Quality Property and Facility Management Award 2010 Members may recall that I reported on the May Issue of Surveyors Times our Division jointly organized the QPFM Award 2010 with the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies. Recently, support was confirmed from other professional institutions and real estate organizations including the RICS, HKIH and CIH. Through the Quality Property and Facility Management Award we aspire to honour outstanding projects in the property and facility management industry. These projects in property and/or facility management should demonstrate contemplative performances in terms of bringing comfort, safety and security to their users and occupiers, whilst compliance with legal requirements and respect for the environment. It is our pleasure to have successfully invited the following senior members of the profession to act as members of our jury panel. I would like to take this opportunity to let members to have a quick reference of the award category, judging criteria and event calendar of the QPFM Award 2010. Award Category The QPFM Award 2010 will be divided into two major categories as"Residential Category" and "Non-Residential Category". The "Residential Category" will be further subdivided into Large-Scale project (2,001 units and above), Medium-Scale project (201 to 2,000 units) and Small-Scale project (200 units and below); whereas the "Non-Residential Category" will be subdivided into Shopping Centre, Office Building, Industrial Building and Facility Management. There will be "Grand Award" and "Certificate of Merit" being honoured to award winners. Judging Criteria In order to mark the outstanding performance and quality management services provided by the management team of nominated projects, the Organizing Committee has formulated a set of stringent assessment criteria which were grouped under seven major headings in respect of: - Management Service - Maintenance Service - Cleaning Service - Value-added/Community Service Event Calendar Open for Nomination - 9 September 2010 Close for Nomination - Noon, 30 November 2010 First Screening of Nominations - December 2010 Site Visit to Short-listed Projects - January 2011 Final Presentation to Jury Panel - February 2011 cum CPD Conference Award Presentation Ceremony - March 2011 The QPFM Award 2010 is now open for entry. If members identify any potential property or facility which is managed professionally to a high level of standard, may I urge you to make nomination as soon as possible as I expect there will be immense competition. More details of the Award and nomination form can be downloaded from the website : www.qpfma.hk APC Workshop Our Division has been established for some years and we have already maintained a steady growth in the number of probationer member. To enable our probationers to effectively grasp the techniques of preparing the APC essentially the practical task and critical analysis, the Division decided to organize an APC Workshop on 29 October. This is the first similar event organized by the Division and we do hope that this will be a regular activity in subsequent years. Our Council Member, Mr Kenny Chan, who was the key drafter of the Rules and Guides of the APC, will share with probationer members the key factors of success. The first candidate passing the PFMD going to attend the practical task or to submit their critical analysis this year are strongly recommended to attend this event although candidates sitting the test of 2011 are also welcome. HKIS Guide to Good Property Management Practice - Chinese Version Members may recall the Division published the - HKIS Guide to Good Property Management Practice “English Version” in 2008 and the PFMD members should have already received a free copy from the Institute. It was noted that several orders from property management organizations has been received by the Administration Office which demonstrates that this Booklet did arouse some public recognition. In this connection, comments were received by the Division whether a Chinese Version shall also be published. In the past couple of years, the Institute paid a number of visits to China and this English Booklet was used as a gift to our Mainland counterparts. Considering the fact that the Booklet is useful to owners' corporation and other property management organizations whose usual language of communication for performing property management services is in Chinese, the Division decided to translate the current English Version into Chinese so as to make it more useful for the public and to facilitate our future visits to China. Daniel Hui, who was the Editor of the former English Booklet, is now gathering the Working Group Members to work out the Chinese translation. If members have any updated information which deemed necessary for incorporation into the Chinese Version, please email your comment to me at [email protected]