THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2020099
Event Name	:	NEC4 – Old wine in new bottles?
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Sr Phyllis So Phyllis started her career as a quantity surveyor before being admitted to practice as a lawyer in 2000. She is a Chartered Arbitrator and a member of the list of arbitrators maintained by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors jointly with the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. Phyllis is also an accredited mediator on the lists respectively maintained by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Law Society of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors/Hong Kong Institute of Architects. She was a member of the Advisory Committee on Water Resources and Quality of Water Supplies and a member of the Appeal Board Panel (Town Planning). She is a chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings). She is now a legal advisor of MTR Corporation Limited.
Event Date	:	2020-08-04
Event Time	:	7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2020-08-02
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	By online media – ZOOM
Division	:	HKIS QSD
Organizer	:	The Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA), Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM) and The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (Quantity Surveying Division) ((HKIS(QSD))
Fee	:	HK$150 for HKIA, HKICM and HKIS members; HK$210 for non-members
Priority	:	HKIA, HKICM and HKIS members; First-come-first-served
Language	:	Cantonese supplemented by English
Details	:	NEC are said to have special qualities which bring benefits to all uses, not the least of those qualities being the NEC’s opening requirements of mutual trust and cooperation. In this seminar, Phyllis will review some of the contractual requirements of the main contract of the NEC4 suite of contracts with a view of assisting participants to form their own views as to whether these clauses set NEC4 on a different plane from other standard forms. This seminar will cover :- Background to the NEC Changes from NEC3 to NEC4 General core clauses Time, payments etc and compensation event schemes Dispute avoidance and resolution
Remarks	:	The event will be conducted online via ZOOM. Successful registrants will be notified separately via email with the web link and password in due course to the online event . Please install the Zoom Application in advance at https://www.zoom.us/download. For Mobile phones, iPads & Android, install the ZOOM Cloud Meetings app from App Store or Play Store. For PC and Mac, download and install the Zoom Client for Meetings.
Payment	:	HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Please refer to the remarks

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
3.	Payment can be made by cheque or by Credit Card (Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. / American Express). Cheques should be made payable to “SURVEYORS SERVICES LTD.”. A separate cheque or Credit Card payment instruction form is required for each event/ application. You should write down the registration number and HKIS membership number at the back of your cheque. The HKIS Secretariat will update the payment status and your application will be confirm when HKIS Secretariat receive your payment.
4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.