Kung Hei Fat Choy and wishing you all a happy and healthy year of the Tiger. The economy of Hong Kong has bounced back significantly since the 2nd quarter last year. I wish the construction industry will grow continuously together with the local economy. 2010 year plan The first Council meeting was held on 7 January 2010. A year plan was agreed with the following key tasks: >To arrange training and assessment for the second lot of QSD members as registered cost engineers in Mainland; > To arrange application of registration as Cost Engineers in the Mainland for qualified members; > To prepare for the 2014 PAQS Congress in Hong Kong and to enhance collaboration with those institutes having signed reciprocity agreements with HKIS; > To publish standard documentation such as:maintenance contracts and practice guidelines; > To promote the quantity surveying profession to the public and students in secondary schools and universities, and to attract young new blood to the profession; and > To arrange training courses for fresh graduates and members. In addition, the Quantity Surveying Division's annual dinner will be held in the 2nd quarter of this year. The dinner will provide a golden opportunity for mingling between members. You will be informed of the details once. In order to accomplish those tasks, the subcommittees/task forces led by the respective chairpersonsor convenors have been established: Members are cordially invited to join the subcommittees/task forces by sending an e-mail to [email protected].