Highlights of the month
YSG Study Tour 2012 – Wuhan – 12 to 16 September 2012
A delegation of 25 members participated in the YSG Study Tour this year. The group experienced a direct highspeed rail journey from Shenzhen North Station to Wuhan Station in just 4 hours and 13 minutes. We visited a number of organizations in the government and academic sectors, including the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing at Wuhan University (武汉大学测绘遥感信息工程国家重点实验室), the Wuhan Urban and Rural Construction Committee (武汉市城乡建设委员会), and the Wuhan Land Resources and Planning Bureau (武汉市国土资源和规划局). Relevant reports from each organization can be found in the links below: http://news.whjs.gov.cn/content/2012-09/14/content_264391.htm from the URCC and http://www.wpl.gov.cn/pc-40261-110-0.html from the LRPB.
On the third day, we visited three private state-of-the-art development projects in the city: the Hualou Jie Project (武汉滨江花楼街大型综合项目) by Hutchison Whampoa Property(WH), the 1.5-km long “Chu River Han Jie” (楚河汉街)shopping avenue by the Wanda Group, and Shui On Land Limited's Wuhan Tiandi (武汉天地) developments. We also visited two famous tourist spots: the Yellow Crane Tower (黄鹤楼) and Red Cliffs (赤璧古战场) on the fourth and fifth days.
The above visits provided us with a comprehensive overview, as well as a first-hand experience of, the rapid developments in the Wuhan metropolitan area. With its superb location in Central China and at the node of the high-speed railways network, along with its solid foundation in heavy industry and high-end technology, Wuhan has significant development potential in the coming decades. Credits must go to our great Study Tour Organizing Committee led by Ms Mandy Ko. I would like to sincerely thank The Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of Wuhan Municipal Government (武汉市人民政府外事侨务办公室) and the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR for their superb arrangements of the official visits. Special thanks go to Prof Xiaoli DING of the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-informatics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Mr Winson Chen and Sr Martin Leung, our former YSG buddies, for connecting us to the relevant parties in Wuhan.
A detailed report of the tour, prepared by our youngest member of the delegation, Terry Ho, a Year 3 student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, can be found in this month’s Surveyors Times.
YSG APC Workshops – GPD and LSD
The seven GP APC Revision Workshops were successfully completed on 18 August 2012. We would like to thank all speakers who helped our candidates prepare for the Part One Assessment of the APC to be held on 4 October 2012. Good luck to all candidates!
We invited the LSD Education Committee on 24 August 2012 to introduce the revised APC Rules and Guidelines and the details of the new Part One assessments for LS candidates. Over 70 current and potential candidates attended the talk to gain a clearer picture of the route to become a professional land surveyor. As one of our core missions, the YSG will continue to support and provide assistance to APC candidates in all divisions. Please let us know if there is anything we can do better.
Coming Soon
YSG APC Workshops – APC (BS) Mock Assessment - 5 to 6 October 2012
BS APC candidates will have this valuable chance to make practical task preparations. The APC camp will be held on 5 to 6 October 2012, and candidates will be given the chance to work under a simulated examination environment in Practical Task. The details of the task will be released on Friday afternoon and candidates have to prepare their presentation materials on the spot. Participants can gain experience in conducting surveys, preparing design schemes, and presenting their works. Candidates will receive direct feedback from the assessors on their performances based on their design schemes, presentation skills, and responses to questions. Join this invaluable experience with your fellow candidates so that you can share your worries and concerns, as well as have relaxing and closed dialogues with the assessors. Hurry, as there are only limited spaces left!
CPD - The Arbitration Ordinance (Chapter 609) & the Mediation Ordinance (Chapter 620),
Co-organized by the HKIS and ACostE (HK Region) - 19 October 2012
With the arbitration ordinance in effect since 1 June 2011 and the mediation bill enacted in June 2012, it is essential for practitioners to understand the key changes to the new legislation. We are honoured to have Mr Yeung Man Sing, Chairman of the Chartered Institution of Arbitrators (East
Asian Branch) as our speaker for the talk.
YSG Team for ORBIS Moonwalker -10 to 11 November 2012
The YSG has recruited 20 energetic members for this meaningful event to raise funds for ORBIS. The team will have to complete an overnight walk from Mong Kok to Sai Kung, ten minutes of which are blindfolded! Sponsorships for the HKIS team are welcomed.
YSG Annual Dinner and YSG Annual General Meeting - 17 & 23 November 2012
The last event of the year for the YSG is coming soon and will definitely one of the year’s great events. Please mark your schedule for these two important days! Stay tuned for our announcements on the YSG website and Facebook page!
Contact YSG
We need your ideas, suggestions, and support for and active participation in our upcoming events. You may e-mail us at [email protected] or join our YSG committee meetings, which will usually be held in Suite 810, 8/F, Jardine House, One Connaught Place, Central on the first Friday of each month except on public holidays (i.e., 5 October and 2 November).
青年组武汉交流团2012
香港理工大学土地测量及地理信息学三年级学生何智聪
身边每位同学也选了不同地方作为他们的暑假旅游胜地，例如台湾、韩国等，但我却选择了由香港测量师学会青年组举办的武汉交流团为我人生最后一个暑假添上了不少色彩。
本人就读香港理工大学土地测量及地理信息学三年级。讽刺的是，读了差不多两年，仍对这科的认知一头雾水。正当检查学校电子邮件便发现香港测量师学会青年组举办的武汉交流团广告，我二话不说便下了报名这个决定。首先，我希望参加这交流团能对我加深对测绘学的认识以及明白到将来投身测绘界是怎样的一回事，亦能加深了解当地中国不同部门的运作及对中国文化的了解。不出所料，这次交流团不负所望，更使我获益不浅。
在行程中的第一天，我们便去参观武汉大学的测绘遥感信息工程国家重点实验室。他们的技术真的使我们击节赞赏。我完全没想到测绘及遥感技术能应用在考古方面上，他们使用这种技术去保育敦煌莫高窟。再者，他们更研发了无人驾驶小飞机去收集三维空间数据用作保护文化遗产，真的令人叹为观止。此刻使我这只井底之娃能大开眼界，明白测绘遥感技术除了用于建筑工程外，仍能在保育文化上达到一定的成效。
另外，行程中的第二天便拜访武汉市城乡建设委员会及武汉市国土资源和规划局。当中，正正能让我充份了解中国当地政府部门的主要工作及重点工程与其成果。与此同时，我们亦能看到武汉市在空间信息工程的建设上非常发达，他们的空间数据资源充足，能协助其它部门如测绘、交通等等作空间数据支持、全球卫星定位等服务。
此外，我们亦到访中国武汉市其中三个分别由和记黄埔、万达及瑞安房地产发展的房地产项目，包括花楼街商住项目、万达楚河汉街及瑞安武汉天地，使我们明白中国内地房地产的发展及建筑格局，对中国武汉小区建设特色的认知及其房地产的项目工程管理流程，亦能清楚了解香港与中国武汉在小区建设特色上的异同。
除了学术交流，是次交流团也充份让我们了解中国文化特色，我们前往赤壁回顾三国历史，感受其三国文化的气息。同时，我们亦参观天下江山第一楼之黄鹤楼，细味楼内的诗词歌赋以及代入当时诗人登上高楼远眺的情景。
总括而言，是次学术交流团使我获益不浅，不但能使我在测绘及遥感、空间信讯的技术和知识上能得以根深柢固的作用，从而使我更清楚了解自己就读科目以及测量专业的认知。加上，透过参过一些中国文化古迹及建筑，能加深我对中国文化历史上的见解，当然不少得藉此机会与随团廿多位来自不同背景、不同组别的团友交流，从而使我个人成长能得以全面发展。
