CEPA Arrangement In previous articles I have reported that our Vice-Chairman, Dr Tony Leung, has taken part in the discussion between the HKIS CEPA Committee and the Development Bureau of the HKSAR Government on possible reciprocal arrangement with the Mainland counterparts. Tony is actively pursuing the matter and studying the existing mechanism of planning and development professionals in the Mainland. Let keep in view his findings. CPD Our Vice-Chairman, Mr Albert So, who is also a coopted member of the Development Committee of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Board of Management, successfully delivered a CPD talk on “Columbarium – Land Use and Planning” on the evening of 26 October. The event was organized with the RICS Hong Kong as the supporting organization and it attracted more than 100 surveyors and non-surveyors. I do hope that more joint events with the Planning and Development Professional Group of the RICS will be organized in the coming future. The PDD Council is actively considering organizing more interesting CPD events in future. The next topic will be about property development in Mainland China. Please watch out the news from the HKIS. New Member I wish to take this opportunity to welcome Mr Kenny Tse of Raymond Chan Surveyors Limited as a new member of the PDD under the route of Membership of Multiple Division. For your information, a professional member of the HKIS with appropriate working experience in the field of planning and development may be eligible to apply for registration as a member of the PDD, in addition to his own Division, under the Membership of Multiple Division (more details at www.hkis.org.hk).