g. those providing only cleaning or security services); government departments, statutory bodies, and other entities managing their own properties and not providing property management services to a third party to generate income.
- Practitioners assuming a managerial or supervisory role in the provision of property management services will be subject to the mandatory licensing system.
- Before a Property Management Company (PMC) is granted a licence, the PMC must fulfill all the licensing criteria, for instance, the minimum amount of registered
- capital, the minimum number of staff/directors holding Property Management Practitioner (PMP) licences, etc.
- The PMC licence will be for a three-year period, but a future licensing body shall have the discretion to change it to a shorter term.
- Any breach of the requirements in the legislation, the code of conduct, and the code of practice may result in criminal sanctions or disciplinary action depending on the seriousness of the contravention (for both the PMC and PMP)
- It is yet undecided whether the applicants for PMPs will have to pass an assessment (in the form of an examination and/or interview) before they are granted licences.
- The Advisory Committee recommends adopting a two tier licensing structure for PMPs. It proposes that the first tier should possess a higher level of approved academic and/or professional qualifications, whereas the academic qualification requirements for the second tier will be lower.
- The Advisory Committee will work out the arrangements for granting the licences to existing members of professional bodies relating to property management.
- The maximum duration of a PMP licence is three years.
- Licensing Regime – The Property Management Services Authority (PMSA) will assume the dual functions of a licensing body and an industry promoter. The Chairman and members of the PMSA will be appointed by the Chief Executive. The PMSA shall consist of the Chairman, the Vice-chairman, and such numbers to be determined by the Chief Executive (not more than 18). The length of appointment for each member shall not exceed three years and could be renewed.
- The Advisory Committee aims to submit a draft bill to the Legislative Council in mid-2013.
- It proposes allowing a transitional period of three years before the full implementation of the licensing regime.
Please be reminded that a joint BSD/PFMD CPD event on the “Voluntary Building Assessment Scheme” will be held on 15 August 2012. The closing date of applications is 1 August 2012. Members are strongly advised to attend this event to familiarize themselves on how the scheme works.
