Newly Qualified QS Welcoming Party Congratulations to all newly qualified QS members. On March 8, the QSD organised a New QS Members Welcoming Party, to meet with the newly qualified QS this year. The party was held at the Backstage Live Restaurant in Central. The young and fresh faces were glad to meet with the QSD council members in this casual and jovial event.? It was also a great opportunity for the QSD council members to get to know the new members as well as introduce them the sub-committees of the QSD. It was also a great honour to have the attendance of our senior Vice President of the Institute, Mr Peter Wong, who gave an impressive speech to the new members. The games brought cheerful atmosphere to the party. They got everybody to blend in and enjoy. Winners were awarded with meaningful prizes. I would like to take this opportunity to give my special thanks to the welcoming party organising committee, all the newly qualified QS and our council members for their participation and creation of such a spectacular and enjoyable evening. I am looking forward to the QSD annual dinner, which will be another opportunity to gather and share the joyful times with all of you. Introduction of QS Profession to Secondary Schools The Promotion Sub-Committee of QSD is organizing a series of promotion activities this year. One of these activities is to introduce the quantity surveying profession to secondary school students. The introduction will be handled by qualified QS members. They will visit their mother secondary schools and will deliver career talks about quantity surveying to young schoolmates. Hopefully, the young secondary school students will have the QS profession in their mind well before they have to choose the subjects in their tertiary education. This promotion activity is a pilot scheme. The Promotion Sub-committee would like to recruit several qualified members to test the water. The members can decide the timing and the duration of the career talks, and will be supported by the Promotion Sub-committee with a standard promotion package as well as the participation, if necessary, of the QSD council members in the career talks. For the future of the QS profession, you are encouraged to join this scheme. Your participation will definitely encourage more young elites to join our profession. If you would like to contribute your precious time to our profession and to share your valuable experiences with young schoolmates, please register at HKIS QSD Secondary School Visits 2010. Please feel free to contact Ms Donna Yu of HKIS at 2526 3679 for any further information.