2014 WAVO AGM and Board Meeting
The World Association of Valuation Organisations (WAVO) will hold its AGM and Board Meeting on Friday, 9 May 2014, at HKIS headquarters. For members' information, WAVO is an umbrella body of international professional property valuation organisations that represent valuers and related property consultants employed in private practice, business and industry, the public sector, education, and some specialised groups that interface frequently with the profession. WAVO’s mission is to develop and enhance the valuation and related professions and to ensure that the provision of services is of consistently high quality and uniformity in the public interest. WAVO fulfills its mission by promoting the best practices, supporting robust and consistent standards, encouraging higher education, and facilitating lifelong learning among its members.
Representatives of association members from different countries will attend the meeting, and the HKIS, as one of the member associations of WAVO, will co-organise this meeting. Members may wish to note the progress report on WAVO in the next Surveyor Times message.
The 2014 Cross-Strait Land Conference
The 2014 Cross-Strait Land Conference 「2014 年两岸四地土地学术研讨会」 will be held from 20-21 September 2014 (Saturday to Sunday) in Taipei. The theme of the conference is “Challenge and Strategy in Land Use” (土地利用的挑战与策略). The key topics of the conference include, inter alia:
1. Property valuation and investment
2. Property transaction and management
3. Land policy and law
4. Land planning and land use
5. Land use and development
6. Agricultural land use and development
7. Environmental protection and conservation
8. Climate change and disaster prevention
9. Spatial data and surveying
10. Other land use-related topics
This conference has been co-organised by four related institutes – the HKIS, the DSCC of Macau (澳门地图绘制暨地籍局), the Faculty of Geography of Taiwan Politics University (台湾政治大学地政学系), and the Land Administration Faculty of the People’s University of China (中国人民大学土地管理系) – since 2000 and held biennially. An invitation to apply for the conference is now open. The GPD is tasked by the General Council of the HKIS as the key division for promoting this event. Members can refer to the advertisement published in Surveyors Times for further details.
Technical Seminars – Relationship between Valuers and Auditors in Preparing/Assessing Valuations for Financial Statements Purposes
Due to the implementation of the fair value hierarchy in financial statements reporting, there exist some disclosing issues between valuers and auditors regarding financial report valuations. To help both professions move forward, I have contacted the Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants to arrange technical seminars to clarify these issues. The first technical seminar is tentatively scheduled on 14 June 2014 (Saturday) for members of the Society of Chinese Accountants & Auditors, while the seminar for the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants is being planned. The highlights of my presentation in the technical seminar are:
1. Basis of Value – Market Value vs Fair Value
2. Approach to Value – Market, Income, and Cost
3. Value Hierarchy vs Approach to Value
4. Relationship with Auditors under the 2012 HKIS Valuation Standards
5. Interactive session
GPD Valuation Conference 2014 – save the date
The first HKIS General Practice Division Valuation Conference will be held on 28 June 2014 at JW Marriot Admiralty in Hong Kong from 9AM to 5PM. The theme of the conference is “Valuation Practices in Hong Kong”. Various speakers from academia, accounting, real estate development, private practice, and the government will attend.
Congratulation to Sr Tang Ping-Kwong, becomes Commissioner of Rating and Valuation
Sr Tang Ping-kwong, Deputy Commissioner of Rating and Valuation, will succeed Mrs Mimi Brown Tsang Mui-fan as Commissioner of Rating and Valuation on May 5, 2014.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Paul Tang said, “Sr Tang has extensive professional knowledge and experience in rating and valuation work as well as good administrative and leadership skills. I am confident that he will be able to lead the Rating and Valuation Department to meet the challenges ahead and continue to deliver quality service to the community.”
2014 年两岸四地土地学术研讨会
2014 年「两岸四地土地学术研讨会」现已正式邀请参加者报名。研讨会将于 2014 年 9 月 20-21 日(星期六、日)在台北召开，今年研讨会的会议主题为土地利用的挑战与策略。「两岸四地土地学术研讨会」 是由中国人民大学土地管理系、台湾政治大学地政学系、香港测量师学会和澳门地图绘制暨地籍局共同发起，自2000 年起每两年一届轮流于中国内地、台湾、香港和澳门举行，对促进两岸四地土地学术研究、提升技术水平、加强同行间的友谊与合作上，均取得丰硕成果。
论文主题：土地利用的挑战与策略
子题 1 ：不动产投资与估价
子题 2 ：不动产交易与管理
子题 3 ：土地政策与土地法制
子题 4 ：国土规划与能源政策
子题 5 ：土地开发与土地利用
子题 6 ：农地利用与农村发展
子题 7 ：环境生态与资源保育
子题 8 ：气候变迁与灾害防治
子题 9 ：测量方法与空间信息
子题10：其他土地利用相关议题
2014 年将于台北木栅政治大学举行，由台湾政治大学地政学系主办，并与香港测量师学会、中国人民大学土地管理系、地图绘制暨地籍局共同协办。藉此机会让两岸四地的专家和学者可聚首一堂，共同发表论文、分享经验、互相交流各地的土地理论和技术的最新发展情况。 详情参阅《测量师时代》广告。
祝贺邓炳光测量师出任差饷物业估价署署长
现任差饷物业估价署副署长邓炳光测量师将于二○一四年五月五日接替曾梅芬出任差饷物业估价署署长。
公务员事务局局长邓国威表示：「邓炳光测量师在差饷物业估价方面拥有丰富的专业知识和经验，并具备良好的行政及领导才能。我深信他定能带领差饷物业估价署面对未来的挑战，继续为市民提供优质服务。」
